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{{Year in Brazil|2019}}

Events in the year 2019 in Brazil.

Incumbents

= Federal government =

=Governors=

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Events

= January =

  • January 1: Jair Bolsonaro is sworn in as the 38th President of Brazil.{{cite web |title=O presidente Jair Bolsonaro recebe a Faixa Presidencial |url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/o-presidente-jair-bolsonaro-recebe-faixa-presidencial?id=130231 |website=Agência Brasil | date=January 2019 |access-date=January 2, 2019 |language=pt}}
  • January 4: The federal government sends National Forces to Ceará, after a wave of attacks carried out by criminal organizations.{{cite web|access-date=2019-01-10|title=Veja a cronologia dos ataques no Ceará|url=https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2019/01/07/veja-a-cronologia-dos-ataques-no-ceara.ghtml|work=G1}}{{cite web|access-date=11 January 2019|date=4 January 2019|publisher=G1|title=Força Nacional chega ao Ceará para auxiliar no combate a ataque de facções|url=https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2019/01/04/forca-nacional-chega-ao-ceara-para-auxiliar-no-combate-a-ataque-de-faccoes.ghtml}}
  • January 8: Brazil formally withdraws from the UN's Global Compact for Migration pact, however, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo says that the country will continue to accept Venezuelan refugees.{{cite news |title=Brazil quits U.N. migration pact, will still take in Venezuelan refugees: source |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-migration/brazil-quits-un-migration-pact-will-still-take-in-venezuelan-refugees-source-idUSKCN1P22G0 |website=Reuters |date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=January 9, 2019}}
  • January 25: A mining dam owned by Vale, collapses in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, after suffering a catastrophic failure. 259 people are officially declared dead and 11 others are reported missing.{{cite news |title=Brumadinho dam collapse: 'Little hope' of finding missing in Brazil |work=BBC News |date=January 25, 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47009118 |access-date=January 25, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-exclusive-idUSKBN1Z72GS|title=Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor aims to charge Vale within days over mining waste dam disaster|first2=Marta|last2=Nogueira|first1=Christian|last1=Plumb|newspaper=Reuters|date=8 January 2020|via=www.reuters.com|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=12 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212231815/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-exclusive-idUSKBN1Z72GS|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Brumadinho: mais duas vítimas do rompimento da barragem da Vale são identificadas |url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2019/12/28/brumadinho-mais-duas-vitimas-do-rompimento-da-barragem-da-vale-sao-identificadas.ghtml |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=G1 Minas |date=28 December 2019 |location=Belo Horizonte, Brazil |language=pt-BR |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229143845/https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2019/12/28/brumadinho-mais-duas-vitimas-do-rompimento-da-barragem-da-vale-sao-identificadas.ghtml |url-status=live }}
  • January 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorizes the deployment of a military group from the Israel Defense Forces to assist in search for survivors in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais.{{cite web|access-date=1 January 2020|date=27 January 2019|title=Ajuda israelense para resgate de vítimas de Brumadinho chega hoje|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/internacional/noticia/2019-01/ajuda-israelense-para-resgate-de-vitimas-de-brumadinho-chega-hoje|work=Agência Brasil}}
  • January 30: After 124 years, writer Ângela Gutiérrez becomes the first woman to preside over the Academia Cearense de Letras (Cearense Academy of Letters).{{cite web|access-date=2019-02-12|title=Escritora Angela Gutiérrez será a primeira mulher a presidir a Academia Cearense de Letras {{!}} Ceará {{!}} G1|url=https://g1.globo.com/ce/ceara/noticia/2019/01/30/escritora-angela-gutierrez-toma-posse-como-presidente-da-academia-cearense-de-letras.ghtml|work=g1.globo.com}}

