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 GóesAmazonas: Eduardo BragaBahia: Paulo SoutoCeará: Lúcio AlcântaraEspírito Santo: Paulo HartungGoiás: Marconi Perillo Maranhão: José Reinaldo TavaresMato Grosso: Blairo Maggi[List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: José Orcírio Miranda dos SantosMinas Gerais: Aécio NevesPará: Simão JateneParaíba: Cássio Cunha LimaParaná: Hermas Eurides BrandãoPernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos Piauí: Wellington DiasRio de Janeiro: Rosinha GarotinhoRio Grande do Norte: Wilma Maria de FariaRio Grande do Sul: Germano RigottoRondônia: Ivo Narciso CassolRoraima: Ottomar de Sousa PintoSanta Catarina: Luiz Henrique da Silveira São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: João FilhoTocantins: 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 CondeRio 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.

February

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

March

May

May 14: Veja magazine releases a video recording, showing the director of the Post Office, Maurício Marinho receiving bribes from businessmen.May 24: A strong F3 multi-vortex wedge tornado strikes the city of Indaiatuba in São Paulo, causing an estimated R$97.2 million in damage.

June

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

August

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

September

September 14: The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil approves the impeachment of federal deputy Roberto Jefferson.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.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.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.

November

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

December

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

Births

Deaths

January

December

Film

Television

Debuted

Alma GêmeaAnabelBelíssimaDança dos FamososFudêncio e Seus AmigosMandrake

Ended

City of MenComeçar de NovoA Escrava IsauraEsmeraldaFloribella

Music

Sport