Events in the year 2017 in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 1 January 2019. He took office after the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impe ...

Vice president A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

: ''Vacant''

Governors

Acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...

Tião Viana Sebastião Afonso Viana Macedo Neves, better known as Tião Viana ( Rio Branco, February 9, 1961), is a doctor and Brazilian politician. He was formerly Governor of Acre and is a member of the Workers' Party. He served as interim President of the ...

Alagoas Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...

: Renan Filho * Amapa: Waldez Góes * Amazonas: ** José Melo (until 9 May) **

David Almeida David Antônio Abisai Pereira de Almeida, (born February 8, 1969) better known as David Almeida, is a Brazilian lawyer and politician affiliated to the Avante. He was elected mayor of Manaus in the municipal elections of Brazil in 2020. In 2017 ...

(9 May-4 October) ** Amazonino Mendes (from 4 October) *

Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

: Rui Costa *

Ceará Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by ...

: Camilo Santana *

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...

: Paulo Hartung *

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

Marconi Perillo Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior (born in Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-We ...

Maranhão Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it ...

: Flávio Dino *

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...

: Pedro Taques *

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...

: Reinaldo Azambuja *

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

: Fernando Damata Pimentel *

Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

: Simão Jatene *

Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...

: Ricardo Coutinho * Paraná: Beto Richa *

Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

: Paulo Câmara *

Piauí Piauí ( ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piauí has the shortest coastline of any coas ...

: Wellington Dias *

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

: Luiz Fernando Pezão *

Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", refe ...

: Robinson Faria *

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...

: José Ivo Sartori *

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). It is bordered by Acre (state), Acre in the west, Amazonas, Brazil, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bo ...

: Confúcio Moura *

Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...

: Suely Campos * Santa Catarina: Raimundo Colombo *

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

Geraldo Alckmin Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho (; born 7 November 1952) is a Brazilian physician and politician currently serving as 26th vice president of Brazil. He previously was the List of governors of São Paulo, Governor of São Paulo (state), S� ...

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geogra ...

: Jackson Barreto *

Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2014 ...

: Marcelo Miranda

Vice governors

: Maria Nazareth Melo de Araújo Lambert *

: José Luciano Barbosa da Silva *

Amapá Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area ...

: João Bosco Papaléo Paes * Amazonas: ** José Henrique Oliveira (until 4 October) ** João Bosco Gomes Saraiva (from 4 October) *

: João Leão *

: Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho *

: César Roberto Colnago *

: José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior *

: Carlos Orleans Brandão Júnior *

: ** Carlos Henrique Baqueta Fávaro (until 5 April) **''Vacant'' thereafter *

: Rose Modesto *

: Antônio Eustáquio Andrade Ferreira *

: José da Cruz Marinho *

Lígia Feliciano Ana Lígia Costa Feliciano (born 21 April 1957) is a Brazilian doctor, businesswoman, and politician who served as the vice-governor of Paraíba from 2015 to 2023. She served as vice-governor under governors Ricardo Coutinho and João Azevêdo. Sh ...

* Paraná: ** Maria Aparecida Borghetti (until 6 April) **''Vacant'' thereafter *

: Raul Jean Louis Henry Júnior * Piaui: Margarete de Castro Coelho *

: Francisco Dornelles *

: Fábio Dantas *

: José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli *

: *

: Paulo César Justo Quartiero * Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira *

: Márcio França *

: Belivaldo Chagas Silva *

: Cláudia Telles de Menezes Pires Martins Lelis

Events

January

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Emp ...

: At least 56 people are killed in a prison riot in Manaus at the ''Anisio Jobim'' penitentiary complex in Amazonas. *

January 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will ...

: Members of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) prison gang kill 31 inmates at the ''Monte Cristo Agricultural Penitentiary'' in

, in revenge for an earlier massacre in Amazonas that killed 56 inmates. *

January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the ra ...

: Police raid multiple

locations in an investigation of

Caixa Econômica Federal The Caixa Econômica Federal (, ''Federal Savings Bank''), also referred to as Caixa or CEF, is a state-owned Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil. It is the fourth largest banking institution in Brazil, as ...

lending practices. *

January 15 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Roman emperor, Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. *1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to set ...

