2022 in Brazil
Events in the year 2022 in Brazil.
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Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Acre: Gladson Cameli
- Alagoas: Renan Filho
- Amapa: Waldez Góes
- Amazonas: Wilson Lima
- Bahia: Rui Costa
- Ceará: Camilo Santana
- Espírito Santo: Renato Casagrande
- Federal District: Ibaneis Rocha[2]
- Goiás: Ronaldo Caiado
- Maranhão: Flávio Dino
- Mato Grosso: Mauro Mendes
- Mato Grosso do Sul: Reinaldo Azambuja
- Minas Gerais: Romeu Zema
- Pará: Helder Barbalho
- Paraíba: João Azevêdo
- Paraná: Ratinho Júnior
- Pernambuco: Paulo Câmara
- Piauí: Wellington Dias
- Rio de Janeiro: Wilson Witzel (until 30 April); Cláudio Castro (starting 30 April)
- Rio Grande do Norte: Fátima Bezerra
- Rio Grande do Sul: Eduardo Leite
- Rondônia: Marcos Rocha
- Roraima: Antonio Denarium
- Santa Catarina: Carlos Moisés
- São Paulo: João Doria
- Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas
- Tocantins: Mauro Carlesse
Vice governors
- Acre: Wherles Fernandes da Rocha
- Alagoas: José Luciano Barbosa da Silva
- Amapá: Jaime Domingues Nunes
- Amazonas: Carlos Alberto Souza de Almeida Filho
- Bahia: João Leão
- Ceará: Izolda Cela
- Espírito Santo: Jacqueline Moraes da Silva
- Goiás: Lincoln Graziane Pereira da Rocha
- Maranhão: Carlos Brandão
- Mato Grosso: Otaviano Olavo Pivetta
- Mato Grosso do Sul: Murilo Zauith
- Minas Gerais: Paulo Brant
- Pará: Lúcio Dutra Vale (until 26 April); vacant thereafter
- Paraíba: Lígia Feliciano
- Paraná: Darci Piana
- Pernambuco: Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos
- Piaui: Regina Sousa
- Rio de Janeiro: Cláudio Castro (until 30 April), vacant (starting 30 April)
- Rio Grande do Norte: Antenor Roberto
- Rio Grande do Sul: Ranolfo Vieira Júnior
- Rondônia: José Atílio Salazar Martins
- Roraima: Frutuoso Lins Cavalcante Neto
- Santa Catarina: Daniela Cristina Reinehr
- São Paulo: Rodrigo Garcia
- Sergipe: Eliane Aquino Custódio
- Tocantins: Wanderlei Barbosa
Events
January - March
- January 10 - Capitólio rockfall
- January 13 - Landslide destroys historic house in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
- January 20 – Brazilian drug regulator Anvisa approves the use of the Sinovac Coronavac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years.[3]
- January 28 - 2022 Brazil floods and landslides
- February 15 - 2022 Petrópolis floods
- Cracolândia: Police move in to disperse a notorious drug market in Sao Paulo.[4]
April - June
- April 10 - Christ the Protector a new statue of Jesus Christ is constructed in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is 5m taller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro[5][6]
- May 24 - 2022 Rio de Janeiro shootout
- May 25 - Killing of Genivaldo de Jesus
- June - Murder of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips: A Brazilian indigenist and a British journalist Dom Phillips are murdered during a trip through the Vale do Javari.[7]
July - September
- July 4 - School bus accident leaves 25 children injured and 1 deceased in Treviso, Santa Catarina
- July 8 - Gunman takes advantage of open gate, invades ex's condominium and leaves 3 dead and 2 injured in Recife, capital of Pernambuco
- July 9 - A municipal guard and a police officer are shot at a birthday party in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.[8]
- July 18 - In district of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, a youngster it is dead for police and ends up closing in protest
- July 23 - The central defender Renan, player of team Red Bull Bragantino, it is arrested after being in accident of car and leaving 1 dead in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo.
