2020 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 2020 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

Jair Bolsonaro[1]

Hamilton Mourão

Governors

Vice governors

Events

January

Journalist Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept) is charged with cybercrimes in connection to leaking telephone calls, audio, and text messages of prosecutors and other public officials in 2019.[6] [7]

Subtropical Storm Kurumí forms.[8]

Heavy rains in Belo Horizonte and the metropolitan region leave at least 30 dead, 17 missing, and at least 2,500 evacuated from their homes.[9] [10]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says that it has started sending Brazilians back into Mexico as increasing numbers seek asylum in the U.S.[11]

February

Floods cause the main roads in São Paulo and the metropolitan region to close, resulting in interruptions in public transport and the cancellation of schools.[12]

The Ministry of Health warns of a possible dengue epidemic, after 57,485 cases were reported between January and February.[13]

Senator Cid Gomes is shot in Sobral, Ceará during a riot carried out by the Military Police.[15]

The Ministry of Health confirms the first case of coronavirus in Brazil. A 61-year-old man from São Paulo, became infected during a trip to Italy between February 9 and 21.[18]

The ship Anna Karoline III sinks in the south of Amapá, leaving 42 dead.[19]

March

Rain and landslides in Baixada Santista leave at least 27 people dead and 22 missing.[20]

Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother Assis are detained in Asunción, Paraguay for using fake passports.[21]

A Paraguayan court issues an arrest order against Ronaldinho and his brother Assis.[22]

For the first time, the US Dollar reaches 5.00 Brazilian Reals, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]

April

Luiz Henrique Mandetta is fired as Minister of Health and oncologist Nelson Teich is appointed to the position.[26]

Sergio Moro resigns from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and criticizes President Jair Bolsonaro, accusing him of political interference within the Federal Police.[27] Hours later, Bolsonaro refutes the former minister by stating that he asked him to change command of the PF after Moro was nominated to the Supreme Federal Court.[28] After the speech, Moro discusses the personal conversations he had with the President.[29] [30]

May

Brazil reaches the 100,000 mark of confirmed COVID-19 cases.[31]

Nelson Teich resigns as the Minister of Health.[32]

General Eduardo Pazuello assumes the position of Health Minister.[33]

With over 330,000 infections, Brazil overtakes Russia to become the second country with the highest confirmed number of COVID-19 cases.[34]

June

A man armed with a knife and a Bible invaded Rede Globo's headquarters in Rio de Janeiro and briefly took reporter Marina Araújo hostage. His main target was Renata Vasconcellos, the anchor of Jornal Nacional, having even demanded to speak to her, as well as shouting slogans against the broadcaster. Military police would later arrest the individual and in a later statement, Rede Globo denied that the invasion was politically motivated.[35] [36]

Brazil reaches 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19.[37]

A "bomb cyclone" leaves at least ten dead in the southern region.[38]

July

A constitutional amendment is promulgated to postpone municipal elections, previously scheduled for the first and last Sunday of October; to November 15 and 29 (first and second rounds), due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39]

August

Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, is removed by minister of the Superior Court of Justice, Benedito Gonçalves, on charges of deviations in the health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro. Vice-governor Cláudio Castro, also under investigation, assumes the role of interim governor.[40]

An earthquake with a 4.6 magnitude, hits the Recôncavo Baiano region, with an epicenter at Amargosa and Mutuípe.[41]

September

Record fires occur in the Pantanal.[42]

October

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil reach 5,000,000 and 148,300 deaths.[43]

Subtropical Storm Mani forms.[44]

November

A major blackout hits the entire state of Amapá.[45]

The first round of municipal elections take place in Brazil.[46]

A man named João Alberto Freitas is beaten and murdered by security guards at a Carrefour establishment in Porto Alegre.[47]

Several protests against the killing of João Alberto Freitas take place on Black Awareness Day.[48]

The second round of municipal elections take place in Brazil.[49]

