1968 in Brazil
Events of the year 1968 in '''Brazil'''
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Marshal Artur da Costa e SilvaVice-President: Pedro AleixoGovernors
Acre: VacantAlagoas: Antônio Simeão de Lamenha Filho Amazonas: Danilo Duarte de Matos AreosaBahia: Luís Viana Filho Ceará: Plácido CasteloEspírito Santo: Cristiano Dias Lopes Filho Goiás: Otávio LageGuanabara: Francisco Negrão de LimaMaranhão: José Sarney Mato Grosso: Pedro Pedrossian Minas Gerais: Israel Pinheiro da Silva Pará: Alacid Nunes Paraíba: João Agripino Maia Paraná: Pablo Cruz Pimentel Pernambuco: Nilo CoelhoPiauí: Helvídio NunesRio de Janeiro: Geremias de Mattos FontesRio Grande do Norte: Walfredo Gurgel Dantas Rio Grande do Sul: Walter Peracchi Barcelos Santa Catarina: Ivo Silveira São Paulo: Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré Sergipe: Lourival BaptistaVice governors
Alagoas: Manoel Sampaio Luz Amazonas: Rui Arajuo Bahia: Jutahy Magalhães Ceará: Humberto ElleryEspírito Santo: Isaac Lopes Rubim Goiás: Osires Teixeira Maranhão: Antonio Jorge DinoMato Grosso: Lenine de Campos Póvoas Minas Gerais: Pio Soares Canedo Pará: João Renato Franco Paraíba: Antônio Juarez Farias Paraná: Plínio Franco Ferreira da Costa Pernambuco: Salviano Machado Filho Piauí: João Clímaco d'AlmeidaRio de Janeiro: Heli Ribeiro GomesRio Grande do Norte: Clóvis MottaSanta Catarina: Jorge Bornhausen São Paulo: Hilário Torloni Sergipe: ''Vacant''Events
March
28 March: A 16 year-old student named Edson Luís de Lima Souto, is killed after being shot in the chest by a police officer. This was during a protest between students and the Military Police at the Calabouço restaurant, in the UNE building, in Rio de Janeiro.April
5 April: The Minister of Justice, Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva, signs an act, prohibiting the functioning of the leftist political movement, known as Frente Ampla.20 April: A bomb attack destroys the headquarters entrance of the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, in São Paulo.May
15 May: A bomb explodes at the door of the São Paulo Stock Exchange.26 May: Dr. Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini and his team perform the first heart transplant in Latin America.28 May: A 23rd star representing the state of Acre, established six years before, is added to the flag of Brazil.June
26 June: The Passeata dos Cem Mil , a demonstration organized by the student movement against the military regime, takes place in the center of Rio de Janeiro.July
- 5 July: The Minister of Justice, Luís Antônio da Gama e Silva bans street demonstrations across the country.
- 13 July: Martha Vasconcellos becomes the second Brazilian to win the Miss Universe title, in the pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
November
- 1-'11 November: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom arrives in Brazil for an eleven-day visit.
- 7 November': The new headquarters of the São Paulo Museum of Art on Avenida Paulista is inaugurated with the presence of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
December
13 December: President Costa e Silva issues Institucional Act Number 5, giving the President powers to intervene on local governments, suspend Congress, ban political meetings, as well as censor the press, music and film.16 December: Mobster Castor de Andrade is arrested, after Secretary of Public Security of Guanabara, General Luís de França Oliveira, starts one of the biggest attacks against crime.30 December: The Secretariat of the National Defense Council publishes a list of impeached federal deputies.Births
January
3 January: Matheus Nachtergaele, actor and director7 January: Cazé Peçanha, television host12 January: Mauro Silva, former footballerJuly
20 July: Carlos Saldanha, directorNovember
18 November: Luizianne Lins, politicianDecember
- 31 December: Luciano Szafir, actor