= February =

  • February 1: Rodrigo Maia is reelected President of Chamber of Deputies.{{cite web |title=Rodrigo Maia é reeleito presidente e comandará Câmara até 2021 |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2019/02/01/rodrigo-maia-e-reeleito-presidente-e-comandara-camara-ate-2021.ghtml |website=G1 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |language=pt}}
  • February 2: Davi Alcolumbre is elected President of Senate.{{cite web |title=Após desistência de Renan e duas votações, Davi Alcolumbre é eleito presidente do Senado em 1º turno |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2019/02/02/apos-desistencia-de-renan-e-duas-votacoes-davi-alcolumbre-e-eleito-presidente-do-senado-em-1o-turno.ghtml |website=G1 |access-date=February 2, 2019 |language=pt}}
  • February 6: Heavy rain hits Rio de Janeiro, leaving six people dead and two missing.{{cite web |title=Temporal no Rio mata 3 pessoas, derruba árvores, alaga ruas e hotel |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/02/06/chuva-volta-ao-rio-na-noite-desta-quarta-e-deve-ficar-ate-domingo.ghtml |website=G1 |access-date=February 7, 2019 |language=pt}}{{cite web |title=Sobe para seis o número de mortos em decorrência das chuvas no Rio |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2019/02/07/sobe-para-seis-o-numero-de-mortos-em-decorrencia-das-chuvas-no-rio.htm |website=UOL |access-date=February 7, 2019 |language=pt}}{{cite journal|journal=RJTV|title=Saiba quem são os mortos na chuva desta quarta no Rio|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/02/07/saiba-quem-sao-os-mortos-na-chuva-desta-quarta-no-rio.ghtml|language=pt|access-date=February 8, 2019}}
  • February 8: A fire at the Flamengo youth academy in Rio de Janeiro, leaves ten people dead and three injured.{{cite web |title=Atletas da base do Flamengo morrem em incêndio no CT Ninho do Urubu |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/02/08/incendio-deixa-mortos-e-feridos-no-centro-de-treinamento-do-flamengo.ghtml |website=G1 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |language=pt}}{{cite journal|date=February 8, 2019|journal=Globo Esporte|title=Flamengo de luto: incêndio deixa 10 mortos no Ninho do Urubu|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/bombeiros-dizem-que-10-pessoas-morreram-em-incendio-no-ninho-do-urubu.ghtml}}
  • February 11:
  • Journalist and news anchor Ricardo Boechat, along with his pilot, is killed in a helicopter crash in São Paulo.{{cite web|access-date=31 December 2022|date=11 February 2019|first=Daniel|last=Mello|title=Jornalista Ricardo Boechat morre em queda de helicóptero em São Paulo|url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2019-02/jornalista-ricardo-boechat-morre-em-queda-de-helicoptero-em-sao-paulo|work=Agência Brasil}}{{cite news |title=Ricardo Boechat: Brazil news anchor dies in helicopter crash |work=BBC News |date=February 11, 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47196268 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}
  • A fire hits a Bangu lodge, where three people are taken to the hospital.{{cite web|access-date=11 February 2019|date=11 February 2019|publisher=GloboEsporte|title=Incêndio atinge alojamento do Bangu, e três pessoas são encaminhadas para o hospital|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/incendio-atinge-alojamento-do-bangu-e-tres-jogadores-sao-encaminhados-para-o-hospital/}}
  • A fire hits the Belo Monte Dam.{{cite web|access-date=2019-02-12|date=2019-02-11|title=Incêndio atinge área da usina de Belo Monte, no Pará|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/economia/incendio-atinge-area-da-usina-de-belo-monte-no-para-23445684|work=O Globo}}
  • A supermarket catches fire in Jacaré, Rio de Janeiro, leaving two people with minor injuries.{{cite web|access-date=2019-02-12|date=2019-02-11|title=Supermercado no Jacaré é tomado por incêndio; duas pessoas tiveram ferimentos leves|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/supermercado-no-jacare-tomado-por-incendio-duas-pessoas-tiveram-ferimentos-leves-23445032|work=O Globo}}
  • February 13: The Supreme Federal Court debate on the criminalization of homophobia and transphobia in Brazil.{{cite web|access-date=13 February 2019|author=Rafael Barifouse|date=13 February 2019|publisher=BBC|title=STF debate criminalização da homofobia; saiba o que está em jogo|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-47206924}}
  • February 17: Four children are dead after a landslide in Mauá, São Paulo.{{cite web |title=Quatro crianças são encontradas mortas em Mauá em desabamentos após temporal |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/02/17/quatro-criancas-sao-encontradas-mortas-em-maua-apos-desabamentos.ghtml |website=G1 |access-date=February 17, 2019 |language=pt}}