: ** At least 10 inmates are killed in a prison riot between rival gangs in Natal. ** Another 33 prisoners are killed in a fresh outbreak of violence at Alcacuz prison in

. *

January 19 Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to '' Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surren ...

: A small plane carrying Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki crashes into the sea near the tourist town of

Paraty Paraty (or Parati, ) is a preserved Portuguese colonial (1500–1822) and Brazilian Imperial (1822–1889) municipality with a population of about 43,000. The name "Paraty" originates from the local Guaianá Indians' indigenous Tupi language, ...

; killing the

magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judi ...

and four other people. Zavascki had been handling the politically-charged,

Operation Car Wash Operation Car Wash (, ) was a landmark anti-corruption probe in Brazil.Kurtenbach, S., & Nolte, D. (2017). Latin America's Fight against Corruption: The End of Impunity. GIGA Focus Lateinamerika, (03). Beginning in March 2014 as the investiga ...

corruption trials. *

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...

: Brazilian police enter the Alcacuz prison outside of

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Natal (), literally ''Christmas'' or ''natal'' ("birth") is the capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil. According to Brazilian Institute of Geograp ...

after a week of fighting left 26 inmates dead. At least 126 people have been killed in

's prisons since the beginning of the year. *

January 30 Events Pre-1600 * 1018 – Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen. * 1287 – King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom. 1601–1900 * 1607 – An es ...

ian police arrest EBX Group CEO Eike Batista for allegedly bribing officials in

, including former

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Sérgio Cabral Filho.

February

February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of " Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: ...

: STF Minister Edson Fachin is selected as the new rapporteur for Operation Lava Jato, after the death of Teori Zavascki. *

February 3 Events Pre-1600 * 1047 – Drogo of Hauteville is elected as count of the Apulian Normans during the Norman conquest of Southern Italy. * 1112 – Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, u ...

experiences the biggest security crisis in the state. *

February 6 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Hormizd IV, king of the Sasanian Empire, is overthrown and blinded by his brothers-in-law Vistahm and Vinduyih. * 1579 – The Diocese of Manila is erected by papal bull, with Domingo de Salazar appointe ...

deploys the

Brazilian Army The Brazilian Army (; EB) is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and, internally, for guaranteeing law, order and the constitutional branches, subordina ...

to the southeastern state of

, where a police strike leads to a wave of violence and looting, including dozens of murders in the state capital, Vitória. *

February 8 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. * 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of ...

: TRE-RJ determines the impeachment of the mandates of the

Governor of Rio de Janeiro This is a list of ''governadores'' ( Portuguese "governors"), ''interventores'' ("inspectors") and presidents of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Governors First Republic (1889–1930) Vargas Era (1930–1945) ...

, Luiz Fernando Pezão and vice governor Francisco Dornelles. *

February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno (emperor), Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire *1003 – Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I ...

: Supreme Court justice Edson Fachin authorizes an investigation into efforts to impede the

kickback investigation. Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot accuses former President and current Senator José Sarney, as well as Senators Romero Juca and Renan Calheiros of obstruction of justice, citing conversations secretly recorded by cooperating witness Sergio Machado, former president of Transpetro.

March

March 7 Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. * 1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Cobl ...

: Economic figures released show that the Brazilian economy shrank 3.6% in 2016. *

March 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur. * 1355 – Amidst the Red Turban Rebellions, Han Lin'er, ...

: By using the fully expendable version of their

Falcon 9 Falcon 9 is a Reusable launch system#Partial reusable launch systems, partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, an ...

launch vehicle;

SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies Corp., commonly referred to as SpaceX, is an America, American space technology company headquartered at the SpaceX Starbase, Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. Since its founding in 2002, the compa ...

successfully launches the EchoStar 23 satellite, a direct-to-home television broadcast service for

, into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. *

March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ...

: ** Operation Carne Fraca begins, which investigates some of the largest meat processing companies in the country. ** Share prices for meatpacker JBS S.A. drop 10%. *

March 25 Until 1752 it was the official date of the beginning of the year in England and its dominions (in the Julian calendar). Events Pre-1600 * 410 – The Southern Yan capital of Guanggu falls to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, ending th ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, and

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

lift their bans on importing meat from Brazil.

April

April 5 Events Pre-1600 * 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. * 919 – The Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921), second Fatimid invasion of Medieval Egypt, Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, Al-Qa'im (Fa ...

