2026 in Brazil
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Events in the year 2026 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President
- Vice President
- President of the Chamber of Deputies
- President of the Federal Senate
- President of the Supreme Federal Court
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]
- 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]
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)[12]
- January 10 – Isabel Veloso, 19, social media influencer[13]
- January 24 – Constantino de Oliveira Júnior, 57, founder and CEO (2004–2012) of Gol Linhas Aéreas[14]
- February 4 – Ricardo Schnetzer, 72, voice actor[15]
- February 13 – José Álvaro Moisés, 81, political scientist.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Eleven killed as bus crashes head-on into truck in southern Brazil". Reuters. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Brazil's Lula vetoes law reducing Bolsonaro's sentence". France 24. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil". AP News. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Brazilian police kill 4 in Rio favela in operation to contain Red Command criminal gang". AP News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Brazil bans sale of unregistered slimming pens". Agência Brasil. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ "Bus crashes in Brazil's Alagoas state, killing at least 16 people". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Brazil's first Winter Games gold is about much more than the medal". AP News. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Six people killed, 46 injured in Brazil highway bus crash". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Lula não descarta participar de eleições de 2026 para 'evitar trogloditas de volta'". cbn (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Brazil Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Brazil in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Ex-jogador do Sporting morre inesperadamente: tinha 32 anos". famashow.pt (in European Portuguese). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Influenciadora Isabel Veloso morre aos 19 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 10, 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ^ "Morre Constantino Júnior, ex-CEO e fundador da Gol". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-01-24. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "Morre Ricardo Schnetzer, dublador de Tom Cruise, Richard Gere e Nicolas Cage". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Morre José Álvaro Moisés, cientista político e fundador do PT, aos 80 anos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
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