= March =

  • March 11: Heavy rain in São Paulo causes flooding and blocks access roads, resulting in 12 deaths and 4 injuries.{{cite web|publisher=G1 São Paulo|title=Forte chuva isola áreas na Grande São Paulo e causa alagamentos|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/03/11/forte-chuva-isola-areas-na-grande-sao-paulo-e-causa-alagamentos.ghtml}}
  • March 13:
  • Two former military police officers are arrested for the murders of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. One of the suspects was arrested at home, in a Rio de Janeiro gated community where President Jair Bolsonaro also resides. {{cite web |title=Brazil: two ex-police officers arrested over murder of Marielle Franco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/12/police-officers-arrested-murder-brazilian-politician-marielle-franco |website=The Guardian |date=March 12, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2019}}
  • Two men, ages 17 and 25, kill seven people and wound 11 others at a school with a revolver and knife in Suzano, São Paulo. Among those killed are five students and two faculty members. The two shooters commit suicide afterwards. Police find a crossbow, Molotov cocktails, and a "suitcase with wires" at the scene.{{cite web |title=Dupla ataca escola em Suzano, mata oito pessoas e se suicida |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/mogi-das-cruzes-suzano/noticia/2019/03/13/tiros-deixam-feridos-em-escola-de-suzano.ghtml |website=G1 |access-date=March 13, 2019 |language=pt}}{{cite web|access-date=1 January 2020|date=13 March 2019|title=Dupla ataca escola em Suzano, mata oito pessoas e se suicida|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/mogi-das-cruzes-suzano/noticia/2019/03/13/tiros-deixam-feridos-em-escola-de-suzano.ghtml|work=G1}}
  • March 21: Former President Michel Temer and former Rio de Janeiro Governor Moreira Franco are arrested in Rio de Janeiro as part of an investigation into corruption.{{cite news |title=Michel Temer: Brazil ex-president arrested in corruption probe |work=BBC News |date=March 21, 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47657159 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}{{cite web|publisher=G1|title=Força-tarefa da Lava Jato faz operação para prender Michel Temer e Moreira Franco|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/03/21/forca-tarefa-da-lava-jato-faz-operacao-para-prender-michel-temer-e-moreira-franco.ghtml}}

= April =

  • April 7: Musician Evaldo Rosa dos Santos and recyclable material collector Luciano Macedo are murdered in a drive-by shooting by Brazilian Army soldiers in Rio de Janeiro. Initially, it was reported that eighty shots had hit the vehicle, but the Judiciary Military Police later determine that the correct number was two hundred and fifty-seven.{{cite web|url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2019/04/08/politica/1554759819_257480.html?outputType=amp

|title=80 tiros e o risco da impunidade no Rio de Janeiro|language=pt-br|accessdate=April 8, 2021|website=El País|date=April 9, 2019 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420140528/https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2019/04/08/politica/1554759819_257480.html?outputType=amp |archive-date=April 20, 2020 }}{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/04/08/veja-o-que-se-sabe-sobre-a-acao-do-exercito-com-morte-no-rio.ghtml|title=Veja o que se sabe sobre a ação do Exército que matou músico e deixou 2 feridos no Rio|work=G1|last=Pierre|first=Eduardo|date=April 8, 2019|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}

  • April 8: Unusual rain causes landslides, flooding and at least 10 deaths in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|access-date=1 January 2020|date=8 April 2019|title=Chuva forte causa deslizamentos, morte e deixa o Rio em estágio de crise|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/04/08/tempo-muda-no-rio-com-previsao-de-chuva-raios-e-ventos.ghtml|work=G1}}
  • April 25: President Jair Bolsonaro signs a law revoking daylight saving time in Brazil.{{cite web|access-date=30 April 2019|author=Andreia Verdélio|date=25 April 2019|publisher=Agência Brasil|title=Bolsonaro extingue horário de verão|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2019-04/bolsonaro-extingue-o-horario-de-verao}}