December

Subtropical Storm Oquira forms.[50]

Deaths

January

Luís Morais (Cabeção), 89, footballer (b. 1930)[51]

Claudio Roditi, 73, jazz trumpeter, cancer (b. 1946)[52]

March

Martinho Lutero Galati, 66, conductor (b. 1953); COVID-19.[53]

Naomi Munakata, 64, conductor (b. 1955); COVID-19.[54]

Daniel Azulay, 72, cartoonist (b. 1947); COVID-19.[55]

April

Florindo Corral, 70, businessperson; COVID-19

Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, archbishop (b. 1949); COVID-19.[56]

Gerson Peres, journalist (b. 1931).[57]

Ricardo Brennand, art collector and entrepreneur (b. 1927).

Asdrubal Bentes, politician (b. 1939).[58]

May

Fernando Sandoval, water polo player (b. 1942).

Aldir Blanc, composer (b. 1946).

Ciro Pessoa, singer-songwriter (b. 1957).

Daisy Lúcidi, actress (b. 1929).

August

December

Nicette Bruno, actress (b. 1933)[62]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jair Bolsonaro declared Brazil's next president. Janeiro. Tom Phillips Dom Phillips in Rio de. 2018-10-29. The Guardian. 2020-01-01. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  2. Web site: Gabinete do Governador. pt. Governo de Pará. October 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: NOTA À IMPRENSA - Integração Turismo e Cultura - Ministério do Turismo . pt-br . NOTE TO THE PRESS - Tourism and Culture Integration - Ministry of Tourism . https://web.archive.org/web/20191114013327/http://www.turismo.gov.br/%C3%BAltimas-not%C3%ADcias/13141-nota-%C3%A0-imprensa-integra%C3%A7%C3%A3o-turismo-e-cultura.html . 2019-11-14 . live . 2019-11-22 .
  4. Web site: Brazil culture secretary fired after echoing words of Nazi Goebbels . Sam . Cowie . 2020-01-17 . . 2020-01-17 .
  5. Web site: Brazil's culture secretary fired after appearing to quote Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels in a video. Vasco Cotovio . Jack Guy. CNN. 17 January 2020 . 2020-01-18.
  6. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/21/beyond-disturbing-right-wing-bolsonaro-government-charges-journalist-glenn-greenwald 'Beyond Disturbing': Right-Wing Bolsonaro Government Charges Journalist Glenn Greenwald With Cybercrimes
  7. News: Londoño . Ernesto . Casado . Letícia . Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes in Brazil . The New York Times . January 21, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . January 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200121154004/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/world/americas/glenn-greenwald-brazil-cybercrimes.html . live .
  8. Web site: Climatempo. Tempestade subtropical Kurumí se forma no Atlântico Sul.
  9. News: 27 January 2020. 27 January 2020. G1. pt. Defesa Civil confirma 44 mortes por causa da chuva em MG.
  10. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51254669 Brazil floods: Dozens dead in severe Minas Gerais rainstorms
  11. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/forcing-asylum-seekers-brazil-wait-mexico-200129233512595.html US now forcing asylum seekers from Brazil to wait in Mexico
  12. Web site: 19 February 2020. 10 February 2020. Chuva leva escolas de SP a cancelarem aulas. Folha de S. Paulo.
  13. Web site: 19 February 2020. 13 February 2020. Dengue coloca o Brasil na mira de um novo surto em meio a preocupação com o coronavírus. El País.
  14. Web site: February 21, 2020. February 21, 2020. G1. Ceará tem 51 assassinatos em 48 horas de motim da Polícia Militar.
