| Honorific Prefix: | General |
| Laerte de Souza Santos | |
| Office: | Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Term Start: | 31 May 2021 |
| Term End: | 21 November 2022 |
| President: | Jair Bolsonaro |
| 1Blankname: | Minister |
| Predecessor: | Raul Botelho |
| Successor: | Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1958[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Allegiance: |  Brazil |
| Rank: | Army General |
| Serviceyears: | 1974–present |
Laerte de Souza Santos (born 2 September 1958)[1] is a Brazilian Army General and former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces. Santos became commander on 31 May 2021,[2] replacing Raul Botelho.
Santos started his military career on 4 March 1974,[3] at the Army Cadet Preparatory School, and later the Agulhas Negras Military Academy. He was declared an aspiring officer on 15 December 1980. On 31 March 2018, Santos reached the last post of his military career, as Army General.[4]