= May =

  • May 11: A gambler wins R$289,420,865 in the Mega-Sena 2150 draw, which is the biggest prize in the history of regular contests (excluding the Mega da Virada draws).{{cite web|access-date=2019-10-17|date=2019-05-11|title=Um apostador acerta as seis dezenas da Mega-Sena e leva R$ 289,4 milhões|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/um-apostador-acerta-as-seis-dezenas-da-mega-sena-leva-2894-milhoes-23659423|work=O Globo}}
  • May 27: A small plane crashes in Estância, Sergipe, killing three people, including singer Gabriel Diniz.{{cite web|access-date=2019-10-17|date=2019-05-27|title=Cantor Gabriel Diniz morre em acidente de avião em Sergipe|url=https://noticias.r7.com/cidades/cantor-gabriel-diniz-morre-em-acidente-de-aviao-em-sergipe-06102019|work=R7.com}}

= June =

  • June 13: The Supreme Federal Court approves the criminalization of homophobia per the Racism Law. {{cite web|access-date=1 January 2020|date=13 June 2019|first=Rafael|last=Barifouse|title=STF aprova a criminalização da homofobia|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-47206924|work=BBC}}
  • June 20: Three million evangelicals gather in São Paulo for the "March for Jesus" event.{{Cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/brazil-evangelicals-jesus-march-millions | title=3 million evangelicals march in Brazil: 'Our country belongs to Jesus' | website=Fox News | date=June 28, 2019 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/3-million-christians-rally-brazil-proclaim-gospel-pray-end-corruption.html | title=3 million Christians rally in streets of São Paulo to proclaim Gospel, pray to end corruption | date=June 29, 2019 }}{{Cite web | url=http://evangelicalfocus.com/world/4549/The_March_for_Jesus_gathers_millions_in_Brazil | title=The March for Jesus gathers millions in Brazil }}

= July =

  • July 7: Brazil defeats Peru 3-1, to win the 2019 Copa America. This is Brazil's ninth Copa America trophy.{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48897389 | title=Copa America 2019: Brazil beat Peru 3:1 to win first title in 12 years}}
  • July 29: Rival gangs battle for five hours, during a prison riot in Pará. At least 52 people are killed, including sixteen beheadings.{{cite news |title=Brazil jail riot in Para state leaves 52 dead as gangs fight |work=BBC News |date=July 29, 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49157858 |access-date=July 29, 2019}}

= August =

  • August 20: A bus is hijacked on the Rio-Niterói bridge. The hijacking ends after police shoot and kill the hijacker.{{cite web|access-date=2019-10-17|title=Sequestrador de ônibus é morto por atirador de elite na Ponte Rio-Niterói; os 39 reféns passam bem|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2019/08/20/tiros-sao-ouvidos-em-sequestro-a-onibus-na-ponte-rio-niteroi.ghtml|work=G1}}
  • August 30: Oil stains appear on ten beaches in Paraíba, according to mapping data compiled by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). The oil spill would eventually worsen in October.{{cite web|access-date=2019-10-13|title=Ibama cobra explicações da Shell sobre barris encontrados no litoral do Nordeste|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/agencia-estado/2019/10/12/ibama-cobra-explicacoes-da-shell-sobre-barris-encontrados-no-litoral-do-nordeste.htm|work=noticias.uol.com.br}}

= October =

  • October 15: Nine people are killed after a residential building collapses in Fortaleza.{{cite web|access-date=2019-11-04|title=Prédio de sete andares desaba em Fortaleza, Ceará|url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/republica/breves/predio-desaba-em-fortaleza-ceara/|work=Gazeta do Povo}}