  15. Web site: 19 February 2020. G1. Senador Cid Gomes tenta entrar em batalhão da polícia com retroescavadeira e é baleado.
  16. Web site: 21 February 2020. 21 February 2020. G1. Estados Unidos reabrem mercado para a carne bovina in natura do Brasil.
  17. Web site: 21 February 2020. 21 February 2020. G1. Ministro do TST anuncia acordo entre Petrobras e trabalhadores para pôr fim à greve.
  18. Web site: 27 February 2020. Brasil confirma primeiro caso do novo coronavírus, porém não há motivo para pânico. Conselho Nacional de Saúde.
  19. Web site: 8 June 2021. MPF-Amapá denuncia seis pessoas pelo naufrágio do Anna Karoline 3. R7.
  20. Web site: 4 March 2020. 4 March 2020. UOL. Sobe o número de mortos por chuva na Baixada Santista.
  21. Web site: 7 March 2020. pt. O Povo. Ronaldinho Gaúcho e Assis são presos após ordem da Justiça do Paraguai.
  22. Web site: 7 March 2020. pt. O Povo. Ronaldinho Gaúcho e Assis são presos após ordem da Justiça do Paraguai.
  23. Web site: 10 April 2020. Iracema Amaral. Estado de Minas. Dólar bate R$ 5 pela primeira vez na história do Plano Real.
  24. Web site: 10 April 2020. 17 March 2020. Estado de Minas. Brasil tem primeira morte por coronavírus.
  25. Web site: 28 April 2020. 17 March 2020. Superesportes. Pandemia do novo coronavírus afeta 25 dos 27 campeonatos estaduais no Brasil.
  26. Web site: 2020-12-20. pt-br. Mandetta anuncia em rede social que foi demitido por Bolsonaro do Ministério da Saúde. G1.
  27. Web site: 24 April 2020. Globo. Ex-juiz Sergio Moro anuncia demissão do Ministério da Justiça e deixa o governo Bolsonaro. G1.
  28. Web site: 24 April 2020. Correio Braziliense. Bolsonaro faz pronunciamento e diz que restabelecerá a verdade; veja.
  29. Web site: pt-br. G1. Moro exibe troca de mensagens em que Bolsonaro cobra mudança no comando da PF.
  30. 2020-04-25. Reuters. pt. Bolsonaro e Moro trocam farpas no Twitter depois de ex-ministro expor conversa com presidente.
  31. Web site: 2020-06-16. 2020-05-03. pt-br. Brasil ultrapassa 100 mil casos confirmados de covid-19. Agência Brasil.
  32. Web site: 2023-01-27. Beatriz Jucá. 2020-05-15. pt-BR. El País Brasil. Brasil perde segundo ministro da Saúde sob pressão de Bolsonaro para abrir economia e por uso da cloroquina.
  33. Web site: 2023-01-27. 2020-09-14. pt-br. Poder360. Eduardo Pazuello assume como titular no Ministério da Saúde.
  34. Web site: Brazil now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after US . CNN . May 23, 2020 . 23 May 2020.
  35. Web site: João Batista Jr.. Veja. Homem que invadiu Globo com faca tinha Renata Vasconcellos como alvo.
  36. Web site: 23 September 2020. 11 June 2020. CPJ. Knife-wielding man briefly holds TV Globo reporter hostage in Brazil.
  37. Web site: 3 July 2020. 19 June 2020. pt. Brasil tem mais de 1 milhão de casos confirmados de Covid-19. Folha de S.Paulo.
  38. Web site: 1 July 2020. 1 July 2020. G1. Ciclone bomba: sobe para 10 o número de mortes no Sul do país; 686,6 mil imóveis estão sem energia em SC.
  39. Web site: 16 September 2020. 2 July 2020. Senado Federal do Brasil. Congresso oficializa adiamento das eleições municipais para novembro. Agência Senado.
  40. Web site: 28 August 2020. Arthur Guimarães. Guilherme Boisson. Leslie Leitão. Márcia Brasil. Marco Antônio Martins. 28 August 2020. STJ afasta Witzel do cargo por suspeitas de irregularidades na saúde; vice é alvo de buscas. G1.
  41. Web site: 30 August 2020. Terremoto de 4,6 de magnitude é registrado na Bahia. g1.