: Former ''Secretary of Health'' of

Sérgio Côrtes is charged, along with two other people, with

obstruction of justice In United States jurisdictions, obstruction of justice refers to a number of offenses that involve unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investiga ...

for trying to get former under-secretary Cesar Romero to change his testimony in an

investigation. *

April 11 Events Pre-1600 * 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. * 1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. *1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferra ...

: STF Minister, Edson Fachin removes the secrecy of Odebrecht's accusations in the context of Operation Lava Jato. *

April 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1111 – Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. * 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. * 1455 – Thirteen Years' War: ...

: A former

Odebrecht Odebrecht S.A. (), officially known as Novonor, is a Brazilian conglomerate, headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, consisting of diversified businesses in the fields of engineering, construction, chemicals and petrochemicals. The company w ...

executive, jailed for bribery, says that

was involved in a scheme to funnel a $40 million dollar illegal

campaign contribution Campaign financealso called election finance, political donations, or political financerefers to the funds raised to promote candidates, political parties, or policy initiatives and referendums. Donors and recipients include individuals, corpor ...

to his party's campaign fund. Temer denies this. *

April 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. * 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of H ...

: A

federal judge Federal judges are judges appointed by a federal level of government as opposed to the state/provincial/local level. United States A U.S. federal judge is appointed by the U.S. president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Arti ...

orders

Petrobras Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by and Trade name, trading as the portmanteau Petrobras (), is a Brazilian state-owned enterprise, majority state-owned multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. ...

to suspend the sale of its stake in an offshore prospect to Norway's

Statoil Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. It is primarily a petroleum company operating in 36 countries with additional investments in renewable energy. In th ...

. This is in response to the ''National Federation of Oil Workers'' petition, where there should have been an open bidding process for the transaction. * April 25: Around 50 armed men allegedly belonging to the

-based First Capital Command, storm a security vault and police headquarters in

Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (, Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km east of Asunción, the capital, and i ...

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

, escape with around $6 million in a daring cross-border raid. *

April 28 Events Pre-1600 * 224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V, effectively ending the Parthian Empire. * 357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victor ...

: **A nationwide strike takes place against cuts to

social security Welfare spending is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance ...

benefits and changes to

labour law Labour laws (also spelled as labor laws), labour code or employment laws are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship be ...

s by

's government, including plans to raise the retirement age to 65. This is the first general strike in Brazil in twenty years. ** Rocha Loures is filmed leaving a pizzeria with 500,000 reals in a carry-on he received from one of Joesley Batista's executives. ** Eike Batista is released from prison, whilst pending trial, by Supreme Court justice Gilmar Mendes. Batista had been charged with making $16.5 million in bribes to the former

governor of Rio de Janeiro This is a list of ''governadores'' ( Portuguese "governors"), ''interventores'' ("inspectors") and presidents of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Governors First Republic (1889–1930) Vargas Era (1930–1945) ...

May

May 4 Events Pre-1600 * 1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''. * 1415 – Religious reformer John Wycliffe is condemned a ...

: The Brazilian geostationary satellite

SGDC-1 The Geostationary Satellite for Defense and Strategic Communications (, or SGDC) is a Brazilian geostationary communication satellite that was built by Thales Alenia Space in France, it was placed in the orbital position of 75 degrees west longit ...

is launched at the Kourou base in French Guiana. It was carried out by

Arianespace Arianespace SA is a French company founded in March 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It operates two launch vehicles: Vega C, a Small-lift launch vehicle, small-lift rocket, and Ariane 6, a Medium-lift launch vehicl ...

, which was launched by the Ariane 5 rocket. *

May 11 Events Pre-1600 * 330 – Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New Rome and declaring it the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. *868 – A copy of the Diamond Sūtr ...

: The

federal government of Brazil The Federal Government of Brazil (''Governo Federal'') is the national government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, a republic in South America divided into States of Brazil, 26 states and a federal district. The Brazilian federal government i ...

informs the

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that it is ending its

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state before, during, o ...

concerning the

Zika virus Zika virus (ZIKV; pronounced or ) is a member of the virus family ''Flaviviridae''. It is spread by daytime-active ''Aedes'' mosquitoes, such as '' A. aegypti'' and '' A. albopictus''. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where ...

