1998 in Brazil

none June 2020 1998 Events in the year 1998 in Brazil. Incumbents Federal government President: Fernando Henrique CardosoFernando Henrique Cardoso Biography & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fernando-Henrique-Cardoso Encyclopedia Britannica 23 June 2020 en Vice President: Marco Maciel Governors Acre: Orleir Messias Cameli Alagoas: Manoel Gomes de Barros (Mano) Amapa: João Capiberibe Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes Bahia: Paulo Souto Ceará: Tasso Jereissati Espírito Santo: Vitor Buaiz Goiás: Maguito Vilela (until 2 April) Naphtali Alves (2 April-24 November) Helenês Cândido (from 24 November) Maranhão: Roseana Sarney Mato Grosso: Dante de Oliveira Mato Grosso do Sul: Wilson Barbosa Martins Minas Gerais: Eduardo Brandão Azeredo Pará: Almir Gabriel Paraíba: José Maranhão Paraná: Jaime Lerner Pernambuco: Miguel Arraes Piauí: Mão Santa Rio de Janeiro: Marcello Alencar Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Filho Rio Grande do Sul: Antônio Britto Rondônia: Valdir Raupp de Mattos Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos Santa Catarina: Paulo Afonso Vieira São Paulo: Mário Covas Sergipe: Albano Franco Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos (until 3 April) Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos (from 3 April) Vice governors Acre: Labib Murad Alagoas: Vacant Amapá: Antônio Hildegardo Gomes de Alencar Amazonas: Vacant Bahia: César Borges Ceará: Moroni Bing Torgan (until 1 January) Espírito Santo: José Renato Casagrande Goiás: Naphtali Alves de Souza (until 3 April) Vacant thereafter (starting 3 April) Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares Mato Grosso: José Márcio Panoff de Lacerda Mato Grosso do Sul: Vacant Minas Gerais: Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto Pará: Hélio Mota Gueiros Júnior Paraíba: Vacant Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati Pernambuco: Jorge José Gomes Piauí: Osmar Antônio de Araújo Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Paulo Correa da Rocha Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire Rio Grande do Sul: Vicente Joaquim Bogo Rondônia: Aparício Carvalho de Moraes Roraima: Airton Antonio Soligo Santa Catarina: José Augusto Hülse São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: José Carlos Machado Tocantins: Raimundo Nonato Pires dos Santos (until 4 April) Vacant thereafter (starting 4 April) Events January January 5: João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the Red Light Bandit, is killed with a shotgun blast in Joinville, Santa Catarina."Luz Vermelha é morto com um tiro na cabeça" (página 8 do caderno São Paulo), Folha de S.Paulo (6 de janeiro de 1998). January 22: The new Brazilian Traffic Code comes into force, stating that "safe traffic is a right to all and a duty of the bodies and entities of the National Transit System.""Apesar de trapalhadas, código estréia hoje" (primeira página do caderno São Paulo), Folha de S.Paulo (22 de janeiro de 1998). February February 22: A part of the Condominium Palace II collapses in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro; destroying 44 apartments and leaving eight buried."Cai prédio de 22 andares no Rio" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (23 de fevereiro de 1998). March March 24: President Fernando Henrique Cardoso signs the Pelé Law with 17 vetoes. This forces professional sports clubs to observe business law and pay tax within two years."FHC sanciona Lei Pelé com 17 vetos" (página 15 do caderno São Paulo), Folha de S.Paulo (25 de março de 1998)."Presidente assina Lei Pelé" (página 25 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (25 de março de 1998). April April 18: Music Online Records, music portal is launched.Folha de S.Paulo. "Portais abrem espaço para música brasileira.", Folha de S.Paulo, São Paulo, 20 October 2004. Retrieved on 26 July 2012. August August 4: Francisco de Assis Pereira, accused of killing at least eight women at the State Park in São Paulo; is arrested in Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul."Preso no RS o suposto maníaco do parque" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (5 de agosto de 1998). August 12: The Superior Electoral Court unanimously rejects the request to register the candidacy of ex-president Fernando Collor de Mello for the presidency of the Republic in the 1998 presidential election."TSE exclui Collor da eleição à Presidência" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de agosto de 1998). August 25: Former military police officer Marcos Aurélio Dias de Alcântara is sentenced to 204 years in prison by the justice of Rio de Janeiro for having participated in the 1993 Massacre at Candelária."Justiça condena ex-PM a 204 anos por chacina da Candelária" (página 9 do caderno São Paulo), Folha de S.Paulo (26 de agosto de 1998). October October 4: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is re-elected president of Brazil in the first round. This is the first time an incumbent president is re-elected in the country's history."FHC é o primeiro presidente a se reeleger na história do país" (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (5 de outubro de 1998). October 25: The second round of elections for governor takes place in several states of Brazil. November November 28: Ten former military police officers, accused of participating in the 1993 Vigário Geral massacre, are acquitted by the Rio de Janeiro court."Absolvidos policiais no caso Vigário Geral" (página 11 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (29 de novembro de 1998). December December 16: Wellington Camargo, brother of Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, is kidnapped in Goiânia. Births January January 13 – Isabela Souza, actressActriz Isabela Isabela Souza de Bia: "Trabajar en Disney es un sueño" 21 June 2019 https://www.produ.com/noticias/actriz-isabela-souza-de-bia-de-disney-trabajar-en-disney-es-un-sueno 12 July 2022 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518013104/https://www.produ.com/noticias/actriz-isabela-souza-de-bia-de-disney-trabajar-en-disney-es-un-sueno dead January 18 – Éder Militão, footballer April April 8 – Renan Lodi, footballer May May 9 – Douglas Luiz, footballer May 20 – Alanis Guillen, actress July July 3 – Pedro Piquet, racing driver July 28 – Sasha Meneghel, model December December 16 – Clara Moneke, actress and model Deaths March March 15 – Tim Maia, singer (b. 1942) April April 18 – Nelson Gonçalves, singer (b. 1919) June June 13 – Lúcio Costa, architect (b. 1902) July July 26 – Aymoré Moreira, footballer and coach (b. 1912) See also 1998 in Brazilian football 1998 in Brazilian television References 1998 in 1998 in Category:1990s in Brazil Category:Years of the 20th century in Brazil Brazil Brazil