# 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.

### 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

* 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.

### May

* May 14: Veja magazine releases a video recording, showing the director of the Post Office, Maurício Marinho receiving bribes from businessmen.

### 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

* 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

* Alma Gêmea
* Anabel
* Belíssima
* Dança dos Famosos
* Fudêncio e Seus Amigos
* Mandrake
* Pixcodelics

### Ended

* City of Men
* Começar de Novo
* A Escrava Isaura
* Esmeralda
* Floribella
* Senhora do Destino

## 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

* 2005 in Brazilian football
* 2005 Grand Prix de Futsal
* 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
* 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix
* 2005 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
* 2005 Stock Car Brasil season
* 2005 Brasil Open
* 2005 Volleyball America's Cup in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul.
* 2005 Men's South American Volleyball Championship in Lages, Santa Catarina (state).
* 2005 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship in Brusque, Santa Catarina.
* Brazil become 2nd in the 2005 South American Rugby Championship "B" in Paraguay.
* 2005 Saint Silvester Road Race
* Jungle Fight 4 MMA event.
* 2005 Copa América de Ciclismo