2020 in Brazil

Events in the year 2020 in Brazil.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

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]

May 22 – COVID-19 pandemic: Brazil overtakes Russia to become second on the list of countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases, as its total reported number exceeds 330,000. ^[9]

Deaths[]

January[]

January 6 – Luís Morais (Cabeção), 89, footballer (b. 1930)^[10]

March[]

March 25 – Martinho Lutero Galati, 66, conductor (b. 1953); COVID-19.^[11]
March 26 – Naomi Munakata, 64, conductor (b. 1955); COVID-19.
March 27 – Daniel Azulay, 72, cartoonist (b. 1947); COVID-19.

April[]

April 4 – Florindo Corral, 70, businessperson; COVID-19
April 14 – Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, archbishop (b. 1949).
April 21 – Gerson Peres, journalist (b. 1931).^[12]
April 25 – Ricardo Brennand, art collector and entrepreneur (b. 1927).
April 27 – Asdrubal Bentes, politician (b. 1939).^[13]

May[]

May 1 – Fernando Sandoval, water polo player (b. 1942).
May 4 – Aldir Blanc, composer (b. 1946).
May 5 – Ciro Pessoa, singer-songwriter (b. 1957).
May 7 – Daisy Lúcidi, actress (b. 1929).
May 8
- Lúcia Braga, politician (b. 1934).
- Vicente André Gomes, politician and physician (b. 1952).
May 9
- Carlos José, singer-songwriter (b. 1934).
- Abraham Palatnik, artist (b. 1928).
May 10
- David Corrêa, singer-songwriter (b. 1937).
- Sérgio Sant'Anna, writer (b. 1941).^[14]

December[]

December 20 – Nicette Bruno, actress (b. 1933)^[15]

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.
^ "Gabinete do Governador". Governo de Pará (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ "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
^ "Brazil now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after US". CNN. 23 May 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ "Histórico goleiro do Corinthians e primeiro a usar luvas no Brasil, Cabeção morre aos 89 anos". ESPN.com. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020.
^ "Maestro Martinho Lutero Galati de Oliveira morre em São Paulo após contrair coronavírus". g1.globo.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ "Biografia: Gerson Peres". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ "Biografia: Asdrubal Bentes". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ "Escritor Sérgio Sant'Anna morre no Rio aos 78 anos com suspeita de Covid-19". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
^ "Nicette Bruno dies in Rio, victim of Covid-19". G1 Rio. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[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] "Gabinete do Governador". Governo de Pará (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[3] "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.

[fired-guardian-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

[9] "Brazil now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after US". CNN. 23 May 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

[10] "Histórico goleiro do Corinthians e primeiro a usar luvas no Brasil, Cabeção morre aos 89 anos". ESPN.com. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020.

[11] "Maestro Martinho Lutero Galati de Oliveira morre em São Paulo após contrair coronavírus". g1.globo.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[12] "Biografia: Gerson Peres". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[13] "Biografia: Asdrubal Bentes". Chamber of Deputies (Brazil). Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[14] "Escritor Sérgio Sant'Anna morre no Rio aos 78 anos com suspeita de Covid-19". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-10.

[15] "Nicette Bruno dies in Rio, victim of Covid-19". G1 Rio. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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