divisional general carlos alberto dos santos cruz (born 1 june 1952) is a brazilian military officer who previously held the post of force commander of the united nations' peacekeeping force in the democratic republic of the congo (known by its acronym, monusco). he was appointed to this position by united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon on 17 may 2013 and replaced by derrick mbuyiselo mgwebi on 29 december 2015. he was minister-secretary of government of brazil, nominated by president jair bolsonaro, from 1 january 2019 to 13 june 2019.