2020 in Brazil
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Events in the year 2020 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
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:
- 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:
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k National Holidays in Brazil 2020 Office Holidays, retrieved 4 Feb 2020
- ^ "NOTA À IMPRENSA - Integração Turismo e Cultura - Ministério do Turismo" [NOTE TO THE PRESS - Tourism and Culture Integration - Ministry of Tourism] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Cowie, Sam (2020-01-17). "Brazil culture secretary fired after echoing words of Nazi Goebbels". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 'Beyond Disturbing': Right-Wing Bolsonaro Government Charges Journalist Glenn Greenwald With Cybercrimes byEoin Higgins, Common Dreams, 21 Jan 2020
- ^ "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.
- ^ US now forcing asylum seekers from Brazil to wait in Mexico Al Jazeera, 29 Jan 2020
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