Waldir Pires

Waldir Pires
Minister of Defence of Brazil
In office
31 March 2006 – 25 July 2007
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byJosé Alencar
Succeeded byNelson Jobim
41st Governor of Bahia
In office
15 March 1987 – 14 May 1989
Preceded byJoão Durval Carneiro
Succeeded byNilo Moraes Coelho
Minister of Social Security
In office
15 March 1985 – 13 February 1986
Preceded byJarbas Passarinho
Succeeded byRaphael de Almeida Magalhães
Personal details
Born(1926-10-21)21 October 1926
Acajutiba, Brazil
Died22 June 2018(2018-06-22) (aged 91)
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Political partyPT, PSDB, PDT, PMDB, PSD
ProfessionLawyer, 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.

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