2018 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 2018 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• • President: Michel Temer Vice President: Vacant

Governors

• Acre: Tião Viana
• Alagoas: Renan Filho
• Amapa: Waldez Góes
• Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes
• Bahia: Rui Costa
• Ceará: Camilo Santana
• Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
• Goiás: José Eliton Júnior
• Maranhão: Flávio Dino
• Mato Grosso: Pedro Taques
• Mato Grosso do Sul: Reinaldo Azambuja
• Minas Gerais: Fernando Damata Pimentel
• Pará: Simão Jatene
• Paraíba: Ricardo Coutinho
• Paraná:
  • Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (until 6 April)
  • Cida Borghetti (from 6 April)
• Pernambuco: Paulo Câmara
• Piauí: Wellington Dias
• Rio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando Pezão
• Rio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria
• Rio Grande do Sul: José Ivo Sartori
• Rondônia:
  • Confúcio Moura (until 6 April)
  • (6 April-31 December)
• Roraima: Suely Campos
• Santa Catarina:
  • Raimundo Colombo (until 16 February)
  • Eduardo Moreira (from 16 February)
• São Paulo:
  • Geraldo Alckmin (until 6 April)
  • Márcio França (from 6 April)
• Sergipe: Jackson Barreto
• Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda

Vice governors

• Acre: Maria Nazareth Melo de Araújo Lambert
• Alagoas: José Luciano Barbosa da Silva
• Amapá: João Bosco Papaléo Paes
• Amazonas: João Bosco Gomes Saraiva
• Bahia: João Leão
• Ceará: Izolda Cela
• Espírito Santo: César Roberto Colnago
• Goiás: José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior
• Maranhão: Carlos Brandão
• Mato Grosso:
  • Carlos Henrique Baqueta Fávaro (until 5 April)
  • Vacant thereafter
• Mato Grosso do Sul: Rose Modesto
• Minas Gerais: Antônio Eustáquio Andrade Ferreira
  • Pará: José da Cruz Marinho Paraíba: Lígia Feliciano
• Paraná:
  • Cida Borghetti (until 6 April)
  • Vacant thereafter
• Pernambuco: Raul Jean Louis Henry Júnior
• Piaui: Margarete de Castro Coelho
• Rio de Janeiro: Francisco Dornelles
• Rio Grande do Norte: Fábio Dantas
• Rio Grande do Sul: José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli
• Rondônia: Daniel Pereira
• Roraima: Paulo César Justo Quartiero
• Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira
• São Paulo: Márcio França
• Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Silva
• Tocantins:
  • Cláudia Telles de Menezes Pires Martins Lelis (until 27 March)
  • Wanderlei Barbosa (from 9 July)

Events

January

• January 1: An apparent gang riot at Colônia Agroindustrial prison in Goiânia results in nine deaths and 14 inmates injured. Authorities report 233 prisoners escaped; 29 were recaptured, and 109 prisoners returned voluntarily.^{[1] [2]}
• January 3: Petrobras announces it would pay $2.95 billion to settle a shareholder lawsuit in the United States stemming from the bribes and kickbacks in the Operation Car Wash scandal. The company said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had been a victim of dishonesty but that it had decided that it was in its best interest to settle and minimize uncertainty and risk.^[3]
• January 11

Standard and Poor's reduces Brazil's credit rating from BB to BB−.^[4]

• January 16

The World Health Organization calculates the incidence of yellow fever cases, which includes the state of São Paulo in a risk area.^[5]

• January 18: The public prosecutor in São Paulo files a civil suit against BNY Mellon alleging mishandling of postal worker retirement funds for Postalis.^[6]
• January 19: A car hits a group of pedestrians near Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, causing injuries to fifteen people and killing an infant. Police report that the driver had an epileptic seizure.^[7]
• January 25

The Workers' Party (PT) insists that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be their candidate for the upcoming presidential election, even though a conviction for corruption bars him from participating.^[8]

• January 24

An appeals court upholds the corruption conviction of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, by far the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election. His sentence has also increased to twelve years and his lawyers plan to appeal. Lula has also expressed intentions of campaigning for office until physically prevented from doing so.^{[9] [10]}

