<span style="color: #222222;">The Chiefs of all three branches of Brazil's armed forces jointly resigned following President Jair Bolsonaro's replacement of the defence minister.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The announcement came after the heads of the army, navy and air force met with the new defense minister, Gen. Walter Souza Braga Netto, yesterday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''The Defense Ministry reported the resignations in a statement released without giving reasons. Replacements were not named.</span><br />''<br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bolsonaro on Monday carried out a shake-up of top Cabinet positions that was initially seen as a response to demands for a course correction by lawmakers, diplomats and economists, particularly over his handling of the pandemic that has caused more than 300,000 deaths in Brazil.</span><br />''  <br />