2023 in Brazil
Events in the year 2023 in Brazil.
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Incumbents
Federal government
- President
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2023 – present)
- Vice President
- Geraldo Alckmin (2023 – present)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies
- Arthur Lira (2021 – present)
- President of the Federal Senate
- Rodrigo Pacheco (2021 – present)
- President of the Federal Supreme Court
- Rosa Weber (2022 – present)
Events
January
- 1 January:
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as the next president after defeating incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election held on 30 October 2022, receiving 50.90% of the total votes to Bolsonaro's 49.10% [1]
- Lula declares three days of national mourning for footballer Pelé, who died on 29 December 2022.[2][3]
- 8 January:
- Supporters of the previous president, Jair Bolsonaro, attack the Supreme Court of Brazil, National Congress of Brazil, and the Planalto Presidential Palace in the Praça dos Três Poderes in the federal capital Brasília.[4]
- 18 January: Lula dismisses 13 more military personnel from the presidential cabinet, whom he blames for the attack in Brasília.[5]
- 21 January: Commander of the Brazilian Army Júlio César de Arruda is fired by Lula in the aftermath of the Brasília attack and is replaced by Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva.[6]
February
- 3 February: The navy scuttles the decommissioned aircraft carrier São Paulo into the Atlantic Ocean, following the rejections of injunctions from the Ministry of the Environment and the Federal Public Ministry.[7]
- 18–21 February: floods and landslides kill at least 44 people in São Sebastião.[8]
March
- 16 March: Over 220 Brazilian National Guardsmen are deployed to the northeastern states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba after riots caused by imprisoned gang members result in three deaths and class cancellations in both states.[9]
- 23 March: A police raid in a favela in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, results in the deaths of 13 people and the capture of two Comando Vermelho gang leaders from the northern states of Pará and Sergipe.[10]
- 25 March: São Paulo ePrix[11][12]
- 27 March: One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in São Paulo.[13]
- 29 March: Brazil and China sign an agreement to trade in their own currencies, ceasing the usage of the United States dollar as an intermediary.[14]
April
- 5 April: Blumenau school attack: Four children are killed and four others are injured in a hatchet attack at a kindergarten in Blumenau, Santa Catarina.[15]
Predicted and scheduled
- 14 October: An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and will be the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134.[16]
Deaths
January
- 8 January
- Walter Tosta, 66, politician, deputy (2011–2015).[17]
- Roberto Dinamite, 68, footballer (Vasco da Gama, national team) and politician, deputy (1995–2015).[18]
- 12 January – Claudio Willer, 82, poet and translator.[19]
May
- 1 May – Felipe Colares, 29, mixed martial artist.[20]
- 7 May – Palmirinha Onofre, 91, cook and TV presenter.[21][22]
- 8 May – Rita Lee, 75, rock singer and composer.[23]
See also
References
- "'DEMOCRACIA PARA SEMPRE'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- "Thousands line Santos streets for Pele's funeral". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- "Three days of mourning declared after Pele's death". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- "Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress". BBC News. 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- US News, Reuters Brazil (2023-01-18). "Lula dismisses more military personnel from security detail after Brazil riots". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - "Brazil's army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising". AP NEWS. 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- "Brazil scuttles warship in Atlantic despite pollution concerns". RFI. 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- "Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises to 44". Al Jazeera. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "3 dead in rioting blamed on gangs in Brazil's northeast". AP NEWS. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Brazil Police Raid Leaves 13 Dead In Favela Near Rio: Media". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- Jake Boxall-Legge (2022-06-29). "Fórmula E divulga calendário da temporada 2023 e confirma ePrix de São Paulo em março". Motorsport (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- Sam Smith (2022-06-29). "Calendar for Formula E's first Gen3 season revealed". The Race. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- "Brazilian teen stabs teacher to death, wounds five others at school". Reuters. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- cue (2023-03-30). "China, Brazil strike deal to ditch dollar for trade | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "Brazil kindergarten attack: Man kills four children in Blumenau". BBC News. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "14 October 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse)".
- Leocádio, Thaís (8 January 2023). "Vereador Walter Tosta (PL) morre em Belo Horizonte". G1 (in Portuguese). Belo Horizonte. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Morre Roberto Dinamite aos 68 anos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- estadaoconteudo. "Morre o poeta e tradutor Claudio Willer aos 82 anos". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- Beaupré, Drew (1 May 2023). "UFC Veteran Felipe Colares Dead After Being Hit By Bus In Brazil". MMA News. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Palmirinha Onofre, apresentadora e cozinheira, morre aos 91 anos" [Palmirinha Onofre, presenter and cook, dies at 91]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- Marques, Patrícia (7 May 2023). "Vovó Palmirinha morre aos 91 anos neste domingo" [Grandma Palmirinha died at the age of 91 this Sunday]. Rádio Itatiaia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- Álvares, Débora (9 May 2023). "Rita Lee, Brazil's long-reigning Queen of Rock, dies at 75". Associated Press. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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