Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz is a Brazilian general who served as the Force Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2013 to 2015. Appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he was later replaced by Derrick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi. He also held a political position in Brazil as the Minister-Secretary of Government under President Jair Bolsonaro from January to June 2019.
Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz was born in June 1952.
Santos Cruz graduated from the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras in 1974.
In April 2011, Santos Cruz served as Deputy Commander for Land Operations of the Brazilian Army.
In March 2013, Santos Cruz's term as Deputy Commander for Land Operations of the Brazilian Army ended.
In April 2013, Santos Cruz received command of United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
In May 2013, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz was appointed as Force Commander of the United Nations' peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
In December 2015, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz was replaced by Derrick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi as Force Commander of the United Nations' peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
In January 2019, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz was nominated by President Jair Bolsonaro as Minister-Secretary of Government of Brazil.
In June 2019, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz's term as Minister-Secretary of Government of Brazil ended.
In August 2022, Santos Cruz was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to lead the United Nations fact-finding mission regarding the Olenivka prison massacre, together with Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir and Issoufou Yacouba.
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