2015 in Brazil
Events in the year 2015 in Brazil: == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Dilma Rousseff Vice President: Michel Temer === Governors === Acre: Tião Viana Alagoas: Teotônio Vilela Filho (until 1 January) Renan Filho (starting 1 January) Amapa: Camilo Capiberibe (until 1 January) Waldez Góes (starting 1 January) Amazonas: José Melo Bahia: Jacques Wagner (until 1 January) Rui Costa (starting 1 January) Ceará: Cid Gomes (until 1 January) Camilo Santana (starting 1 January) Espírito Santo: Renato Casagrande (until 1 January) Paulo Hartung (starting 1 January) Goiás: Marconi Perillo Maranhão: Arnaldo Melo (until 1 January) Flávio Dino (starting 1 January) Mato Grosso: Pedro Taques Mato Grosso do Sul: André Puccinelli (until 1 January) Reinaldo Azambuja (starting 1 January) Minas Gerais: Fernando Damata Pimentel (starting 1 January) Pará: Simão Jatene Paraíba: Ricardo Coutinho Paraná: Beto Richa Pernambuco: João Lyra Neto (until 1 January) Paulo Câmara (starting 1 January) Piauí: Zé Filho (until 1 January) Wellington Dias (starting 1 January) Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão (starting 1 January) Rio Grande do Norte: Rosalba Ciarlini Rosado (until 1 January) Robinson Faria (starting 1 January) Rio Grande do Sul: Tarso Genro (until 1 January) José Ivo Sartori (starting 1 January) Rondônia: Confúcio Moura Roraima: Suely Campos Santa Catarina: Raimundo Colombo São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin Sergipe: Jackson Barreto Tocantins: Sandoval Cardoso (until 1 January) Marcelo Miranda (starting 1 January) === Vice governors === Acre: Carlos César Correia de Messias (until 1 January) Maria Nazareth Melo de Araújo Lambert (starting 1 January) Alagoas: José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto (until 1 January) José Luciano Barbosa da Silva (starting 1 January) Amapá: Doralice Nascimento de Souza (until 1 January) João Bosco Papaléo Paes (starting 1 January) Amazonas: José Melo de Oliveira (until 1 January) José Henrique Oliveira (starting 1 January) Bahia: Otto Alencar (until 1 January) João Leão (starting 1 January) Ceará: Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho (until 1 January) Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho (starting 1 January) Espírito Santo: Givaldo Vieira da Silva (until 1 January) César Roberto Colnago (starting 1 January) Goiás: José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior Maranhão: Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira (until 1 January) Carlos Orleans Brandão Júnior (starting 1 January) Mato Grosso: Francisco Tarquínio Daltro (until 1 January) Carlos Henrique Baqueta Fávaro (starting 1 January) Mato Grosso do Sul: Simone Tebet (until 1 January) Rose Modesto (starting 1 January) Minas Gerais: Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior (until 1 January) Antônio Eustáquio Andrade Ferreira (starting 1 January) Pará: Helenilson Cunha Pontes (until 1 January) José da Cruz Marinho (starting 1 January) Paraíba: Rômulo José de Gouveia (until 1 January) Lígia Feliciano (starting 1 January) Paraná: Flávio José Arns (until 1 January) Maria Aparecida Borghetti (starting 1 January) Pernambuco: João Soares Lyra Neto (until 1 January) Raul Jean Louis Henry Júnior (starting 1 January) Piaui: Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho (until 1 January) Margarete de Castro Coelho (starting 1 January) Rio de Janeiro: Francisco Dornelles (starting January 1) Rio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria (until 1 January) Fábio Dantas (starting 1 January) Rio Grande do Sul: Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill (until 1 January) José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli (starting 1 January) Rondônia: Airton Pedro Gurgacz (until 1 January) Daniel Pereira (starting 1 January) Roraima: Francisco de Assis Rodrigues (until 1 January) Paulo César Justo Quartiero (starting 1 January) Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira São Paulo: Guilherme Afif Domingos (until 1 January) Márcio França (starting 1 January) Sergipe: Jackson Barreto de Lima (until 1 January) Belivaldo Chagas Silva (starting 1 January) Tocantins: Cláudia Telles de Menezes Pires Martins Lelis (starting 1 January) == Events == === January === January 1: Dilma Rousseff is inaugurated for a second term as Brazilian President. January 6: Two commuter trains collide at Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro, injuring 158 people.