2016 in Brazil explained

Events in the year 2016 in Brazil:

Incumbents

Federal government

• President:
  • Dilma Rousseff (until August 31)
  • Michel Temer (starting August 31)
• Vice President:
  • Michel Temer (until August 31)
  • Vacant (from August 31)

Governors

• • Acre: Tião Viana Alagoas: Renan Filho
• Amapa: Waldez Góes
  • Amazonas: José Melo Bahia: Rui Costa
• Ceará: Camilo Santana
• Espírito Santo: Paulo Hartung
• Goiás: Marconi Perillo
• Maranhão: Flávio Dino
• Mato Grosso: Pedro Taques
• Mato Grosso do Sul: Reinaldo Azambuja
• Minas Gerais: Fernando Damata Pimentel
• Pará: Simão Jatene
• Paraíba: Ricardo Coutinho
• Paraná: Beto Richa
• Pernambuco: Paulo Câmara
• Piauí: Wellington Dias
• Rio de Janeiro:
• Rio Grande do Norte: Robinson Faria
• Rio Grande do Sul: José Ivo Sartori
• Rondônia: Confúcio Moura
• Roraima: Suely Campos
• Santa Catarina: Raimundo Colombo
• São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin
• Sergipe: Jackson Barreto
• Tocantins: Marcelo Miranda

Vice governors

• Acre: Maria Nazareth Melo de Araújo Lambert
• Alagoas: José Luciano Barbosa da Silva
• Amapá: João Bosco Papaléo Paes
  • Amazonas: José Henrique Oliveira Bahia: João Leão
• Ceará: Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho
• Espírito Santo: César Roberto Colnago
• Goiás: José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior
• Maranhão: Carlos Orleans Brandão Júnior
  • Mato Grosso: Carlos Henrique Baqueta Fávaro Mato Grosso do Sul: Rose Modesto
• Minas Gerais: Antônio Eustáquio Andrade Ferreira
  • Pará: José da Cruz Marinho Paraíba: Lígia Feliciano
  • Paraná: Maria Aparecida Borghetti Pernambuco: Raul Jean Louis Henry Júnior
• Piaui: Margarete de Castro Coelho
• Rio de Janeiro: Francisco Dornelles
• Rio Grande do Norte: Fábio Dantas
• Rio Grande do Sul: José Paulo Dornelles Cairoli
• Rondônia:
• Roraima: Paulo César Justo Quartiero
• Santa Catarina: Eduardo Pinho Moreira
• São Paulo: Márcio França
• Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Silva
• Tocantins: Cláudia Telles de Menezes Pires Martins Lelis

Events

March

• March 13

Hundreds of thousands of people all over Brazil protest against corruption and denounce the government of President Dilma Rousseff.^[1]

• March 15

Senator Delcídio do Amaral, the speaker of the Worker's Party (PT) signs a plea bargain with Operation Car Wash prosecutor Sergio Moro disclosing allegations of corruption against other political figures.^[2]

• March 16

Dilma Rousseff appoints former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as her chief of staff, a position that would have made him immune from prosecution. A conversation between them was recorded and later leaked by Sergio Moro, who was rebuked for the disclosure.^[3]

April

• April 11

By 38 votes to 27, the commission for the impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff approves the opinion of the rapporteur, Deputy Jovair Arantes (PTB) of Goiás.^[4]

• April 17

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies votes 367-137 in favor of beginning impeachment procedures against President Dilma Rousseff.^[5]

May

• May 5

Minister of the Supreme Federal Court, Teori Zavascki, removes Eduardo Cunha from his post as Federal Deputy and President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.^[6]

• May 10

The Senate approves the removal of former Worker's Party Speaker Delcídio do Amaral for breaching decorum following his admissions in his March 15 plea bargain agreement.^[7]

• May 12

• • The Brazilian Senate votes (55-22) to begin the impeachment process against the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff and suspend her from office while the trial takes place.^[8]
  • Vice President of Brazil Michel Temer assumes presidential powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil.^[9]
  • Temer announces a new Cabinet, exclusively made of white males.^[10]
• May 24

