[1] Joined the Air Force in 1973, being declared Aspirant in 1979.

[2] An aerial reconnaissance and search and rescue pilot, Botelho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration for the Mackenzie Presbyterian University and executive MBA in Administrative Management.

He has 3,600 flight hours and flown various planes in the air force, such as the Aerotec Uirapuru, the Neiva Universal, the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, and the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano.

On January 15, 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro named him as the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of the Brazilian Armed Forces, replacing Admiral Ademir Sobrinho.

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