, following a 95.3% reduction in cases in early 2017 compared to early 2016. *

May 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. * 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. * 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explo ...

: ''

O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Ir ...

'' reports, that it has obtained recordings of President

discussing a bribe for Eduardo Cunha. Cunha is imprisoned on a nine-year sentence for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in return for not talking to prosecutors. Temer strongly denies the report. *

May 18 Events Pre-1600 * 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. * 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47 ...

: Police search the Rio de Janeiro apartment of

Aécio Neves Aécio Neves da Cunha (; born 10 March 1960) is a Brazilian economist, politician and former president of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was the 17th List of Governors of Minas Gerais, Governor of Minas Gerais from 1 January 20 ...

, who narrowly lost the 2014 presidential election to

Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the ...

in the second-round runoff. The Supreme Court, which has jurisdiction in criminal trials of sitting politicians, suspend Neves' senatorial status, due to his pending criminal trial. An

executive seeking a lighter sentence on his own bribery charges, filmed Nueves discussing a payment of two million reals, roughly $638,000. *

May 19 Events Pre-1600 * 639 – Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace. * 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected. * 934 – The Byzantine Empire reconquers Melitene under ...

: **The

Supreme Court In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

releases a

plea bargain A plea bargain, also known as a plea agreement or plea deal, is a legal arrangement in criminal law where the defendant agrees to plead guilty or no contest to a charge in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor. These concessions can include a ...

testimony from JBS S.A., revealing that the company paid 500 million reais in bribes to politicians, including current

; his predecessors

and

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known Mononym, mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A mem ...

; and former presidential candidates

and

José Serra José Serra Chirico (; born 19 March 1942) is a Brazilian politician who has served as a Congressman, Senator, Minister of Planning, Minister of Health, Mayor of São Paulo, Governor of São Paulo state, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil) ...

. **Protesters demand new elections after the release of an audio tape in which Temer appears to approve a hush money payment to Eduardo Cunha. *

May 24 Events Pre-1600 * 919 – The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. * 1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. * 1276 – Magnus ...

: Protestors set fire to the Ministry of Agriculture headquarters in

Brasília Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...

, amid calls for the impeachment or resignation of

President of Brazil The president of Brazil (), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil () or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the ...

over allegations of corruption.

June

June 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León. * 1298 – Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. * 1495 – A monk, John Cor, rec ...

: The first increase in GDP after eight consecutive quarterly declines is registered. The country is recovering from the 2014 economic crisis. *

June 6 Events Pre-1600 * 913 – Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointe ...

: The

Superior Electoral Court The Superior Electoral Court (, TSE) is the highest body of the Brazilian Election Justice, Brazilian Electoral Justice, which also comprises one Regional Electoral Court (Brazil), Regional Electoral Court (, TRE) in each of the 26 states and th ...

(TSE) reopens the illegal campaign funding case against

, the vice presidential candidate on former President

's ticket in

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

. Temer became president in August 2016 when Rousseff was

impeached Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements. In Eu ...

, and could be

unseated Unseating is a political term which refers to a legislator who loses their seat in an election. A legislator who is unseated loses the right to sit in a legislative chamber. A landslide victory results in many legislators being unseated. Austral ...

if the court annuls the Rousseff– Temer election victory. *

June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognises the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. * 1002 – He ...

: TSE hears a motion on the admissibility of new allegations made in plea bargain testimony by construction company

about illegal campaign contributions to the political ticket shared by then-president

and then-vice president

, who replaced her after her impeachment. *

June 9 Events Pre-1600 * 411 BC – The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy. * 53 – The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia. * 68 – Nero dies by suicide after quoting Vergil's ''Aeneid'', thus ending the J ...

: TSE votes 4–3 to reject the campaign finance case against Temer, which had also implicated Rousseff as his running mate. *

June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. * 1325 – Ibn ...

: Former governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral Filho, is sentenced to 14 years and two months in prison for corruption and

money laundering Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds i ...

in a scheme involving kickbacks for construction contracts, such as a Rio petrochemical plant. Former Rio

interior minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...

