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Waldir Pires
Minister of Defence of Brazil
In office 31 March 2006 – 25 July 2007
President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by
José Alencar
Succeeded by
Nelson Jobim
41st Governor of Bahia
In office 15 March 1987 – 14 May 1989
Preceded by
João Durval Carneiro
Succeeded by
Nilo Moraes Coelho
Minister of Social Security
In office 15 March 1985 – 13 February 1986
Preceded by
Jarbas Passarinho
Succeeded by
Raphael de Almeida Magalhães
Personal details
Born
(1926-10-21)21 October 1926 Acajutiba, Brazil
Died
22 June 2018(2018-06-22) (aged 91) Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Political party
PT, PSDB, PDT, PMDB, PSD
Profession
Lawyer, Politician
Francisco Waldir Pires de Souza (21 October 1926 – 22 June 2018) was a Brazilian politician. He served as the Minister of Defence under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,[1] before being fired for gross incompetence and inaction during Brazil's aviation crisis of 2006–2007.[2] At the time of the crisis, he was accused by some[who?] in Brazil of nearing senility. He was replaced by former Supreme Court President Nelson Jobim. He presided over the Brazilian Mission to Haiti.
^List of Historical Brazilian Minister of Defence from the official Defence Ministry Website (in Portuguese)
^Brazil's defence minister fired, BBC News, 25 July 2007.
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