2026 in Brazil
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Federal government
Events
January
- 2 January – A truck collides with a bus in Rio Grande do Sul, killing 11 people and injuring seven others.[1]
- 8 January –
- President Lula vetoes a bill that would have reduced the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro over the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot from 27 years to two.[2]
- A court in Minas Gerais sentences a former Roman Catholic priest based in Contagem to 24 years' imprisonment for raping a minor in 2016.[3]
- 14 January – Four people are killed in a police operation against the Comando Vermelho in the Salgueiro favela of Rio de Janeiro.[4]
- 22 January – Anvisa bans the sale, distribution, manufacturing, import, advertising, and use of medications based on tirzepatide from unlicensed companies.[5]
February
- 3 February – A bus veers off a road and overturns in São José da Tapera, Alagoas, killing 16 people.[6]
- 6–22 February – Brazil at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- 14 February – Ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes the first athlete representing Brazil and a South American country to win a medal in the Winter Olympics after achieving gold in the men’s giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.[7]
- 16 February – A bus overturns along the BR-153 near Marilia, São Paulo State, killing six people.[8]
- 21 February – Brazil and India sign an agreement to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals and rare earth elements.[9]
- 23 February – Brazil announces that it will revoke a decree expanding the waterways in the Amazon rainforest under a federal privatization program following protests by Indigenous groups.[10]
- 23 February – At least 64 people are killed while five others are reported missing following flash flooding in Juiz de Fora and Ubá, Minas Gerais.[11]
- 25 February – The Supreme Federal Court convicts five people, including police chief Rivaldo Barbosa and politicians Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos Brazão, for the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco and his driver and sentences them to up to 76 years' imprisonment.[12]
March
- 4 March –
- Banco Master scandal: The Supreme Federal Court orders the arrest of former Banco Master president and major shareholder Daniel Vorcaro in a potential fraud case worth up to 12 billion reais.[13]
- The Federal Senate ratifies the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement.[14]
- 5 March – A nursing home collapses in Belo Horizonte, killing eight people and leaving four missing.[15]
- 10 March – Ski racer Cristian Ribera becomes the first athlete representing Brazil to win a medal in the Paralympics after achieving silver in the para-cross-country skiing men's seated sprint at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy.[16]
- 14 March –
- President Lula revokes the visa of US diplomat Darren Beattie after the latter tries to visit former president Jair Bolsonaro in prison.[17]
- Three Israeli nationals are arrested after clashing with pro-Palestine demonstrators in Itacare.[18]
- 17 March – A law restricting access to social media by minors comes into effect.[19]
- 18 March – Eight people, including Comando Vermelho commander Claudio Augusto dos Santos, are killed in police raids across Rio de Janeiro.[20]
- 20 March – Fernando Haddad resigns as finance minister after announcing that he would run for governor of Sao Paulo.[21]
Predicted and scheduled
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 16–17 February – Carnival
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Tiradentes's Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 4 June – Feast of Corpus Christi
- 7 September – Independence Day
- 12 October – Our Lady of Aparecida
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 15 November – Republic Day
- 20 November – Black Consciousness Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December — New Year's Eve
Deaths
- January 6 – Alex Felipe, 32, futsal player (Sporting CP, Norilsk Nickel, national team)[25]
- January 10 – Isabel Veloso, 19, social media influencer[26]
- January 24 – Constantino de Oliveira Júnior, 57, founder and CEO (2004–2012) of Gol Linhas Aéreas[27]
- February 4 – Ricardo Schnetzer, 72, voice actor[28]
- February 13 – José Álvaro Moisés, 81, political scientist.[29]
- April 18 – Oscar Andrade, 68, deputy (1996–2003).[30]
- April 19 – Gerardo Renault, 96, Minas Gerais MLA (1968–1978), deputy (1978–1986).[31]
