João Figueiredo

João Figueiredo

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João Figueiredo (1918-1999) served as president from 1979 to 1985, overseeing the final years of Brazil's military dictatorship. He initiated the process of political opening and faced significant economic challenges, culminating in a transition to democracy.

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Joao Figueiredo is among the seven players implicated in the citizenship fraud case in Malaysia.

AFC sẽ 'nhanh chóng điều tra' vụ Malaysia gian lận nhập tịch
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-03-05
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Joao Figueiredo is one of the seven players who received a 12-month ban for using invalid documents to qualify for the Malaysian national team.

LĐBĐ châu Á: 'Chính Việt Nam khiếu nại Malaysia'
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-02-11
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Joao Figueiredo is one of the seven Malaysian players facing penalties from FIFA.

7 cầu thủ nhập tịch có thể bị tước hộ chiếu Malaysia
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-02-06
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The players — Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Joao Figueiredo, Gabriel Palmero, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel— were also fined individually.

Malaysia’s FAM officials resign - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-29
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Joao Figueiredo also scored in the match against Vietnam during the Asian Cup qualifiers.

7 cầu thủ nhập tịch gian lận của Malaysia được thi đấu trở lại
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-01-26
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Joao Figueiredo is one of the seven players who were penalized for eligibility issues.

LĐBĐ Malaysia tính thay toàn bộ ban chấp hành để tránh bị FIFA đình chỉ
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-01-17
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Joao Figueiredo also scored in the match against Vietnam in the Asian Cup qualifiers.

LĐBĐ Malaysia nguy cơ nợ nần vì vụ gian lận nhập tịch
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-12-25
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Joao Figueiredo is one of the players involved in the serious violations of international football principles due to using falsified documents.

LĐBĐ châu Á bác tin đã xử Malaysia thua Việt Nam 0-3
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-12-24
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Joao Figueiredo also scored in the match against Vietnam.

Malaysia bị xử thua 0-3 ở ba trận
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-12-17
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Joao Figueiredo also scored in the match against Vietnam in the Asian Cup qualifiers.

Ủy ban điều tra Malaysia phát hiện 'sai sót nghiêm trọng' ở vụ cầu thủ nhập tịch
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-12-16
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Joao Figueiredo also scored in the match against Vietnam.

Malaysia chính thức kiện FIFA lên Tòa Trọng tài Thể thao
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-12-08
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Joao Figueiredo is one of the seven players involved in the nationality fraud case in Malaysia.

LĐBĐ Malaysia có thể kiện 7 cầu thủ nhập tịch
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2025-11-30
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João Figueiredo was the last president during the dictatorship in Brazil and reacted to popular pressure for direct elections.

Chama o Alcolumbre! No meio do caminho entre Câmara e STF, anistia e blindagem passam pelo Senado
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-09-19
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João Figueiredo was the president of Brazil during the time of the protests against the kissing ban.

duas histórias do Acervo O GLOBO
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2025-07-29
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Among her former students was General Joao Figueiredo, the last of the military dictators who governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985.

Brazilian nun who was the world's oldest person has died at 116 | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-05-01
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João Figueiredo, Presidente do Conselho de Administração do Moza Banco, cessa amanhã as suas funções por motivos de reforma, após quase 10 anos.

João Figueiredo deixa a presidência do Moza Banco
Jornal Notícias – main daily newspaper in Mozambique·MozambiqueMozambique· 2025-03-28
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