February

• February 1: Police announce that Postalis lost a billion reals ($1.9 billion) to embezzlement.^[11]
• February 5: Munduruku leaders accuse the Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai) and Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation for failing to take action against illegal mining in their territory. Indigenous leaders say they will take matters into their own hands, as the group had previously taken over the Belo Monte Dam in 2013.^[12]
• February 7: State-owned oil company Petrobras announces plans to sell an oil refinery in Pasadena, Texas, whose purchase was featured prominently in the Operation Car Wash investigation.^[13]
• February 10: Police say they have found no evidence to support the charge that Michel Temer caused a benefit to Rodrimar SA, who operate the Port of Santos, Latin America's busiest port. A refusal was also shown, after a video made by cooperating witness Rocha Loures of a conversation on the subject with Temer's legal advisor.^[14]
• February 11: President Temer pledges assistance to a massive influx of refugees from Venezuela in the northern state of Roraima. It's reported that there are 40,000 displaced Venezuelans in Boa Vista, where many are living in the streets.^[15]
• February 12: BNDES announces that it has extended a $2 billion line of credit to Angola for economic development.^[16]
• February 14: Kinross Gold Corporation acquires two hydroelectric power plants in Brazil and reports a profit for 4th quarter 2017.^[17]
• February 16

Federal intervention begins in Rio de Janeiro. This is the first federal intervention since the 1988 constitution, as General Walter Braga Netto is appointed state intervenor. ^[18]

• February 19

The federal government decides to suspend the progress of the pension reform.^[19]

• February 28: Reports show that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his father Kim Jong-il used fraudulently-obtained Brazilian passports in order to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s.^[20]

March

• March 2: Minister Edson Fachin includes President Michel Temer in an inquiry into Operation Lava Jato, which is also investigating ministers Eliseu Padilha and Moreira Franco. According to the investigation, indications of bribes being paid at the Secretariat of Civil Aviation of the Presidency of the Republic are being investigated, according to Odebrecht's statements .^[21]
• March 14: Rio de Janeiro city councilor and outspoken police critic Marielle Franco (PSOL) is shot dead, along with her driver, Anderson Gomes, in a drive-by shooting around 9:30 PM in the Estácio neighborhood. Franco was the fifth most voted candidate in the city's last election, with more than 46,000 votes.^{[22] [23]}
• March 21: A blackout that lasts more than 5 hours affects the Northeast Region and the North Region, as well as some cities in all regions partially. The electric energy collapse is caused by human error, after programming an erroneous circuit breaker at the Belo Monte substation.^[24]
• March 28: During a visit to Guarapuava, Paraná, two caravan buses belonging to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is attacked. Consequently, the local event is cancelled.^{[25] [26]}

April

• April 1: An earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude that hit Bolivia is felt in numerous Brazilian cities. The Federal District, Avenida Paulista, Santos, Marília, Tupã, São Carlos, Araxá, Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina are all affected by the earthquake.^{[27] [28]}
• April 4: The habeas corpus requested by the defense of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is rejected by the Supreme Federal Court, with 6 votes to 5.^[29]
• April 5: After rejecting the request for habeas corpus, federal judge Sergio Moro orders the arrest of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The sentence is 12 years and 1 month in prison by the TRF-4, due to the crimes of passive corruption and money laundering in the case of a triplex of Guarujá.^{[30] [31]}
• April 7: Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gives a public address alongside his impeached successor Dilma Rousseff at a steelworkers' union building in Sao Bernardo do Campo, saying he will comply with an arrest warrant, despite maintining his innocence. Lula surrenders to police and arrives in Curitiba to begin a 12-year sentence for corruption, after two failed appeals to have the warrant withdrawn.^{[32] [33]}
• April 27: FIFA hands a lifetime ban to Brazilian Football Confederation President Marco Polo Del Nero, for taking bribes. He is also fined one million Swiss francs.^[34]

May

• May 1: Edifício Wilton Paes de Almeida, a 26-story tower block in São Paulo, is destroyed by a fire and consequent collapse. Neighbouring buildings are also damaged by fire. Occupied by about 90 families, firefighters point to at least one victim in the rubble and 34 missing. Authorities warn the casualty toll is "likely to be high".^{[35] [36] [37]}
• May 21-May 25: Truck drivers go on a national strike for five straight days. Drivers are protesting against the increase in fuel prices, the end of tolls for suspended axles, and tax reform related to truck driving. The stoppage has affected public and private bodies.^{[38] [39] [40]}

June

• June 11

The Temer administration creates the Unified Public Security System (SUSP) to integrate security and intelligence bodies; standardize information, statistics and procedures; among several other measures aimed at integrating the security forces.^[41]