- July 24 - A strong explosion occurs due to a gas leak, which left 4 injured in district of Água Fria, in North Zone of Recife, Pernambuco.
October - December
- October 2 – First round of general election.
- October 4 – Fire on several wheels in a neighborhood of São Gonçalo, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, occurs after the death of a suspect after a confrontation with the PM
- October 30 – Second round of general election.
- Brazilians elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party as president, with 50.9% of the vote, in the second round of the presidential election, thereby making him the first person to defeat an incumbent running for a second term, the first person to run for a third non-consecutive term, and the oldest person to assume the office of president, at the age of 77.[9][10][11]
- November 25 – A shooting spree occurs at two schools in Aracruz, Espírito Santo, killing three people and injuring 13 others. The suspect, a 16-year-old boy, is arrested approximately four hours later.[12][13][14][15]
Deaths
January
- January 23 - Maiquel Falcão (born 1981), mixed martial artist
April
- April 3 - Lygia Fagundes Telles (born 1918), writer[16]
July
- July 4 - Cláudio Hummes (born 1934), Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Fortaleza (1996–1998) and São Paulo (1998–2006), prefect for the Clergy (2006–2010)[17]
- July 9 - Wanderley Vallim (born 1936), entrepreneur and politician, governor of the Federal District (1990–1991)[18]
- July 10 - Ermano Batista Filho (born 1937), lawyer and politician, Minas Gerais MLA (1991–2007)[19]
- July 15 - Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (born 1938), disputed head of the imperial family (since 1981).[20]
- July 19 - Eunice Durham (born 1932), anthropologist[21]
December
- December 29 - Edson "Pelé" Arantes (born 1940), formerly known as the King of Soccer[22]
See also
References
- 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.
- "Ibaneis Rocha é o novo governador do DF - ISTOÉ Independente". istoe.com.br. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- "Brazil drug regulator allows CoronaVac for kids aged 6–17". Agência Brasil. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- "Brazil's largest open-air drug market disperses after police raids". la Prensa Latina. March 30, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- Jack Guy, Vasco Cotovio, Rodrigo Pedroso and Francesca Street (3 May 2022). "Brazil has a towering new statue of Jesus". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "New Christ statue in Brazil's Encantado to be taller than Rio's". BBC. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Ana Maria Campos; Roberto Fonseca (June 15, 2022). "Suspect confesses to murder of Dom Phillips and Bruno in the Amazon". Correio Braziliense. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- "Geral Polícia do Paraná investiga morte de guarda municipal em Foz do Iguaçu". Agencia Brasil (in Portuguese). 11 July 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- Rocha, Camilo (31 October 2022). "Lula da Silva will return to Brazil's presidency in stunning comeback". CNN. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- Boadle, Anthony (31 October 2022). "Brazil leftist Lula wins third presidential term to redeem tarnished legacy". Reuters. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- Gomes, Rossini (31 October 2022). "Lula será o presidente mais velho do Brasil e o 2° por mais tempo no cargo". R7 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- Bridi, Carla (November 25, 2022). "Shootings at Brazil schools leave 3 dead, 13 wounded". Associated Press. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- Mendonca, Duarte (November 25, 2022). "At least 3 people killed and 11 others injured in Brazil school shootings". CNN. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- "Filho de PM, atirador usou armas e carro do pai em Aracruz, diz polícia". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Aracruz: Atentado a tiros em duas escolas no ES deixam ao menos 3 mortos". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- "Escritora Lygia Fagundes Telles morre aos 98 anos em SP". G1. 3 April 2022.
- "Morre Cardeal Cláudio Hummes, franciscano que defendeu povos indígenas e influenciou escolha do nome do Papa". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- "VALIM, Vanderley". Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Portuguese).
- "Ex-prefeito de Mantena Ermano Batista Filho morre após acidente". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "Morre dom Luiz de Orleans e Bragança, bisneto da Princesa Isabel".
- "Antropóloga Eunice Durham morre aos 90 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). 20 July 2022.
- "Morre o Rei Pelé aos 82 anos". ge Globo (in Portuguese). 29 December 2022.
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