Events in the year 1990 in Brazil.
Incumbents Federal government President: José Sarney (until March 14) Fernando Collor de Mello (starting March 15) Vice President: Vacant (until March 14) Itamar Franco (starting March 15)
Governors Acre: Édison Simão Cadaxo Alagoas: Moacir Andrade Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes (until April 2) Vivaldo Barroso Frota (from April 2) Bahia: Nilo Moraes Coelho Ceará: Tasso Jereissati Espírito Santo: Max Freitas Mauro Goiás: Henrique Santillo Maranhão: Epitácio Cafeteira (until April 3) João Alberto de Souza (from April 3) Mato Grosso: Edison de Oliveira Mato Grosso do Sul: Marcelo Miranda Soares Minas Gerais: Newton Cardoso Pará: Hélio Gueiros Paraíba: Tarcísio Burity Paraná: Alvaro Dias Pernambuco: Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti Piauí: Alberto Silva Rio de Janeiro: Moreira Franco Rio Grande do Norte: Geraldo José Ferreira de Melo Rio Grande do Sul: Pedro Simon (until April 2) Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli (from April 2) Rondônia: Jerônimo Garcia de Santana Roraima: Rubens Vilar Santa Catarina: Pedro Ivo Campos (until February 27) Casildo Maldaner (from February 27) São Paulo: Orestes Quércia Sergipe: Antônio Carlos Valadares Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos
Vice governors Acre: Edison Simão Cadaxo (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Alagoas: vacant Amazonas: Vivaldo Barros Frota (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Bahia: Vacant Ceará: Francisco Castelo de Castro Espírito Santo: Carlos Alberto Batista da Cunha Goiás: Joaquim Domingos Roriz Maranhão: João Alberto Souza (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Mato Grosso: Edison de Oliveira (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Mato Grosso do Sul: George Takimoto Minas Gerais: Júnia Marise de Azeredo Coutinho Pará: Hermínio Calvinho Filho Paraíba: Vacant Paraná: Ary Veloso Queiroz Pernambuco: Carlos Wilson Rocha de Queirós Campos (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Piauí: Lucídio Portela Nunes Rio de Janeiro: Francisco Amaral Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Rio Grande do Sul: Sinval Sebastião Duarte Guazzelli (until 2 April) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Rondônia: Orestes Muniz Filho Santa Catarina: Casildo João Maldaner (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) São Paulo: Almino Afonso (until April 2) Vacant thereafter (from April 2) Sergipe: Benedito de Figueiredo Tocantins: Darci Martins Coelho
Events
March March 15: Fernando Collor de Mello is sworn in as the 32nd President of Brazil and becomes the youngest president in Brazilian history.Collor toma posse, baixa nove medidas e prepara o choque (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (16 de março de 1990).
April April 3: The National Congress of Brazil approves the first measures of the Collor Plan.Congresso aprova primeiras medidas (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de abril de 1990).
July July 25: President Collor de Mello signs the Heinous Crimes Law, which increases the penalties for kidnapping, trafficking, rape, and other crimes.Nova lei tem 2 vetos de Collor (página 5 do caderno Cidades), Folha de S.Paulo (26 de julho de 1990). July 26: Eleven people, who were residents of the Acari favela, are kidnapped by six armed men in the so-called Acari Massacre.Polícia desce rios em busca de 11 sequestrados (página 4 do caderno Cidades), Folha de S.Paulo (3 de agosto de 1990).
November November 30: The country's first cell phone system is inaugurated by the Minister of Infrastructure, Ozires Silva, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.<ref>[http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/1990/12/01/2/ ''Ozires considera empréstimo de Cr$ 3,3 bi à Eletronorte 'normal] (página 6 do caderno Economia), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de dezembro de 1990).</ref>
DecemberDecember 16: Darcy Alves Pereira and Darly Alves da Silva are sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of rubber tapper Chico Mendes.Juiz condena Darcy e Darly a 19 anos de prisão (página 8 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (17 de dezembro de 1990).
Births MarchMarch 17 – Santos, footballer AprilApril 16 – Alexandre Pantoja, mixed martial artist July July 3 – Lucas Mendes, footballer September September 14 – Douglas Costa, footballer
Deaths
January January 24 – Araken Patusca, footballer (b. 1905) March March 7 – Luís Carlos Prestes, politician (b. 1898) May May 7 – Elizete Cardoso, singer and actress (b. 1920) July July 7''' – Cazuza, singer and songwriter, (b. 1958)
See also 1990 in Brazilian football 1990 in Brazilian television
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