August

• August 31: The Superior Electoral Court rules that former President and Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot run in the election because he does not qualify under the Clean Slate law. The Court also rules that PT cannot run political ads featuring Lula.^[42]

September

• September 2: A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeological and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies. It is estimated that 80% of the museum's collection was lost in the incident. ^{[43] [44] [45]}
• September 6: Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is stabbed in the abdomen, while campaigning and interacting with supporters in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.^[46]
• September 11: The Workers' Party announces Fernando Haddad's candidacy for the presidency, after Lula da Silva's candidacy was rejected by the Superior Electoral Court on August 31.^[47]
• September 29: Popular demonstrations take place in more than 100 cities across Brazil against presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.^[48]

October

• October 7: First round of general elections take place. For president, candidates Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) and Fernando Haddad (PT) go to the second round, which will be held on October 28.^[49]
• October 28: The second round of general elections take place.^[50] With just over 55% of the votes, PSL candidate Jair Bolsonaro defeats Fernando Haddad (PT) and is elected president of Brazil.^[51]

November

• November 2: The president-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, states that he will honor his campaign pledge, by moving the country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.^[52]
• November 10: A landslide in Niterói leaves at least 10 people dead, while eleven others are injured.^[53]

December

• December 7: Eleven people die, including five hostages, as armed police battle robbers who tried to raid two banks in Milagres.^[54]
• December 11: A gunman kills five people and injures three others during a mass at a Catholic cathedral in Campinas. Afterwards, the gunman commits suicide in front of the altar.^{[55] [56]}
• December 14: After receiving more than 300 complaints, the Public Prosecutor's Office of Goiás orders the arrest of medium John of God, over allegations of sexual abuse. ^[57]
• December 16: John of God surrenders himself to the police. ^[58]

Arts and culture

• 2017–18 Brazil network television schedule
• List of Brazilian films of 2018

Sports

• 2018 in Brazilian football

Deaths

Uploaded media

January

• January 1: Humberto Coutinho, 71, politician and doctor, bowel cancer.^[59]
• January 2: Armando Monteiro Filho, 92, politician, Minister of Agriculture (1961–1962).^[60]
• January 3: Darci Miguel Monteiro, 49, footballer (Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Widzew Łódź, Antalyaspor), heart attack.^[61]
• January 5: Carlos Heitor Cony, 91, journalist and writer, multiple organ failure.^[62]
• January 6: Remídio José Bohn, 67, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul (since 2011).^[63]
• January 19: Célio de Oliveira Goulart, 73, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of São João del Rei (since 2010).^[64]
• January 28: Antônio Agostinho Marochi, 92, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Presidente Prudente (1976–2002).^[65]

February

• February 2:
  • Fábio Pereira de Azevedo, 41, Brazilian-born Togolese footballer (A.D. Isidro Metapán), traffic collision.^[66]
  • Paulo Roberto Morais Júnior, 33, footballer (Incheon United, Al-Fujairah), leukemia.^[67]
• February 3: Oswaldo Loureiro, 85, actor.^[68]
• February 7: Eva Sopher, 94, theatre manager.^[69]
• February 8: Agenor Girardi, 66, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of União da Vitória (since 2015).^[70]
• February 9: Robert W. Lichtwardt, 93, Brazilian-born American mycologist.^[71]
• February 13: Danilo Caçador, 32, footballer (Chapecoense, Juazeirense), heart attack.^[72]
• February 18: Theotônio dos Santos, 81, economist.^[73]
• February 26: João W. Nery, 68, writer and LGBT activist ^[74]

March

• March 3: Tônia Carrero, 95, actress (Água Viva, Louco Amor), complications from surgery.^[75]
• March 7: Victor Heringer, 29, novelist, translator (First They Killed My Father) and poet, Prêmio Jabuti laureate (2013), suicide by jumping.^[76]
• March 13: Bebeto de Freitas, 68, Olympic volleyball coach (1984) and football manager (Clube Atlético Mineiro), World Championship (1998), heart attack.^[77]
• March 14: Marielle Franco, 38, politician, shot.^[78]
• March 22: Carlos Eduardo Miranda, 56, musician, record producer and reality television judge (Ídolos, Qual é o Seu Talento?, Esse Artista Sou Eu).^[79]

