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Not to be confused with Valdir Peres.

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.

References

  1. ^ List of Historical Brazilian Minister of Defence from the official Defence Ministry Website (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Brazil's defence minister fired, BBC News, 25 July 2007.


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