Wilson Carlos Carvalho, described as Cabral's right hand, is also found guilty and sentenced to ten years. Judge Sergio Moro said there wasn't enough evidence to convict Cabral's wife, Adriana Ancelmo. *

June 21 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarios sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily. * 1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong o ...

: **Reports surface of a Temer administration plan to lift restrictions on foreign mining company operations within a 150-mile zone of the country's border. **''DataPoder'' puts Temer approval rating at 2%. *

June 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1358 – The Republic of Ragusa is founded. * 1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England. * 1499 – Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in B ...

: **

is charged with corruption by Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot. The case eventually goes to the Supreme Federal Court. **A federal court upholds João Vaccari Neto's appeal of his 15-year sentence for

bribery Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or Offer and acceptance, acceptance of a private favor (a bribe) in exchange for official action. The purpose of a bribe is to influence the actions of the recipient, a person in charge of an official ...

and

. *

June 29 Events Pre-1600 * 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of Wei. * 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. * 1170 – A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damagi ...

: Ipsos Institute poll puts Temer disapproval rating at 93%.

July

July 4 Events Pre-1600 * 362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and procla ...

: Temer's government introduces a legislative initiative described as labor reform. *

July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius). * 911 – Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair ...

: Temer signs ''MP 759'' into law, making significant changes to Brazilian land and

agrarian reform Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution. Lan ...

policies that environmentalists say threaten to worsen

deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...

and a massive asset transfer to large landowners. * July 12: Judge Sergio Moro sentences former Brazilian president

to nine and a half years in prison, albeit remaining free on appeal. Lula is found guilty on corruption and money laundering charges in connection with the

investigation. He is the first

president of Brazil The president of Brazil (), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil () or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the ...

to be criminally convicted since the enactment of the 1988 Constitution. *

July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridg ...

: Temer appoints Sérgio Sá Leitão as

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. * July 27: Transparency NGO ''Contas Abertas'' (Open Accounts) said Temer spent 4.2 billion reals ($1.33 billion) since June, compared to 100 million reals in January through May, in advance of a vote in the lower house on corruption charges that could remove him from office.

August

* August 2: The

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bars accusations of passive corruption against

. * August 3: In

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sign

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from

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for a world-record transfer fee of

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222 million ( £200 million,

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264 million). *

August 6 Events Pre-1600 *686 – The Ummayad forces suffer a deceisive defeat against the pro-Alid forces under Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar in the battle of Khazir. *1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria (1284), Battle o ...

: Police and soldiers raid five poor suburbs of

looking for those responsible for a string of truck hijackings. *

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and foun ...

: **Sérgio Côrtes, former Secretary of Health of

, states in court that $3 million US had been deposited for his use in a Swiss bank account in connection with an

overbilling Overbilling (sometimes spelled as over-billing) is the practice of charging more than is legally or ethically acceptable on an invoice or bill. Overview Contractors and professionals Overbilling in the medical industry can occur when doctors seek ...

scheme involving

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at a Rio

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. **

discovers "oil accumulation in the Campos basin's pre-salt layer, in the area of Marlim Sul field." *

August 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power in China and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the previous day, had no heirs. * 942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the H ...

Justice Minister A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

Torquato Jardim stated at a conference that Brazil's

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accounted for 16% of its

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries. GDP is often used to measure the economic performanc ...

. *

August 21 Events Pre-1600 * 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. *1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song War ...

: Temer administration announces plans to privatize Eletrobras, the

subsidiary that produces 40% of Brazil's electricity. * August 22: The

passenger ship A passenger ship is a merchant ship whose primary function is to carry passengers on the sea. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freig ...

''Comandante Ribeiro'' sinks in the

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near Porto de Moz, where at least ten people lost their lives. *

August 23 Events Pre-1600 * 30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Ca ...

: News emerges that

has abolished the protected status of a huge piece of land in the remote northern Amazon known as the ''National Reserve of Copper and Associates'' (Renca). * August 25:

abolishes the 46,000 km² ''National Reserve of Copper and Associates'' (Renca) ecological reserve, which spans the borders of

and

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. More than 20 domestic and multinational firms have expressed interest in accessing the area's deposits of

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copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

tantalum Tantalum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ta and atomic number 73. It is named after Tantalus, a figure in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a very hard, ductility, ductile, lustre (mineralogy), lustrous, blue-gray transition ...