May

• May 24: Adelaide Neri, 77, teacher and politician.^[80]
• May 25: José Hawilla, 74, businessman, respiratory failure.^[81]

July

• July 3: Guilherme Uchoa, 71, President of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco, pulmonary edema.^[82]

September

• September 5: Beatriz Segall, 92, actress.^[83]
• September 7: Wilson Moreira, 81, sambista.^[84]

October

• October 10: Zíbia Gasparetto, 92, spiritualist writer, pancreatic cancer.^[85]

December

• December 15: Arthur Maia, 56, composer and musician, cardiac arrest.^[86]
• December 27:
  • Miúcha, 81, singer and composer.^[87]
  • Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, 93, Candomblé priestess and author, stroke.^[88]
• December 31: Etty Fraser, 87, actress.^[89]

See also

• Brazilian general election, 2018
• Operation Car Wash
• Petrobras
• Deforestation in Brazil
• 2017 in Brazil
• 2016 in Brazil

Notes and References

1. News: Nine dead in latest outbreak of Brazilian prison violence. Reuters. January 2018 . 2 January 2018.
2. News: Nine deaths reported after rival gangs battle in Brazilian prison: Attackers set mattresses on fire and burned bodies of those killed, authorities say . Associated Press . The Guardian . January 1, 2018. February 14, 2018.
3. News: Petrobras of Brazil to Pay $2.95 Billion Over Corruption Scandal. Dealbook. New York Times. January 3, 2018. February 9, 2018. Chad Bray . Stanley Reed.
4. News: S&P cuts Brazil debt rating as pension reform doubts grow . Jake Spring. Lisandra Paraguassu . 11 January 2018 . 19 August 2023.
5. Web site: 16 January 2018. 16 January 2018. G1. OMS inclui todo o estado de São Paulo em área de risco de febre amarela.
6. Web site: BRAZIL: Prosecutors Want BNY Mellon To Pay R$ 8.2 Billion To Postalis . RTTNews . January 18, 2018 . en . February 13, 2018.
7. News: Car hits pedestrians near Rio's Copacabana beach. BBC News . 19 January 2018 . 19 January 2018.
8. Web site: Brazil's left sticks by wounded Lula; 'no Plan B'. https://web.archive.org/web/20180125190248/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-brazil-politics-analysis/brazils-left-sticks-by-wounded-lula-no-plan-b-idUKKBN1FE2LE. dead. January 25, 2018. Reuters. 25 January 2018.
9. News: The Intercept. Leandro Demori . Andrew Fishman. January 24, 2018. February 9, 2018. EX-PRESIDENT LULA'S CORRUPTION CONVICTION IS UPHELD BY BRAZILIAN APPEALS COURT. NOW WHAT?.
10. Web site: 25 January 2018. 24 January 2018. G1. Em decisão unânime, tribunal condena Lula em segunda instância e aumenta pena de 9 para 12 anos.
11. Web site: Brazil police probes graft involving post office pension fund . Reuters. February 1, 2018. February 13, 2018.
12. News: Native Brazilians Try to Close Major Illegal Mining Site Polluting River in Pará . February 5, 2018 . FABIANO MAISONNAVE . en . February 13, 2018 .
13. News: Katherine Blunt . February 7, 2018 . February 10, 2018 . Petrobras to sell Pasadena refinery . YASUYOSHI CHIBA (photo). Houston Chronicle.
14. News: Brazilian president Michel Temer will escape bribery charges, say police: The inquiry into payments from a port operator is the only remaining case against the corruption-hit leader . The Guardian . Reuters . 10 February 2018 . 24 April 2018.
15. News: Desperate Venezuelans pouring into Brazil: Officials in northern Brazil are demanding federal aid to help manage the influx of people seeking food and shelter. The president promised help while vowing that the country wouldn't turn its back on the Venezuelans. . Deutsche Welle . February 12, 2018. en . February 13, 2018.
16. News: Angola: Brazil Extends $2 Billion Line Of Credit For Economic Development . Stratfor .
17. Web site: Kinross Lists 4Q Profit, Acquires Power Plants For Brazilian Mine. Allen Sykora. February 14, 2018. February 14, 2018.
18. Web site: 16 January 2018. 16 January 2018. G1. Temer assina decreto de intervenção federal na segurança do Rio de Janeiro.
19. Web site: 4 March 2018. 19 February 2018. O Globo. Governo decide suspender tramitação da Reforma da Previdência.
