2010 in Brazil


Events in the year 2010 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil|Vice President]: José Alencar

Governors

Acre: Binho MarquesAlagoas: Teotônio Vilela FilhoAmapa:

Vice governors

Acre: Carlos César Correia de MessiasAlagoas: José Wanderley Neto Amapá: Pedro Paulo Dias de Carvalho Amazonas: Omar José Abdel Aziz Bahia: Edmundo Pereira SantosCeará: Francisco José Pinheiro Espírito Santo: Ricardo de Rezende Ferraço Goiás: Ademir de Oliveira Meneses Maranhão: João Alberto Souza Mato Grosso: Silval da Cunha Barbosa Mato Grosso do Sul: Murilo Zauith Minas Gerais:

Events

January

December 30 – January 6: January [2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides|Floods and landslides cause at least 85 deaths in Rio de Janeiro]. More than 4,000 people are forced to evacuate their homes.January 1: The new minimum wage takes effect.January 12: Humanitarian and aid worker, Zilda Arns is killed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake. She was there carrying out humanitarian activities on behalf of Pastoral da Criança.

February

February 11: José Roberto Arruda, Governor of the Federal District, is arrested by Federal Police, after accusations of corruption.February 17: Sinking of the Concordia.

April

April 5: Starting on April 5 until the middle of the month, another series of floods and mudslides in Rio de Janeiro, causes at least 249 deaths, 161 injuries, and over 15,000 homeless. Property damage is estimated to be around R$23.76 billion.April 15: 2010 IBSA summit.April 16: 2nd BRIC summit.

May

May 8: Miss Brasil 2010.

June

June 7: The construction firm TWS announces the construction of the Tour Geneve, which will feature 51 floors. It will be the first skyscraper in Brazil to have over 50 floors since the construction of the Mirante do Vale in 1960.

August

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November

November 21–'28': Criminal drug trafficking factions in Rio de Janeiro initiate a series of attacks in response to the government placing permanent police forces in the favelas.

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