Nivaldo Luiz Rossato

Lieutenant-Brigadier
Nivaldo Rossato
Lieutenant-Brigadier Nivaldo Rossato
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force
	In office; 30 January 2015 – 4 February 2019
President	Dilma Rousseff; Michel Temer;
Minister	Jaques Wagner; Aldo Rebelo; Raul Jungmann; Joaquim Silva e Luna;
Preceded by	Juniti Saito
Succeeded by	Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez
Personal details
Born	Nivaldo Luiz Rossato; 26 August 1951 (age 73); São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Air Force
Years of service	1969–present
Rank	Lieutenant-Brigadier
Commands	2nd Squad of the 5th Aviation Group; Command Squad in Canoas Air Base; Basic Services Group in Santa Maria Air Base; 3rd Squad of the 10th Aviation Group; Aeronautic Attaché in Venezuela; Command and Air Operation Control Center in the General Command of Air Operations; Staff of the General Command of Support; 3rd Air Force; Staff of the General Command of Air Operations; 5th Regional Air Command; General Command of Air Operations; Staff of Aeronautics;

Nivaldo Luiz Rossato (born 26 August 1951) is a senior officer of the Brazilian Air Force and its former commander.^[1]

Nivaldo Luiz Rossato was born on 26 August 1951 in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He has an Air Force career background as a fighting aviation group leader with between 3500 and 4600 hours of flight. Rossato replaced Air Lieutenant Brigadier Juniti Saito on 30 January 2015 as commander of the Brazilian Air Force.^[1]^[2]

Dates of rank

Promotions
Rank	Date
Aspirant	10 December 1975
2nd Lieutenant	31 August 1976
1st Lieutenant	31 August 1978
Captain	31 August 1981
Major	25 December 1985
Lieutenant Colonel	30 April 1992
Colonel	31 August 1997
Brigadier of the Air	31 March 2003
Major-Brigadier of the Air	31 March 2007
Lieutenant-Brigadier of the Air	31 March 2011