20. News: North Korean leaders used Brazilian passports to apply for Western visas - sources. Reuters. 27 February 2018 . 28 February 2018.
21. Web site: 2 April 2018. 2 March 2018. G1. Fachin inclui Temer em inquérito da Lava Jato que investiga Padilha e Moreira Franco.
22. News: Brazil: Big rallies held after Rio politician is shot dead. BBC News . 15 March 2018 . 16 March 2018.
23. Web site: 16 March 2018. 14 March 2018. Uol. Vereadora Marielle Franco é assassinada no Rio.
24. Web site: 11 April 2018. 6 April 2018. Folha. Apagão que deixou Norte e Nordeste sem luz foi causado por falha humana, diz ONS.
25. Web site: 1 March 2018. 29 March 2018. Folha. Ataque a caravana de Lula foi coisa localizada, diz governador do Paraná.
26. Web site: 2 April 2018. 28 March 2018. Estadão. ‘Ataque à caravana de Lula é um atentado à democracia’, diz ministro do TSE.
27. Web site: 2 April 2018. 2 April 2018. Metrópoles. Terremoto na Bolívia é sentido em Brasília e deixa pessoas em pânico.
28. Web site: 2 April 2018. 2 April 2018. G1. Prédios do centro de Brasília são esvaziados após tremor de terra.
29. Web site: 6 April 2018. 4 April 2018. BBC. Por 6 votos a 5, STF nega habeas corpus e abre caminho para prisão de Lula.
30. News: Brazil judge orders ex-president Lula jailed by Friday afternoon. Reuters. 5 April 2018 . 6 April 2018.
31. Web site: 6 April 2018. 5 April 2018. UOL. Moro decreta prisão de Lula e determina que ele se apresente até sexta (6).
32. News: Supporters of Brazil's Lula stop him surrendering. BBC News . 7 April 2018 . 8 April 2018.
33. News: Lula: Former Brazilian president surrenders to police. BBC News . 7 April 2018 . 8 April 2018.
34. News: Marco Polo del Nero: Fifa ban Brazilian FA president for life over taking bribes. BBC Sport. 28 April 2018.
35. Web site: Block of flats collapses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after fire rips through building. Metro. May 2018. 1 May 2018.
36. Web site: 1 May 2018. 1 May 2018. G1. Prédio de 24 andares desaba em incêndio no Centro de SP.
37. Web site: 1 May 2018. 1 May 2018. UOL. Bombeiros apontam ao menos uma vítima sob escombros de incêndio; 34 pessoas são procuradas.
38. Web site: 25 May 2018. 25 May 2018. Globo.com. Greve de caminhoneiros, no 5º dia, causa reflexos pelo país. G1.
39. Web site: 24 May 2018. O Globo. Líder dos caminhoneiros diz que greve só será suspensa com fim do PIS/Cofins sobre diesel.
40. Web site: 24 May 2018. 24 May 2018. G1. Greve dos caminhoneiros afeta abastecimento de perecíveis em supermercados e paralisa produção de frigoríficos.
41. Web site: 2023-06-11. 2018-01-02. pt-br. Com superávit de US$ 67 bilhões, balança comercial registra em 2017 o melhor resultado em 29 anos. G1.
42. News: Brazilian Court Rules That 'Lula' Cannot Run for President . The New York Times . September 2018 . 1 September 2018. Darlington . Shasta .
43. Web site: Incêndio de grandes proporções destrói o Museu Nacional, na Quinta da Boa Vista . G1 . 3 September 2018 . pt.
44. News: Brazil mourns blaze at National Museum, seeks answers to 'tragedy foretold' . https://archive.today/20180903042012/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-brazil-fire-museum/rios-200-year-old-national-museum-hit-by-massive-fire-idUKKCN1LJ00C . dead . September 3, 2018 . Reuters . 3 September 2018 . 3 September 2018.
45. Web site: 2 September 2018. Jornal Folha de S.Paulo. Incêndio atinge o Museu Nacional na Quinta da Boa Vista, no Rio. Mais antigo do país, museu tem 20 milhões de itens e apresentava problemas de manutenção.
46. News: Londoño . Ernesto . Brazil Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Is Stabbed at Campaign Rally . 6 September 2018 . The New York Times . 6 September 2018 . en.
47. Web site: 23 September 2018. 11 September 2018. Thais. Letícia. Erick. Rosanne. Kaniak. Paris. Gimenes. D'Agostino. G1. PT anuncia candidatura de Fernando Haddad à presidência no lugar de Lula.
48. Web site: 30 September 2018. 30 September 2018. El País. Mulheres lideram multidão contra Bolsonaro em São Paulo, Rio e Recife.
49. Web site: 30 October 2018. 7 October 2018. Uol. Bolsonaro e Haddad se enfrentarão no segundo turno. Folha de S.Paulo.