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...

nickel Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive, but large pieces are slo ...

and

manganese Manganese is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese was first isolated in the 1770s. It is a transition m ...

. * August 29: An injunction is issued against the revocation of Renca, stating that

has exceeded his authority and that the area's ecological protections can only be undertaken by the

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September

* September 5: - The

Federal Police A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for law enforcement within a specific jurisdiction through the employment and deployment of law enforcement officers and their resources. The most common type of law enforcement ...

makes the biggest seizure of cash in the nation's history, during a search and seizure in Operation Lost Treasure. * September 6: Prosecutors file corruption charges in connection with Operation Carwash against ex-presidents

and

. This is the first time allegations had been made against Rousseff, whereas Lula has previously been charged in connection with a beach house that prosecutors say was a bribe. *

September 8 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem. * 617 – Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path ...

: Prosecutor Rodrigo Janot files charges in the

against officials in President

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accusing them of forming a criminal organization. *

September 10 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. * 1089 – The first synod of pope Urban II starts in Melfi, with seventy bishops and twelve abbots in attendance. The synod issues several decree ...

: Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai), the Brazilian agency for indigenous people, report that a group of miners had boasted of killing as many as ten members of an uncontacted tribe. * September 11: **Authorities investigate the reported

murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisd ...

of ten members of an

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ian tribe in the Javari Valley. **Brazilian prosecutors announce a joint investigation with

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, regarding a scheme in which the Venezuelan government agency

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overpaid for agricultural equipment from Brazil's ''America Trading'' by $64 million. Investigators say that most of the payments wound up in accounts in Panama, Switzerland and the United States. * September 15: Additional corruption charges are filed against

in relation to illegal campaign contributions from JBS S.A. * September 16:

imposes a 20%

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import An importer is the receiving country in an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade. Import is part of the International Trade which involves buying and receivin ...

s of US

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. * September 28:

auctions oil leases, raising more than one billion dollars.

October

October 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. * 1209 – Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. * 1302 – The Byzantine–Venetian War comes ...

ian police detain

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fugitive Cesare Battisti, after he was attempting to flee across the border into

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, in order to avoid

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back to Italy. If extradited, he faces a

life sentence Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term). Crimes that result in life imprisonment are c ...

in prison for four murders he committed during the 1970s. *October 5 – In the town of Janaúba,

state, a recently dismissed security guard set fire to a childcare center killing ten children and three teachers, and leaving, mostly children aged four and five, injured. *

October 18 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – Heartbroken by the deaths of her sons Nero and Drusus, and banished to the island of Pandateria by Tiberius, Agrippina the Elder dies of self-inflicted starvation. * 320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek phil ...

: The Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Accounting Court) said Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) paid 20% too much for the shares it bought of JBS S.A., from Joesley and Wesley Batista, causing an $89 million loss. *October 26 – Brazil's Chamber of Deputies voted 233–251 on a motion to approve impeachment proceedings against President

. The motion required a two-thirds majority (342 votes) to proceed. Brazilian law requires Chamber of Deputies approval of a Supreme Court trial; criminal charges cannot be brought against a sitting president under Brazilian law. *

October 27 Events Pre-1600 *312 – Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of Constantine, Vision of the Cross. *1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam. *1524 – French troops Italian campaign of 152 ...

: Brazil auctions offshore oil leases to

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and

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November

November 8 Events Pre-1600 * 960 – Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. * 1278 – Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dyn ...

Commission In-Commission or commissioning may refer to: Business and contracting * Commission (remuneration), a form of payment to an agent for services rendered ** Commission (art), the purchase or the creation of a piece of art most often on behalf of anot ...

approves a bill restricting abortion, even in cases of rape. *

November 12 Events Pre-1600 * 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. * 1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. ...

: The Brazilian Grand Prix takes place at the

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in the Interlagos neighborhood of

. It is the final home race for Felipe Massa and is won by Sebastian Vettel. *

November 21 Events Pre-1600 *164 BCE – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, rededicates the Temple in Jerusalem, an event that is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. (25 Kislev 3597 in the Hebrew calendar.) * 2 ...

: Temer signs immigration bill into law. *

November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 *1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of t ...

