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2024 in Brazil

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2024 in Brazil
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Events in the year 2024 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • 10 June – 2024 Brazil wildfires: 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) of tropical wetland in the Pantanal are affected, a 935% increase in the number of fires over the same period last year.[18] A state of emergency is subsequently declared in the region on 25 June.[19]
  • 25 June – The Supreme Federal Court rules in favor of decriminalising possession of marijuana for personal use.[20]

July

August

September

  • 1 September – The number of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest reaches its highest number in fourteen years at 38,266 fire hotspots as a result of an ongoing drought in South America.[40]
  • 2 September – The Supreme Federal Court unanimously upholds justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision to block X in Brazil. De Moraes also sets a daily fine of R$50,000 (US$8,900) for people or companies using VPNs to access the site.[41]
  • 4 September –
  • 6 September – President Lula dismisses human rights minister Silvio Almeida following complaints of sexual misconduct against the latter.[44]
  • 9 September – Fifty-nine percent of Brazil's landmass is reported to be suffering from its worst recorded drought, which also cause historically low water levels in the Amazon basin levels and contribute to at least 160,000 wildfires causing widespread air pollution.[45]
  • 21 September – Three players of the Coritiba Crocodiles American football team are killed after their bus overturns on their way to a match in Rio de Janeiro.[46]
  • 23 September – A judge in Pernambuco orders the arrest of singer Gusttavo Lima on charges of money laundering and illegal gambling.[47] The order is suspended the following day by another judge.[48]
  • 25 September – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Brazil and China of using their proposed peace plan for ending the Russo–Ukrainian War to boost their geopolitical power "at Ukraine's expense" by urging developing nations to agree to it.[49]
  • 30 September – A suspect is convicted of obstructing the investigation into the assassination of Marielle Franco and is sentenced to five years' imprisonment.[50]

October

November

December

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Art and entertainment

Holidays

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Deaths

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