Marcos Sampaio Olsen

Marcos Sampaio Olsen (born 8 March 1961) is a Brazilian navy admiral, incumbent Brazilian Navy Commander. He joined the military career in 1979 and was declared Guard of the Navy in 1982. Olsen acted as commander of minesweeper NV Atalaia (M-17) and submarine S Tapajó and as chief mate of submarine S Tamoio and aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo.^[1][2]

Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen
Commander of the Brazilian Navy
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2023
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Minister	José Múcio
Preceded by	Almir Garnier Santos
Personal details
Born	(1961-03-08) 8 March 1961 (age 63) Ceará, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Navy
Years of service	1979–present
Rank	Admiral

In 2011, Olsen was promoted to counter admiral and assumed many offices in the Navy.^[2] In December 2017, Olsen was responsible of the General Management of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy, responsible for planning and coordination of all activities related to the development of nuclear technology.^[3]

On 30 December 2022, then Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro nominated Olsen as Navy Commander, officialized on 5 January 2023 by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.^[4][5]

References

1. "Comandante da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
2. Wiltgen, Guilherme (9 December 2022). "Conheça o novo Comandante da Marinha: Almirante de Esquadra Marcos Sampaio Olsen". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
3. "Alm Esq Olsen - Programas Estratégicos da Marinha para a manutenção da soberania e da defesa do País". DefesaNet (in Portuguese). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
4. Feitoza, Cézar (30 December 2022). "Bolsonaro assina nomeação de comandantes de Marinha e Aeronáutica escolhidos por Lula". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
5. Barbiéri, Luiz Felipe (5 January 2023). "Almirante Marcos Sampaio Olsen assume Marinha; antecessor não foi à cerimônia". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by Almir Garnier Santos	Commander of the Brazilian Navy 2023–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Alessandro Moretti as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency	Brazilian order of precedence as Commander of the Brazilian Navy	Followed by Tomás Ribeiro Paiva as Commander of the Brazilian Army