• • Temer announces plans for austerity measures.^[11]
  • Temer planning minister Romero Juca resigns after a recording of him is released, where he appeared to conspire to obstruct justice.^{[12] [13]}
• May 25

President of the Supreme Federal Court, Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, prohibits the process of hidden proceedings in the Court.^[14]

June

• June 9

A bus plunges over a ravine in the state of São Paulo state, resulting in at least 18 people killed and 28 injured.^[15]

July

• July 7

Ousted deputy Eduardo Cunha resigns as President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.^[16]

• July 14

Rodrigo Maia is elected President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.^[17]

• July 29

Former President of Brazil Lula da Silva stands trial on obstruction of justice charges relating to the Petrobras scandal.^[18]

August

• August 5–21: The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[19]
• August 10

The Federal Senate votes 59 to 21 to indict suspended President^[20] Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws and put her on trial.^[21]

• August 25

Brazil's Federal Senate begins the impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff.^[22]

• August 31
  • The Senate votes 61 to 20 in favor of removing Dilma Rousseff from office as President of Brazil. Vice President Michel Temer (who has been acting president since May 12) succeeds to the presidency and serves out the remainder of the term, which ends at midnight January 1, 2019.^[23]
  • Economic numbers released showing the Brazilian economy shrank 3.8% year-on-year in the second quarter.^[24]

September

• September 7–18: The 2016 Summer Paralympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[25]
• September 12

Eduardo Cunha, former President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, loses his position as Deputy following a vote of the Chamber, as a result of a series of corruption scandals.^[26]

• September 14

Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva. Federal judge Sergio Moro will preside over his case.^[27]

• September 22

Brazilian police arrest former Finance Minister Guido Mantega as part of an ongoing probe into corruption.^[28]

• September 27

Senator Gleisi Hoffmann and her husband are indicted as part of the Operation Car Wash investigation.^[29]

October

• October 2

Brazilian voters cast ballots in the first round of nationwide election for mayors and city councils in 5,568 municipalities.^[30]

• October 5

Former president Lula da Silva is charged with corruption linked to Odebrecht in Angola.^[31]

• October 15

The first elephant sanctuary in Latin America opens in Mato Grosso.^[32]

• October 17

Clashes between rival gangs in at least two prisons, leave at least 18 people dead.^[33]

• October 19

Former President of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha is arrested by the Federal Police in Operation Car Wash.^[34]

• October 20

Prosecutors file homicide charges against 21 employees of Samarco, Vale, and BHP for the Mariana dam disaster in Minas Gerais, which killed 19 people and polluted waterways.^[35]

• October 30

Second round of the nationwide election for mayors and city councils with more than 200,000 voters. The Workers' Party would suffer major losses in at the mayoral level.^[36]

November

• November 16

Former governor of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Garotinho, is arrested by Federal Police, in Operation Chequinho.^[37]

• November 17

Former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral is arrested in a corruption probe.^{[38] [39]}

• November 20

Four policemen are killed in Rio de Janeiro after their helicopter is shot down by a gang.^{[40] [41]}

• November 21

Testimony begins in a corruption case against former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.^[42]

• November 23

The Brazilian Development Bank announces plans to repay up to $29 billion in loans to the Government of Brazil in order to stem a burgeoning deficit.^[43]

• November 25

Secretary of Government Geddel Vieira Lima resigns following allegations that he and President Michel Temer pressured a fellow cabinet minister into approving a real estate project.^{[44] [45]}

• November 27

President Michel Temer, President of the Senate Renan Calheiros, and President of the Chamber Rodrigo Maia hold a press conference and announce the "institutional adjustment", which will not sponsor any proposal to amnesty crimes linked to the practice of electoral slush funds.^[46]

• November 28

Contractors and suppliers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games claim they are owed millions in unpaid debts.^[47]

