1986 in Brazil

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors

• *Nabor Júnior
• *Iolanda Fleming Alagoas:
• *Divaldo Suruagy
• *José de Medeiros Tavares Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho Bahia: João Durval Carneiro Ceará: Gonzaga Mota Espírito Santo:
• *Gerson Camata
• *José Moraes Goiás:
• *Iris Rezende
• *Onofre Quinan Maranhão: Luís Rocha Mato Grosso:
• *Julio Campos
• *Wilmar Peres de Faria [List of Governors of List of Governors of Mato Grosso|Mato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]:
• *Wilson Barbosa Martins
• *Ramez Tebet Minas Gerais: Hélio Garcia Pará: Jader Barbalho Paraíba:
• * Wilson Braga
• * Rivando Cavalcanti
• * Milton Bezerra Cabral Paraná:
• *José Richa
• * João Elísio Ferraz de Campos Pernambuco:
• *Roberto Magalhães
• *Gustavo Krause Piauí:
• *Hugo Napoleão
• *Bona Medeiros Rio de Janeiro: Leonel BrizolaRio Grande do Norte:
• *José Agripino Maia
• *Radir Pereira de Araujo Rio Grande do Sul: Jair de Oliveira SoaresRondônia: Ângelo Angelin Santa Catarina: Esperidião Amin São Paulo: André Franco Montoro Sergipe: João Alves Filho

Vice governors

• *Iolanda Ferreira Lima Fleming
• *Vacant thereafter Alagoas:
• *José de Medeiros Tavares
• *Vacant thereafter Amazonas:
• *Manoel Henriques Ribeiro
• * Vacant thereafter Bahia: Edvaldo de Oliveira Flores Ceará: José Adauto BezerraEspírito Santo:
• *José Moraes
• *Vacant thereafter Goiás:
• *Onofre Quinan
• *Vacant thereafter Maranhão: João Rodolfo Ribeiro Gonçalves Mato Grosso:
• *Wilmar Peres de Faria
• *Vacant thereafter Mato Grosso do Sul:
• *Ramez Tebet
• *Vacant thereafter Minas Gerais: VacantPará: Laércio Dias Franco Paraíba:
• *José Carlos da Silva Júnior
• *Vacant thereafter Paraná:
• *João Elísio Ferraz de Campos
• *Vacant thereafter Pernambuco:
• *Gustavo Krause Gonçalves Sobrinho
• *Vacant thereafter Piauí:
• *José Raimundo Bona Medeiros
• *Vacant thereafter Rio de Janeiro: Darcy RibeiroRio Grande do Norte:
• *Radir Pereira
• *Vacant thereafter Rio Grande do Sul: Cláudio Ênio Strassburger Santa Catarina: Victor Fontana São Paulo:
• *Orestes Quércia
• *Vacant Sergipe: Antônio Carlos Valadares

Events

January

• January 16: Octávio Pinto Guimarães is elected president of the CBF, after being supported and financed by mobster Castor de Andrade.

February

• February 28: The Cruzado Plan, an economic plan that establishes a price freeze, is launched. The Brazilian currency is now called the Cruzado, which is equivalent to one thousand Cruzeiros.

March

• March 28: The second Brazilian communications satellite, Brasilsat A2, is launched by a European Ariane 3 rocket from the Kourou launch base in French Guiana.

April

• April 16: The National Congress of Brazil approves the Cruzado Plan, also known as the Economic Stabilization Plan.

June

• June 30: Xou da Xuxa begins on TV Globo.

July

• July 29: Brazilian President José Sarney and Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín sign economic agreements in Buenos Aires for mutual integration; the basis for the future creation of the Southern Common Market.

October

• October 31: The Volkswagen Beetle ceased to be produced after 30 years of commercialization and 23 years of leadership in the Brazilian market; where 3 million and 300 thousand units were commercialized.

November

• November 15: General elections are held for governors, senators, federal and state deputies.
• November 30: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hits the municipality of João Câmara, Rio Grande do Norte.

December

• December 18: The Rio Group is created in Rio de Janeiro, with the purpose of creating a better political relationship among Latin America and Caribbean states.

Births

February

• February 19: Marta, footballer

April

• April 1: Hugo Pessanha, judoka
• April 29: Monique Alfradique, actress

June

• June 15: Cezar Bononi, professional wrestler

July

• July 25: Hulk, footballer

August

• August 10: Jucemar Gaucho, footballer
• August 21: Caio Narcio, politician and social scientist
• August 24: Fabiano Santacroce, Brazilian-born Italian footballer

Deaths

• February 19: Francisco Mignone, classical music composer