= November =

  • November 9: Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is released by judicial decision after 580 days in prison. This is after a Supreme Federal Court decision, that ended mandatory imprisonment of convicted criminals after their first appeal fail.{{Cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/brazil-judge-orders-president-lula-released-prison-191108192957297.html | title=Brazil's ex-President Lula freed from prison }}{{cite web|access-date=2019-11-08|date=2019-11-08|first=EL|last=PAÍS|title=AO VIVO {{!}} Lula deixa a prisão em Curitiba; as últimas notícias|url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2019/11/08/politica/1573230948_757857.html|work=EL PAÍS}}{{cite journal|date=2019-11-08|first=Felipe|language=en|last=Souza - @felipe_dess|title=Defesa de Lula pede soltura 'imediata' e militância prepara palanque em Curitiba|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-50350821}}
  • November 12: President Jair Bolsonaro forms his new party Alliance for Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2019/11/12/bolsonaro-anuncia-saida-do-psl-e-confirma-partido-alianca-pelo-brasil.htm|title=Bolsonaro anuncia saída do PSL e confirma novo partido: Aliança pelo Brasil|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first=Luciana|last=Amaral|date=12 November 2019|accessdate=13 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://noticias.r7.com/prisma/r7-planalto/bolsonaro-anuncia-saida-do-psl-e-criacao-do-alianca-pelo-brasil-12112019|title=Bolsonaro anuncia saída do PSL e criança do Aliança pelo Brasil|publisher=R7|language=pt|first=Thiago|last=Nolasco|date=12 November 2019|accessdate=13 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2019/11/12/deputados-do-psl-dizem-que-bolsonaro-decidiu-deixar-partido-e-criar-nova-legenda.ghtml|title=Bolsonaro anuncia saída do PSL e criação de novo partido|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Guilherme|last1=Mazui|first2=Paloma|last2=Rodrigues|date=12 November 2019|accessdate=13 November 2019}}
  • November 23: Authorities name Carlos Eduardo dos Santos as the main suspect in the Killing of Rachel Genofre in November 2008.{{Cite web |title=Polícia colhe depoimento de suspeito de matar Rachel Genofre {{!}} Agência Estadual de Notícias |url=https://www.aen.pr.gov.br/Galeria-de-Imagens/Policia-colhe-depoimento-de-suspeito-de-matar-Rachel-Genofre |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=www.aen.pr.gov.br}}

= December =

Arts and culture

Sports

Deaths

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=February=

=March=

  • March 11: Coutinho, 75, football player and manager, heart attack.
  • March 12: Eurico Miranda, 74, chairman of Vasco da Gama and politician.
  • March 17: João Carlos Marinho, 83, writer (O Gênio do Crime).{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2019/03/joao-carlos-marinho-autor-de-o-genio-do-crime-morre-aos-83-anos-em-sao-paulo.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319150419/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2019/03/joao-carlos-marinho-autor-de-o-genio-do-crime-morre-aos-83-anos-em-sao-paulo.shtml|url-status=dead|title=João Carlos Marinho, autor de 'O Gênio do Crime', morre aos 83 anos, em São Paulo|date=March 18, 2019|archivedate=March 19, 2019|website=Folha de S.Paulo}}
  • March 26: Rafael Henzel, 45, sports broadcaster, survivor of LaMia Flight 2933crash, heart attack.

=April=

  • April 7: Jean Paul Jacob, 81–82, Brazilian-American computer scientist.
  • April 15: Marcelo Dascal, 78, Brazilian-born Israeli philosopher and linguist.
  • April 19: MC Sapão, 40, singer, pneumonia.{{Cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-mc-sapao-expoente-do-funk-carioca-dos-anos-2000-23611477|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912143215/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-mc-sapao-expoente-do-funk-carioca-dos-anos-2000-23611477|url-status=dead|title=Morre MC Sapão, expoente do funk carioca dos anos 2000|date=April 19, 2019|archivedate=September 12, 2019|website=O Globo}}
  • April 20: Valdiram, 36, footballer (CR Vasco da Gama), beaten.
  • April 25: Dirceu Krüger, 74, footballer (Coritiba), heart attack.
  • April 26: Zé do Carmo, 85, ceramist, heart attack.
  • April 28:
  • Caroline Bittencourt, 37, model, drowned.
  • Maurício Peixoto, 98, engineer and mathematician.
  • April 29: José Rodrigues Neto, 69, footballer, thrombosis.
  • April 30: Beth Carvalho, 72, samba singer (Estação Primeira de Mangueira).

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