2006 in Brazil


Events in the year 2006 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva [Vice President of Brazil|President of Brazil|Vice President]: José Alencar Gomes da Silva

Governors

Acre: Jorge Viana Alagoas:

Vice governors

Acre: Arnóbio Marques de Almeida Júnior Alagoas:
  • *Luís Abílio de Sousa Neto
  • *Vacant thereafterAmapá: 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
  • *Vacant São Paulo:
  • *Claudio Lembo
  • *Vacant Sergipe: Marília Mandarino Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos

Events

January

January 28: A 2-month-old baby is found inside a plastic bag at Lagoa da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte.

February

February 15: The São Paulo Jury Court annuls the 632-year prison sentence of Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães for the Carandiru Massacre.

March

March 30: Aboard the Soyuz TMA-8, Marcos Pontes becomes the first Brazilian and lusophone to go into space and stays at the International Space Station for a week. During his trip, Pontes carried out eight experiments selected by the Brazilian Space Agency. He landed in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2006, with the crew of Expedition 12.

April

May

May 12: A wave of violence in São Paulo begins; as organized by the First Command of the Capital.

July

July 20: The airline Varig ceases operations after entering into a judicial recovery process.
  • July 22: Suzane von Richthofen and her ex-boyfriend Daniel Cravinhos are sentenced to 39 years and six months in prison for the murder of her parents.

August

August 7: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs the Lei Maria da Penha, which increases the severity of punishments for aggression against women.

September

September 9: Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães, who was accused of ordering the Carandiru Massacre, is found dead in his apartment in the north zone of São Paulo.September 29: Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 crashes in Mato Grosso after being struck mid-air by the wing of an Embraer Legacy jet, killing 155 people on board. This would lead to the 2006–07 Brazilian aviation crisis.

October

October 1: The first round of general elections take place. In the presidential race, candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin move on to the second round. October 29: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected President of Brazil with more than 58 million votes in the presidential election.

Elections

Founded

Football Clubs

Film

Television

Debuted

Cobras & LagartosFloribellaÍdolosO ProfetaPáginas da VidaPé na JacaTopa ou Não Topa

Ended

Alma GêmeaBelíssimaCobras & Lagartos

Music

Sport

Births

July

Deaths

January

January 7: Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar, soldier and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti

February

February 1: Carlson Gracie, martial artist

March

April

June

June 17: Bussunda, comedian

September

November

November 15: Ana Carolina Reston, fashion model

December

December 24: Braguinha, composer