  42. Web site: 24 September 2020. Setembro tem recorde histórico de queimadas no Pantanal. Folha de S.Paulo.
  43. Web site: 1 January 2023. 7 October 2020. Brasil ultrapassa 5 milhões de casos de Covid-19. CNN Brasil.
  44. Web site: 2020-10-29. 2020-10-26. Tempestade subtropical Mani se formou na costa do Sudeste. Climatempo.
  45. Web site: 30 November 2020. Gustavo. Basso. Apagão no Amapá, uma tragédia anunciada. Deutsche Welle.
  46. Web site: 15 November 2020. Eleitores vão às urnas neste domingo (15) para a maior eleição municipal já realizada no Brasil. Tribunal Superior Eleitoral.
  47. Web site: 20 November 2020. Homem negro é espancado até a morte em supermercado do grupo Carrefour em Porto Alegre. g1.
  48. Web site: 2020-11-21 . Morte de João Alberto provoca protestos em várias cidades . 2023-05-29 . G1 . pt-br.
  49. Web site: 1 January 2023. 2 December 2020. 29 de novembro: dia do segundo turno das eleições. Tribunal Superior Eleitoral.
  50. Web site: 2020-12-28. 2020-12-28. Tempestade subtropical Oquira se forma. MetSul Meteorologia.
  51. Web site: Histórico goleiro do Corinthians e primeiro a usar luvas no Brasil, Cabeção morre aos 89 anos. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127054130/https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/6490272/historico-goleiro-do-corinthians-e-primeiro-a-usar-luvas-no-brasil-cabecao-morre-aos-89-anos. dead. January 6, 2020. January 27, 2020. ESPN.com.
  52. News: Claudio Roditi, Brazilian Trumpet Virtuoso with a Warm and Lyrical Style, Has Died at 73. wbgo.org. 20 January 2020.
  53. Web site: Maestro Martinho Lutero Galati de Oliveira morre em São Paulo após contrair coronavírus. g1.globo.com. 29 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327183141/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2020/03/26/maestro-martinho-lutero-galati-de-oliveira-morre-em-sao-paulo.ghtml. 27 March 2020. live.
  54. News: Naomi Munakata, uma das principais regentes do Brasil, morre vítima de coronavírus. Folha de São Paulo. 26 March 2020. pt. 26 March 2020.
  55. Web site: Artist Daniel Azulay dies, aged 72, victim of coronavirus. Mar 28, 2020. Mar 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161310/https://cryptodictation.com/2020/03/28/artist-daniel-azulay-dies-aged-72-victim-of-coronavirus/. March 28, 2020. dead.
  56. Web site: Arquidiocese da Paraíba confirma que Dom Aldo Pagotto morreu devido à Covid-19 - Metro . Diário do Nordeste . 15 April 2020 . 19 April 2020 . pt-BR.
  57. News: Biografia: Gerson Peres . . October 9, 2021.
  58. News: Biografia: Asdrubal Bentes . . October 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215085443/https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/74222/biografia . February 15, 2020 . live.
  59. Web site: Escritor Sérgio Sant'Anna morre no Rio aos 78 anos com suspeita de Covid-19. G1. pt-br. 2020-05-10.
  60. News: Morre ator Gésio Amadeu, de 'Renascer' e 'Chiquititas', aos 73 anos, vítima da Covid-19 . O Globo . 5 August 2020 . pt-BR.
  61. Web site: Aritana Yawalapiti, Revered Indigenous Leader in Brazil, Dies at 71. Michael. Astor. August 15, 2020. August 18, 2020. The New York Times. https://archive.today/20200818123811/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/obituaries/aritana-yawalapiti-dead-coronavirus.html. August 18, 2020. live.
  62. News: Nicette Bruno dies in Rio, victim of Covid-19 . 16 May 2021 . G1 Rio . 20 December 2020.

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