: The

upholds a national ban on the use of

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December

* December 6: Alleged

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Rogério da Silva, known as ''Rogério 157'', is arrested in Rocinha, in an operation involving 3,000 members of the Brazilian military and

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. * December 9: The

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(PSDB) selects

as its presidential candidate in the upcoming 2018 general election. *

December 12 Events Pre-1600 * 627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh. * 1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia ...

: Charges are filed in the 10th Federal Court in

against Rodrigo Santos da Rocha Loures, after accepting a bribe as an aide to

. Loures was filmed leaving a

pizzeria with a bag containing 500,000 reis which was, according to prosecutors, supposed to be a down payment on a R38 million project, to be paid over nine months. Temer was charged as well, but the

voted against allowing the Supreme Court to try the charge. A prosecution of Temer on that charge thereupon cannot proceed until he leaves office. This filing represents a move forward in a criminal case against Rocha Lourdes. *

December 15 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – Vandalic War: Byzantine Empire, Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum. * 687 – Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes P ...

: Ecudadorean Vice President

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is sentenced to six years in prison for taking $13.5 million from Brazilian conglomerate

. *

December 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1154 – Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. * 1187 – Pope Clement III is elected. * 1490 – Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy. * 1562 &ndas ...

: Marcelo Odebrecht is released from prison after two and a half years. Seven years of his reduced sentence remain, but he's been greenlighted to serve the remainder of his sentence at his luxury home in

. Originally sentenced to 9 years, Odebrecht's sentence is reduced in return for his cooperation in

. *

December 21 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – The Roman Senate declares Vespasian Roman emperor, emperor of Rome, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors. *1124 – Pope Honorius II is consecrated, having been elected after the controversial dethroning ...

: Relations between Brazil and Guyana are intensified after a new cooperation agreement between the countries. *

December 28 Events Pre-1600 * 418 – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I. * 457 – Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor. * 484 – Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the V ...

: Supreme Court chief justice Cármen Lúcia upholds the appeal of chief prosecutor Raquel Dodge against Temer's Christmas

pardon A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the j ...

, which he expanded to cover first offenders with convictions for non-violent crimes who served at least one fifth of their sentence. Corncerns have been expressed that the change was intendeded to benefit politicians convicted under the

investigation.

Arts and culture

* 2016–17 Brazil network television schedule * List of Brazilian films of 2017

Sports

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Deaths

January

* January 3: Vida Alves, 88, actress, multiple organ failure. * January 19: ** Loalwa Braz, 63, singer-songwriter (" Lambada"). ** Teori Zavascki, 68,

judge, Operação Lava Jato reporter, plane crash. * January 20: Carlos Alberto Silva, 77, football manager ( Guarani,

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, Corinthians,

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February

* February 1: Albano Bortoletto Cavallin, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guarapuava (1986–1992) and Archbishop of

Londrina Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is 388 km (241 miles) away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and f ...

(1992–2006), surgical complications. * February 3: Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, 66, trade unionist, First Lady (2003–2010), stroke. * February 11:

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, 26, professional basketball player (

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). * February 13: Paulo Henrique Filho, 52, footballer. * February 28: Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira, 90, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ipameri (1975–1985) and Archbishop of

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(1985–2002).

March

* March 25: Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira, 88, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guarabira (1981–1989), Archbishop of

(1995–2004). * March 29: João Gilberto Noll, 70, writer.

April

* April 4: Clóvis Frainer, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of

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(1985–1991) and

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(1991–2001). * April 6: ** Bona Medeiros, 86, Governor of

(1986–1987). ** Newton Holanda Gurgel, 93, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Crato (1993–2001). * April 23: Jerry Adriani, 70, singer and actor, cancer. * April 30: Belchior, 70, singer and composer.

May

* May 2: Eduardo Portella, 84, essayist, author and politician,

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(1979–1980). * May 5:

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, 70, sambista, kidney disease and diabetes. * May 7: Elon Lages Lima, 87, mathematician. * May 10: Nelson Xavier, 75, actor ('' The Guns'', '' A Queda''), lung disease. * May 12: Antonio Candido, 98, literary critic and sociologist. * May 19: Kid Vinil, 62, musician and record producer.

