2020 in Brazil

Events in the year 2020 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President- Jair Bolsonaro[1]

President of the Chamber of Deputies- Rodrigo Maia

President of the Federal Senate- Davi Alcolumbre

President of the Supreme Federal Court- Dias Toffoli

Governors

• Acre:
• Alagoas:
• Amapa:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Mato Grosso do Sul:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piauí:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul: Eduardo Leite
• Rondônia:
• Roraima:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:
• Tocantins:

Vice governors

• Acre:
• Alagoas:
• Amapá:
• Amazonas:
• Bahia:
• Ceará:
• Espírito Santo:
• Goiás:
• Maranhão:
• Mato Grosso:
• Mato Grosso do Sul:
• Minas Gerais:
• Pará:
• Paraíba:
• Paraná:
• Pernambuco:
• Piaui:
• Rio Grande do Norte:
• Rio Grande do Sul: Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
• Rondônia:
• Roraima:
• Santa Catarina:
• São Paulo:
• Sergipe:
• Tocantins:

Events

• January 1 - New Year's Day (National holiday)[2]
• January 17 - Roberto Alvim who was Special Secretary for Culture under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism,[3] only to be fired on January 17, 2020 after appearing to quote a speech by German Nazi politician Joseph Goebbels in a government-sanctioned video.[4][5]
• January 21 – Journalist Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept) is charged with cybercrimes in connection to his reporting on corruption.[6]
• January 22 – Brazil is seen as the seventh most corrupt country in the world.[7]
• January 29 – 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.[8]
• February 24–25: Brazilian Carnival (National holidays)[2]
• April 21 - Tiradentes (National holiday)[2]
• May 1 - Labour Day (National holiday)[2]
• June 11 – Feast of Corpus Christi (National holiday)[2]
• September 7 - Independence Day (National holiday)[2]
• October 12 – Lady of Aparacida[2]
• October 30 – Civil Servants' Day (Government and bank holiday only)[2]
• November 2 – All Souls' Day (National holiday)[2]
• November 15 - Republic Proclamation Day (National holiday)[2]
• December 25 - Christmas (National holiday)[2]

Deaths

March

• March 25 - Martinho Lutero Galati
• March 26 - Naomi Munakata
• March 27 - Daniel Azulay

April

• April 14 - Aldo di Cillo Pagotto
• April 21 - Gerson Peres
• April 25 - Ricardo Brennand
• April 27 - Asdrubal Bentes

May

• May 1 - Fernando Sandoval
• May 4 - Aldir Blanc
• May 5 - Ciro Pessoa
• May 7 - Daisy Lúcidi
• May 8 - Lúcia Braga
  Vicente André Gomes
• May 9 - Carlos José
  Abraham Palatnik
• May 10 - David Corrêa
  Sérgio Sant'Anna

References

1. Janeiro, Tom Phillips Dom Phillips in Rio de (2018-10-29). "Jair Bolsonaro declared Brazil's next president". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
2. National Holidays in Brazil 2020 Office Holidays, retrieved 4 Feb 2020
3. "NOTA À IMPRENSA - Integração Turismo e Cultura - Ministério do Turismo" [NOTE TO THE PRESS - Tourism and Culture Integration - Ministry of Tourism] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
4. Cowie, Sam (2020-01-17). "Brazil culture secretary fired after echoing words of Nazi Goebbels". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
5. Vasco Cotovio; Jack Guy. "Brazil's culture secretary fired after appearing to quote Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels in a video". CNN. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
6. 'Beyond Disturbing': Right-Wing Bolsonaro Government Charges Journalist Glenn Greenwald With Cybercrimes byEoin Higgins, Common Dreams, 21 Jan 2020
7. "México es señalado como el segundo país más corrupto del mundo, a pesar del discurso de López Obrador" [Mexico is designated as the second most corrupt country in the world, despite López Obrador's speech]. Infobae (in Spanish). Jan 22, 2020.
8. US now forcing asylum seekers from Brazil to wait in Mexico Al Jazeera, 29 Jan 2020