50. Web site: Eleições 2018 Brasil TSE Apuração e Resultados. Eleições 2018. 7 December 2017. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124102701/http://www.2018eleicoes.com.br/calendario-eleitoral-2018/. 24 November 2017. dead. dmy-all.
51. News: Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll . BBC News . 28 October 2018 . 28 October 2018.
52. Web site: Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro to move embassy to Jerusalem . AP via Deutsche Welle . 3 November 2018.
53. Web site: Multiple fatalities in mudslide near Rio de Janeiro . The Guardian . 10 November 2018 . 12 November 2018.
54. News: Hostages die in foiled Brazil bank robberies . BBC News . 7 December 2018 . 8 December 2018.
55. News: Brazil shooting: Five dead as gunman opens fire in cathedral . BBC News . 11 December 2018 . 11 December 2018.
56. Web site: 13 December 2018. Bom Dia Cidade. 13 December 2018. G1. Ataque na Catedral: quinta vítima do atirador de Campinas é velada em Indaiatuba.
57. Web site: 31 December 2022. 14 December 2018. Justiça decreta prisão de João de Deus após denúncias de abusos sexuais em Abadiânia. g1.
58. Web site: 31 December 2022. 16 December 2018. João de Deus, suspeito de abusos sexuais, se entrega à polícia em Goiás. g1.
59. Web site: Morre Humberto Coutinho, presidente da Assembleia Legislativa do Maranhão. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102033902/https://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/noticia/morre-humberto-coutinho-presidente-da-assembleia-legislativa-do-maranhao.ghtml. dead. January 2, 2018. G1.
60. Web site: Corpo do ex-ministro Armando Monteiro Filho é cremado no Grande Recife. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180332/https://g1.globo.com/pe/pernambuco/noticia/corpo-do-ex-ministro-armando-monteiro-filho-e-cremado-no-grande-recife.ghtml. dead. January 5, 2018. G1.
61. Web site: Ex-atacante do Botafogo morre vítima de infarto no interior do Rio de Janeiro. https://web.archive.org/web/20180107074230/http://odia.ig.com.br/esporte/2018-01-04/ex-atacante-do-botafogo-morre-vitima-de-infarto-no-interior-do-rio-de-janeiro.html. dead. January 7, 2018.
62. Web site: Carlos Heitor Cony morre aos 91 anos. https://web.archive.org/web/20180107063639/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/carlos-heitor-cony-morre-aos-91-anos.ghtml. dead. January 7, 2018. G1.
63. Web site: Atualizado - Cachoeirenses dizem adeus a Dom Remídio. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054505/http://www.ocorreio.com.br/noticias/23277/atualizado-emocao-na-despedida-a-dom-remidio. dead. January 10, 2018.
64. Web site: Nota de Falecimento: Dom Celio de Oliveira Goulart. https://archive.today/20180122060422/http://diocesedesaojoaodelrei.com.br/nota-de-falecimento-dom-celio-oliveira-goulart/. dead. Lucas. Silveira. January 22, 2018.
65. Web site: Fiéis católicos se despedem de Dom Antônio Agostinho Marochi na Catedral de Presidente Prudente. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013754/https://g1.globo.com/sp/presidente-prudente-regiao/noticia/fieis-catolicos-se-despedem-de-dom-antonio-agostinho-marochi-na-catedral-de-presidente-prudente.ghtml. dead. January 30, 2018. G1.
66. Web site: Fallece ex jugador del Águila y Metapán. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064253/https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Fallece-ex-jugador-del-Aguila-y-Metapan-20180202-0003.html. dead. February 3, 2018. El Gráfico.
67. Web site: Morre Paulo Júnior, ex-jogador do Salgueiro que enfrentava leucemia. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329140152/http://blogs.ne10.uol.com.br/torcedor/2018/02/02/morre-paulo-junior-ex-jogador-do-salgueiro-que-enfrentava-leucemia/. dead. Maria Lua. Ribeiro. February 2, 2018. March 29, 2018. JC.
68. http://entretenimento.band.uol.com.br/famosos/noticias/100000898753/morre-o-ator-e-diretor-oswaldo-loureiro-aos-85-anos.html Morre o ator e diretor Oswaldo Loureiro, aos 85 anos
