2014 in Brazil

Events in the year 2014 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Dilma RousseffPresident of Brazil|Vice President]: Michel Temer

Governors

Acre: Tião VianaAlagoas: Teotônio Vilela FilhoAmapá: Camilo CapiberibeAmazonas:

*Omar Aziz
*José Melo Bahia: Jaques WagnerCeará: Cid GomesEspírito Santo: Renato CasagrandeGoiás: Marconi PerilloMaranhão:
*Roseana Sarney
*Arnaldo Melo Mato Grosso: Silval da CunhaMato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: André PuccinelliMinas Gerais:
*Antônio Anastasia
*Alberto Pinto Coelho Pará: Ricardo CoutinhoParaíba: Simão JateneParaná: Beto RichaPernambuco:
*Eduardo Campos
*João Lyra Neto Piauí:
*Wilson Martins
*Ze Filho Rio de Janeiro:
*Sérgio Cabral Filho
*Luiz Fernando Pezão Governors of [Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte]: Rosalba Ciarlini RosadoRio Grande do Sul: Tarso GenroRondônia: Confúcio MouraRoraima:
* José de Anchieta Júnior
* Chico Rodrigues Santa Catarina: Raimundo ColomboSão Paulo: Geraldo AlckminSergipe: Jackson BarretoTocantins:
*José Wilson Siqueira Campos
*Sandoval Cardoso

Vice governors

Acre: Carlos César Correia de Messias Alagoas: José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto Amapá: Doralice Nascimento de Souza Amazonas: José Melo de Oliveira Bahia: Otto Alencar Ceará: Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho Espírito Santo: Givaldo Vieira da Silva Goiás: José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior Maranhão: Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira Mato Grosso: Francisco Tarquínio Daltro Mato Grosso do Sul: Simone Tebet Minas Gerais: Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior Pará: Helenilson Cunha Pontes Paraíba: Rômulo José de Gouveia Paraná: Flávio José Arns Pernambuco: João Soares Lyra Neto Piaui: Antônio José de Moraes Souza Filho Rio de Janeiro:

*Luiz Fernando Pezão
*Vacant thereafter Rio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria Rio Grande do Sul: Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill Rondônia: Airton Pedro Gurgacz Roraima: Francisco de Assis Rodrigues Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho MoreiraSão Paulo: Guilherme Afif Domingos Sergipe: Jackson Barreto de Lima Tocantins:
*João Oliveira de Sousa
*Vacant thereafter

Events

2014 protests in Brazil

January

7 January: Folha de São Paulo publishes video footage showing the decapitated remains of three inmates killed at the Pedrinhas Prison Complex in Maranhão, in order to highlight severe prison violence.29 January: The Clean Company Act, establishing administrative and civil liability of companies for acts of corruption against national or foreign public administrations, enters into force.

April

The government enacts the Brazilian Digital Bill of Rights, protecting privacy, free expression online, and net neutrality.
The National Council of Justice issues a recommendation to courts to strengthen investigations of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities.

May

Nearly 2,900 police officers and public servants in Rio de Janeiro receive financial compensation for meeting crime reduction targets, including lowering police killings.

June

5 June: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control releases a risk assessment on communicable diseases and health threats for European citizens attending the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Brazil votes in favor of a UN Human Rights Council resolution condemning Israeli military operations in Gaza and abuses against civilians by both sides.

July

3 July: An overpass collapses onto a busy carriageway in Belo Horizonte, killing two people and leaving 22 injured.14-'16 July': 6th BRICS summit.

August

13 August: A Cessna aircraft crashes in the residential area of Santos, killing seven people, including Pernambuco Governor Eduardo Campos; a candidate in the upcoming Brazilian [presidential election, 2014|Brazilian presidential election]. It would also spark a large fire.19 August: After escaping in 2011, former doctor Roger Abdelmassih, 70 years old, is captured by the Paraguayan police with the support of the Brazilian Federal Police in Asunción.

September

14 September: Eike Batista is charged with insider trading and manipulating the stock price of OGX.27 September: Miss Brazil 2014.

October

5 October: The first round of general elections in the country is held. Dilma Rousseff and Aécio Neves move into the second round of the presidential election.18 October: Eike Batista's insider trading trial begins.19 October: Brazilian NGO Imazon releases figures that show deforestation in the Amazon has surged 190% over the same month in 2013, a year which itself showed a 29% increase in deforestation.26 October: The second round of general elections in the country is held, with Dilma Rousseff winning re-election by a narrow margin, 51.6% to Neves' 48.4%.

November

Brazil votes in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

December

10 December: 26 year old Sailson José das Graças is arrested for the serial murder as many as 41 people in a string of suspected racist hate crimes.

Arts and culture

For Brazilian films first released in 2014, see the list of Brazilian films of 2014. In music, see the list of number-one pop hits of 2014 (Brazil) and the list of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2014 (Brazil).
Alberto da Costa e Silva won the Camões Prize.

Sports

Brazil hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship, the 2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship and the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
In international multi-sport events, Brazil participated in the Winter Olympics, in the Winter Paralympics and also in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
For events in football (soccer), see 2014 in Brazilian football.
For motorsport, see 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo season, 2014 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas, 2014 Fórmula 3 Brasil season, 2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open, 2014 Fórmula Truck season, 2014 Brasileiro de Marcas season and 2014 Stock Car Brasil season.
Other sport events include the 2014 Brasil Open and the UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi.

Deaths