June

* June 12: Pessalli, 26, footballer ( Grêmio,

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, Paraná), traffic collision. * June 13: José Odon Maia Alencar, 88, Governor of

(1966), Mayor of Pio IX (1959–1962). * June 15: Wilma de Faria, 72, governor of

(2003–2010), cancer. * June 16: Eliza Clívia, 37, singer, traffic collision. * June 27: João Oneres Marchiori, 84, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

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(1977–1983) and

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(1987–2009).

July

* July 3: Ângelo Angelin, 82, Governor of Rondônia (1985–1987). * July 4: Maria d'Apparecida, 91, opera singer. * July 7: Johnson Kendrick, 25, footballer ( Al-Gharafa), shot. * July 10: Elvira Vigna, 69, writer, cancer. * July 20: Marco Aurélio Garcia, 76, politician, heart attack. * July 23:

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, 66, footballer (

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), world championship bronze medalist (

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

), heart attack. * July 24: Domingo Alzugaray, 84, Argentine-born Brazilian actor and journalist, founder of '' ISTOÉ'', complications of Alzheimer's disease. * July 26: Maxlei dos Santos Luzia, 42, footballer (

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, AA Portuguesa, Vila Nova), cerebral edema. * July 27: Perivaldo Dantas, 64, footballer (

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), pneumonia. * July 29: José Osvaldo de Meira Penna, 100, diplomat and writer.

August

* August 4: Luiz Melodia, 66, actor, singer and songwriter, bone marrow cancer. * August 5: Ralph Biasi, 69, Mayor of Americana (1973–1977) and Minister for Science and Technology (1988–1989). * August 11: Luiz Vicente Bernetti, 83, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Apucarana (2005–2009). * August 17: Paulo Silvino, 78, actor and humorist ('' A Praça É Nossa'', '' Zorra Total''), stomach cancer. * August 22: Pedro Pedrossian, 89, Governor of

(1966–1971) and

(1980–1983, 1991–1995). * August 26: Wilson das Neves, 81, percussionist and singer, cancer. * August 27: José Maria Pires, 98, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

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(1957–1965) and Archbishop of

(1965–1995), pneumonia.

September

* September 4: Rogéria, 74, actress and drag queen, septic shock. * September 15: Izidoro Kosinski, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Três Lagoas (1981–2009). * September 16: Marcelo Rezende, 65, journalist and television presenter, complications from pancreatic and liver cancer. * September 17: Laudir de Oliveira, 77, percussionist (

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) and producer. * September 22: Elizete da Silva, 46, heptathlete, South American champion (

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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), traffic collision.

October

* October 5: ** Heley de Abreu Silva Batista, 43, teacher ( Janaúba Tragedy), burns. ** Ruth Escobar, 81, Portuguese-born Brazilian actress ('' The Jew'') and politician, founder of Teatro Ruth Escobar. * October 8: Michel Fernando Costa, 36, footballer (

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), leukemia. * October 11: Nélio José Nicolai, 77, electrotechnician, inventor of

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. * October 22: ** Ângela Lago, 71, writer and illustrator. ** Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier, 80, French-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Guajará-Mirim (1980–2011), hemorrhagic stroke.

November

* November 4: Tallys, 30, footballer ( Paysandu), traffic collision. * November 5: Dionatan Teixeira, 25, Brazilian-born Slovak footballer (

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, Stoke City), heart attack. * November 7: Amelia Toledo, 90, sculptor and painter. * November 10: ** Moniz Bandeira, 81, political scientist, historian and poet. **

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, 53, actress ('' Sai de Baixo'', '' Sete Pecados'', '' Novo Mundo''), ovarian cancer. * November 15: Frans Krajcberg, 96, Polish-born Brazilian artist. * November 26: José Doth de Oliveira, 79, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Iguatu (2000–2009), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

December

* December 5: Victor Fontana, 101, Vice-Governor of Santa Catarina (1983–1987). * December 8: Ocimar Versolato, 56, fashion designer, aneurysm following a stroke. * December 10: Eva Todor, 98, Hungarian-born Brazilian actress, pneumonia. * December 21: ** Francelino Pereira, 96,

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(1995–2003), Governor of Minas Gerais (1979–1983), and Deputy (1963–1979). ** Renan Martins Pereira, 20, footballer ( Avaí), brain cancer.

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