Former PM commander and former deputy, Colonel Queiroz dies in Goiás

The death was confirmed by the Military Police, who published a note of condolence. The wake will be held this Saturday, from 6pm to 9pm, in Vale do Cerrado, in Goiânia. The body will be cremated in the same location, but the time has not yet been defined.

Born in Buriti Alegre, in the interior of Goiás, Marciano was born on March 29, 1951. He graduated in Law and was promoted to the rank of colonel in December 1999.

Over more than three decades in the Military Police, Colonel Queiroz held different command roles. He was deputy general commander and chief of staff of the corporation, as well as commander of the Interior Policing, Specialized Policing and Metropolitan Policing.

He also commanded the 1st Military Police Battalion and the Traffic Battalion. Among other functions, he served as deputy director of Health for the corporation, head of the 5th Section of the General Staff and military police assistant at the Secretariat of Public Security and Justice.

In January 2003, he assumed general command of PMGO, a role he held until January 2006. Then, between 2006 and 2007, he was general director of the Caixa Beneficente dos Militares do Estado de Goiás.

After leaving command of the Military Police, Colonel Queiroz also pursued a career in politics. He was elected state deputy by the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB) and served in the 16th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás (Alego), between 2007 and 2011.