• November 29

• • A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying 77 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia. Rescuers report that at least six survivors have been found in the wreckage. The 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals are suspended.^[48]
  • Three of Brazil's leading football clubs – Flamengo, Palmeiras and São Paulo FC – offer to loan players to Chapecoense, after the team lost the majority of its squad in the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash.^[49]
  • Protesters in Brasília hold a violent demonstration against a proposed public spending cap. Police use tear gas and rubber bullets in order to disperse the demonstrators.^[50]
  • The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) says deforestation has increased 29% this year, on top of a 24% increase the year prior.^[51]

December

• December 1

Odebrecht apologizes for "illicit actions in business activities".^[52]

• December 5

In association football, CONMEBOL officially awards Chapecoense the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title in the wake of the plane crash that killed almost the entire team. Atlético Nacional, who would have faced Chapecoense in the final and campaigned for the Brazilian club to be awarded the title, receives a fair play award from CONMEBOL.^[53]

• December 13

The Brazilian Senate passes PEC 55, a constitutional amendment requiring a 20-year spending cap, in a 53-16 vote.^[54]

• December 21

The construction firm Odebrecht and affiliated petrochemical company Braskem plead guilty of violating American foreign bribery laws in connection with the Petrobras deal.^[55]

• December 29

The Ambassador of Greece to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, is reported missing while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. A homicide team is investigating his disappearance.^[56]

• December 31

A body found in a burnt-out vehicle north of Rio de Janeiro is confirmed to be that of missing Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis. A military police officer who had an affair with the ambassador's wife confesses to the murder. The wife and a second man are also detained.^[57]

Arts and culture

• 2015–16 Brazil network television schedule

Sports

• 2016 in Brazilian football

Deaths

January

• January 1: Gilberto Mendes, 93, composer.^[58]
• January 5: Antônio Pompêo, 62, actor.^[59]
• January 11: Reginaldo Araújo, 38, footballer (heart attack)^[60]
• January 14: Shaolin, 44, humorist (heart attack)^[61]
• January 25:, 38, ultra-distance cyclist (traffic collision)^[62]

February

• February 2: Luiz Felipe Lampreia, 74, diplomat.^[63]
• February 15: Paulo Barreto Menezes, 90, civil engineer and politician, Governor of Sergipe (1971–1975).^[64]

March

• March 7: Ana Luiza Pessoa de Queiroz, 60s, fashion agent (Rabih Kayrouz, Anne Valérie Hash).^[65]
• March 9: Naná Vasconcelos, 71, jazz percussionist and vocalist, eight-time Grammy Award winner (lung cancer)^[66]
• March 17: Gaúcho, 52, football coach and player (Flamengo), prostate cancer.^[67]
• March 18: José Carlos Avellar, 79, film critic (Jornal do Brasil).^[68]
• March 19: Roger Agnelli, 56, bank and mining executive, CEO of Vale S.A. (2001–2011), plane crash.^[69]
• March 25: Clodomir Santos de Morais, 87, sociologist.^[70]
• March 26: Lucas Gomes Arcanjo, 44, police officer and political activist (unexplained circumstances)^[71]
• March 28: Gilson Alvaristo, 59, professional cyclist.^[72]
• March 31: Amaury Epaminondas, 80, footballer (São Paulo F.C., Deportivo Toluca F.C.).^[73]

April

• April 1: Petrucio Melo, 65, television presenter (cardiac arrest)^[74]
• April 7:, 56, Portuguese-born Brazilian actor.^[75]
• April 25: Patrick Fabionn Lopes, 35, football player.^[76]

May

• May 6: Larry Pinto de Faria, 83, footballer (Sport Club Internacional).^[77]
• May 7:
  • Bernardo Ribeiro, 26, footballer (Skënderbeu, Newcastle Jets, IFK Mariehamn).^[78]
  • José Roberto Marques

70, footballer (São Paulo).^[79]

