2026 in Brazil

See also: 2026 in South America

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Events in the year 2026 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President
  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Vice President
  • Geraldo Alckmin
• President of the Chamber of Deputies
  • Hugo Motta
• President of the Federal Senate
  • Davi Alcolumbre
• President of the Supreme Federal Court
  • Edson Fachin

Events

January

• 2 January – A truck collides with a bus in Rio Grande do Sul, killing 11 people and injuring seven others.^[1]
• 8 January –
  • President Lula vetoes a bill that would have reduced the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro over the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot from 27 years to two.^[2]
  • A court in Minas Gerais sentences a former Roman Catholic priest based in Contagem to 24 years' imprisonment for raping a minor in 2016.^[3]
• 14 January – Four people are killed in a police operation against the Comando Vermelho in the Salgueiro favela of Rio de Janeiro.^[4]

Predicted and scheduled

• 4 October
  • 2026 Brazilian general election^[5]
  • 2026 Brazilian gubernatorial elections

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Brazil

Source:^[6][7]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 16–17 February – Carnival
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Tiradentes's Day
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 4 June – Feast of Corpus Christi
• 7 September – Independence Day
• 12 October – Our Lady of Aparecida
• 2 November – All Souls' Day
• 15 November – Republic Day
• 20 November – Black Consciousness Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 31 December — New Year's Eve

Deaths

• January 6 – Alex Felipe, 32, futsal player (Sporting CP, Norilsk Nickel, national team)^[8]
• January 10 – Isabel Veloso, 19, social media influencer^[9]

See also

• Mercosur
• Organization of American States
• Organization of Ibero-American States
• Community of Portuguese Language Countries

References

1. "Eleven killed as bus crashes head-on into truck in southern Brazil". Reuters. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
2. "Brazil's Lula vetoes law reducing Bolsonaro's sentence". France 24. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
3. "Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil". AP News. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
4. "Brazilian police kill 4 in Rio favela in operation to contain Red Command criminal gang". AP News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
5. "Lula não descarta participar de eleições de 2026 para 'evitar trogloditas de volta'". cbn (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
6. "Brazil Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
7. "Holidays and Observances in Brazil in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
8. "Ex-jogador do Sporting morre inesperadamente: tinha 32 anos". famashow.pt (in European Portuguese). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
9. "Influenciadora Isabel Veloso morre aos 19 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 10, 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-11.

External links

• Online calendar