2005 in Brazil

Events in the year 2005 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Vice President: José Alencar Gomes da Silva

Governors

Acre: Jorge Viana
Alagoas: Ronaldo Lessa
Amapa: Waldez Góes
Amazonas: Eduardo Braga
Bahia: Paulo Souto
Ceará: Lúcio Alcântara
Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
Goiás: Marconi Perillo
Maranhão: José Reinaldo Tavares
Mato Grosso: Blairo Maggi
Mato Grosso do Sul: José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos
Minas Gerais: Aécio Neves
Pará: Simão Jatene
Paraíba: Cássio Cunha Lima
Paraná: Hermas Eurides Brandão
Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos
Piauí: Wellington Dias
Rio de Janeiro: Rosinha Garotinho
Rio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de Faria
Rio Grande do Sul: Germano Rigotto
Rondônia: Ivo Narciso Cassol
Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
Santa Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira
São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin
Sergipe: João Filho
Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda

Vice governors

Acre: Arnóbio Marques de Almeida Júnior
Alagoas: Luís Abílio de Sousa Neto
Amapá: Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho
Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz
Bahia: Eraldo Tinoco Melo
Ceará: Francisco de Queiroz Maia Júnior
Espírito Santo: Wellington Coimbra
Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues Filho
Maranhão: Jurandir Ferro do Lago Filho
Mato Grosso: Iraci Araújo Moreira
Mato Grosso do Sul: Egon Krakheche
Minas Gerais: Clésio Soares de Andrade
Pará: Valéria Pires Franco
Paraíba: Lauremília Lucena
Paraná: Orlando Pessuti
Pernambuco: José Mendonça Bezerra Filho
Piauí: Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior
Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Conde
Rio Grande do Norte: Antônio Jácome
Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Carlos Hohlfeldt
Rondônia: Odaísa Fernandes Ferreira
Roraima: Erci de Moraes
Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira
São Paulo: Claudio Lembo
Sergipe: Marília Mandarino
Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos

Events

January

January 27: The airline VASP ceases all operations. They would declare bankruptcy by September 4, 2008.^[1]

February

February 12: American nun and environmentalist, Dorothy Stang is murdered in Anapu, Pará.^[2]
February 15: Federal deputy Severino Cavalcanti from the PP, is elected president of the Chamber of Deputies.^[3]

March

March 2: The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves the Biosafety Law, which allows research with embryonic stem cells, as well as the planting and commercialization of transgenic products.^[4]

May

May 14: Veja magazine releases a video recording, showing the director of the Post Office, Maurício Marinho receiving bribes from businessmen.^[5]^[6]

June

June 16: The Minister of the Civil House, José Dirceu, resigns from his position to answer Roberto Jefferson's accusations. ^[7]
June 29: Brazil defeats Argentina 4-1, to win their second FIFA Confederations Cup trophy.^[8]

August

August 6-7: About R$164 million is stolen from the vault of the Banco Central branch located in Fortaleza, Ceará. ^[9]^[10]

September

September 14: The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approves the impeachment of federal deputy Roberto Jefferson.^[11]
September 21: The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Severino Cavalcanti, is accused of charging bribes. As a result he resigns from his mandate and from his position as deputy.^[12]
September 23: A Veja Magazine article reports a football match-fixing scandal, which evolves into a lawsuit and investigation by the Federal Police Department. This would be known as the Máfia do Apito.^[13]
September 29: 2005 MTV Video Music Brazil.

October

October 23: In a referendum, the Brazilian population votes no to prohibit the sale of firearms in the country.^[14]

November

November 30: The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approves the impeachment of Chief Minister of the Civil House, José Dirceu.^[15]

December

December 18: São Paulo defeats Liverpool 1-0 to win the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.^[16]

Births

February 28 – Vitor Roque, footballer

Deaths

January

17 January – Bezerra da Silva, samba musician (b. 1927)

December

22 December – Aurora Miranda, singer and actress (b. 1915)

Film

List of Brazilian films of 2005

Television

Debuted

Ended

Music

Black Drawing Chalks and Ksis are formed.
Smack (Brazilian band) reunite.
MX (band) reunite for a second time.
Patife Band reunite also for a second time.

Sport

See also

2005 in Brazilian football

References

^ "Justiça de São Paulo decreta falência da Vasp". Retrieved 9 September 2008.
^ Missionária é morta com 3 tiros no Pará (página 6 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (13 de fevereiro de 2005).
^ Câmara derrota Lula e elege Severino (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (16 de fevereiro de 2005).
^ País libera uso de célula de embrião (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (3 de março de 2005).
^ Revista Veja, edição n° 1905, 18 de maio de 2005.
^ PF investigará caso de corrupção que envolve servidor dos Correios (página 6 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (16 de maio de 2005).
^ "Mensalão" derruba José Dirceu (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (17 de junho de 2005).
^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "O assalto ao Banco Central". Portal Terra. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Veja fotos do túnel a partir do cofre do Banco Central". G1. Globo. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ Roberto Jefferson é cassado (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (14 de setembro de 2005).
^ Severino Cavalcanti, TV Câmara, Retrieved May 23, 2011
^ "O lado B da Máfia do Apito": escândalo de arbitragem completa 15 anos
^ Lage, Janaina (25 October 2005). "População não quis abrir mão de direito no referendo, diz Palocci". www1.folha.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 18 December 2005. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
^ Câmara cassa José Dirceu (página 1 do 1° caderno), Folha de S. Paulo (1 de dezembro de 2005).
^ "Match report". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

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