• May 15: Cauby Peixoto, 85, singer^[80]
• May 30: Gérson Bergher, 91, politician^[81]

June

• June 5: Jarbas Passarinho, 96, politician, President of the Senate (1981–1983), Governor of Pará (1964–1966).^[82]
• June 6:
  • Hélio Garcia, 85, politician, Governor of Minas Gerais (1984-1987, 1991-1995).^[83]
  • Tunga, 64, sculptor and performance artist.^[84]
• June 9: Carillo Gritti, 74, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Territorial Prelate of Itacoatiara (since 2000).^[85]
• June 24: Francisco Ivens de Sá Dias Branco, 81, billionaire businessman.^[86]
• June 27: Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, 61, footballer.^[87]
• June 28: Fabiane Niclotti, 31, model, Miss Universo Brasil 2004.^[88]

July

• July 2: Irineu Roque Scherer, 65, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Garanhuns (1998–2007) and Joinville (since 2007).^[89]
• July 4: Rondon Pacheco, 96, politician, Governor of Minas Gerais (1971–1975), pneumonia.^[90]
• July 7: Guilherme Karan, 58, actor (Super Xuxa contra Baixo Astral, Xuxa e os Duendes, Meu Bem, Meu Mal, TV Pirata), Machado–Joseph disease.^[91]
• July 13:
  • Héctor Babenco, 70, Argentine-born Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ironweed, Carandiru), (heart attack)^[92]
  • Celso Peçanha, 99, politician, Governor of Rio de Janeiro (1961–1962).^[93]
• July 17: Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, 82, scientist.^[94]

August

• August 5: Vander Lee, 50, singer-songwriter (heart attack)^[95]
• August 6: Ivo Pitanguy, 90, plastic surgeon^[96]
• August 16:
  • Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro, 73, businessman, president of Santos FC (2010–2014).^[97]
  • João Havelange, 100, football executive, ex-president of FIFA.^[98]
  • Elke Maravilha, 71, actress.^[99]
• August 22: Geneton Moraes Neto, 60, writer and journalist (aortic aneurysm)^[100]
• August 23:
  • Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (1983–2005).^[101]
  • , 83, television host and journalist.^[102]
• August 27: Alcindo, 71, footballer (Grêmio), diabetes.^[103]

September

• September 3: Claudio Olinto de Carvalho, 74, football player and coach.^[104]
• September 15: Domingos Montagner, 54, actor (drowned)^[105]

October

• October 14: Orival Pessini, 72, actor (A Praça É Nossa, Balão Mágico), comedian, plastic artist and creator of character Fofão, spleen cancer.^[106]
• October 25: Carlos Alberto Torres, 72, footballer and manager, world champion (1970) (heart attack)^[107]

November

• November 6: Redovino Rizzardo, 77, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dourados (2001–2015).^[108]
• November 20: Diógenes da Silva Matthes, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Franca (1971–2006).^[109]
• November 29:
  • Ananias, 27, football player (Chapecoense).
  • Mateus Caramelo, 22, football player (Chapecoense).
  • Dener, 25, football player (Chapecoense).
  • Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, 21, football player (Chapecoense).
  • Josimar, 30, football player (Chapecoense).
  • Caio Júnior, 51, football player and manager (Chapecoense, Vitória de Guimarães).^[110]
  • Filipe Machado, 32, football player (Chapecoense, CSKA Sofia).^[110]
  • Arthur Maia, 24, football player (Chapecoense, Vitória)^[110]
  • Bruno Rangel, 34, football player (Chapecoense).^[110]
  • Cléber Santana, 35, football player (Chapecoense, Atlético Madrid).^[110]
  • Marcos Danilo Padilha, 31, footballer (Chapecoense)
  • Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, 66, footballer, manager and commentator (Fox Sports).^[110]
  • , 51, announcer (Fox Sports).^[110]
  • Paulo Julio Clement, 51, commentator (Fox Sports).^[110]
  • Victorino Chermont, 43, reporter (Fox Sports).^[110]