69. Web site: 2018-02-07. Eva Sopher, guardiã do Theatro São Pedro, morre aos 94 anos. 2020-12-28. GZH. pt-BR.
70. Web site: Bishop Agenor Girardi, M.S.C. . 2018-02-14 . 2018-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062017/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgirardia.html . live .
71. Web site: Robert Lichtwardt . . 2018-02-14 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114203110/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ljworld/name/robert-lichtwardt-obituary?id=12141929 . live .
72. Web site: Jogador paulista sofre infarto durante treino e morre aos 32 anos . 2018-03-16 . 2018-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214142004/https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/futebol/jogador-paulista-sofre-infarto-durante-treino-e-morre-aos-32-anos,1d93f28f470562490be360fb6ffa3b2bnvyrdi6w.html . live .
73. Web site: Muere el intelectual brasileño Theotonio dos Santos. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223529/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2018/02/27/muere-el-intelectual-brasileno-theotonio-dos-santos-6928.html. dead. February 28, 2018.
74. Web site: Pioneiro na luta trans no Brasil, João W. Nery morre aos 68 anos . pt . guiagaysaopaulo.com.br . 26 October 2018. 28 July 2019.
75. Web site: Atriz Tônia Carrero morre aos 95 anos. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310203710/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2018/03/atriz-tonia-carrero-morre-aos-95-anos.shtml. dead. March 4, 2018. March 10, 2018. Folha de S.Paulo.
76. Web site: Aos 29 anos, morre no Rio o escritor Victor Heringer. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061641/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/livros/aos-29-anos-morre-no-rio-escritor-victor-heringer-22466251. dead. March 7, 2018. June 23, 2018. O Globo.
77. Web site: Former Brazil volleyball coach Freitas dies at 68 . 2018-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043343/http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article204962704.html . 2018-03-14 . dead.
78. Web site: Vereadora do PSOL é morta a tiros no Rio de Janeiro. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315154056/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2018/03/vereadora-do-psol-e-morta-a-tiros-no-centro-do-rio.shtml. dead. March 14, 2018. March 15, 2018. Folha de S.Paulo.
79. Web site: Carlos Eduardo Miranda morre aos 56 anos em SP. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422122709/https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/carlos-eduardo-miranda-morre-aos-56-anos-em-sp.ghtml. dead. April 22, 2019. G1.
80. News: Mello. Bruna. Mãe de prefeita, a ex-deputada Adelaide Neri morre aos 77 anos. Mother of mayor, former deputy Adelaide Neri dies at 77. . pt. 24 May 2018. 12 September 2022.
81. Web site: Jose Hawilla, key witness in FIFA trial, dies aged 74. . 27 May 2018.
82. Web site: Guilherme Uchoa, presidente da Assembleia Legislativa de PE, morre no Recife, aos 71 anos. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703123235/https://g1.globo.com/pe/pernambuco/noticia/presidente-da-assembleia-legislativa-de-pernambuco-guilherme-uchoa-morre-no-recife-aos-71-anos.ghtml. dead. July 3, 2018. G1.
83. Web site: Morre em São Paulo a atriz Beatriz Segall. Notícias . 5 September 2018 . 5 September 2018 . pt.
84. https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-aos-81-anos-sambista-wilson-moreira-23048887 Morre, aos 81 anos, o sambista Wilson Moreira
85. Web site: Zíbia Gasparetto morre em São Paulo aos 92 anos. October 10, 2018. G1. 16 October 2018. pt.
86. https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2018/12/15/arthur-maia-excepcional-baixista-que-ia-do-funk-ao-jazz-morre-aos-56-anos-em-niteroi.ghtml Arthur Maia, excepcional baixista que ia do funk ao jazz, morre aos 56 anos em Niterói
87. Web site: Cantora Miúcha morre no Rio aos 81 anos. G1. 27 December 2018 . pt-br. 2018-12-27.
88. Mãe Stella de Oxóssi morre aos 93 anos na Bahia . O Globo . 2018-12-27 . 2019-01-07 .
89. Web site: Morre a atriz Etty Fraser.