December

• December 4: Ferreira Gullar, 86, writer, essayist and art critic, pneumonia.^[111]
• December 8: Lélis Lara, 90, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Itabira–Fabriciano (1996–2003).^[112]
• December 9: Élcio Álvares, 84, politician, Senator (1991–1994, 1995–1999), Minister of Defence (1999–2000), and Governor of Espírito Santo (1975–1979).^[113]
• December 10: Damião Experiença, 81, outsider musician.^[114]
• December 11: João Castelo, 79, politician, Governor of Maranhão (1979–1982), complications from surgery.^[115]
• December 14: Paulo Evaristo Arns, 95, Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal (since 1973) and Archbishop of São Paulo (1970–1998), complications from pneumonia.^[116]
• December 23: Alida Victoria Grubba Rudge, 113, Brazil's oldest person.^[117]
• December 27: Mariza Corrêa, 71, anthropologist^[118]

See also

• 2015 in Brazil
• 2016 in Brazilian football
• 2017 in Brazil
• Mensalão scandal
• Timeline of the Mensalão scandal

Notes and References

1. News: Protesters in Brazil push to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. 14 March 2016. CNN.
2. Web site: July 30, 2023. 15 March 2016. Conjur. Leia a íntegra do acordo de delação premiada do senador Delcídio do Amaral.
3. News: Brazil's Rousseff gets relief from Supreme Court, supporters. Maria Carolina Marcello. Lisandra Paraguassu. Reuters. March 31, 2017.
4. Web site: 26 April 2016. Agência Brasil. 12 April 2016. Brasil de Fato. Saiba como votou cada deputado na comissão especial do impeachment.
5. Web site: In crushing defeat, Brazil's Rousseff moves close to impeachment. Yahoo! News. 12 May 2016.
6. Web site: 6 May 2016. Mariana Oliveira e Renan Ramalho. 5 May 2016. G1. Ministro do STF afasta Cunha do mandato e da presidência da Câmara.
7. News: Senior Brazilian senator and billionaire CEO both arrested for corruption: Delcídio do Amaral and André Esteves, of BTG Pactual SA, taken into custody as part of Petrobras kickback scandal. November 25, 2015. February 11, 2018. The Guardian.
8. Web site: Brazil's Dilma Rousseff to face impeachment trial. BBC. 12 May 2016.
9. Web site: Brazil's Senate Votes to Impeach President Dilma Rousseff. NBC News. 14 May 2016.
10. News: Forbes. May 12, 2016 . February 11, 2017 . Brazil's New President Michel Temer Fills Cabinet With Only White Men . Shannon Sims .
11. Web site: Brazil's new president Temer unveils austerity measures . May 24, 2016 . February 13, 2017 . Deutsche Welle.
12. News: Brazil leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out . BBC News. May 24, 2016 . February 14, 2018.
13. News: Brazilian press reacts to latest leaked tape scandal . 24 May 2016 . February 15, 2018 . BBC News.
14. Web site: 29 May 2016. Isadora Peron. 27 May 2016. Estadão. Presidente do Supremo proíbe processos ocultos na Corte.
15. Web site: Sobe o número de mortos em grave acidente na rodovia Mogi Bertioga. Globo.com. 9 June 2016 . 1 August 2016. pt.
16. Web site: 8 July 2016. 7 July 2016. Folha de S.Paulo. Chorando, Cunha renuncia à presidência da Câmara.
17. Web site: 14 July 2016. 14 July 2016. G1. Rodrigo Maia vence Rosso no 2º turno e é eleito presidente da Câmara.
18. Web site: Former Brazilian president Lula to stand trial on obstruction charges. The Guardian. 29 July 2016 . 1 August 2016.
19. Web site: Rio 2016 Olympic Games . February 25, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150224233603/http://www.rio2016.com/en . February 24, 2015 .
20. News: Time for Temer The Economist. The Economist.
21. News: Brazil's Senate indicts Rousseff, opens impeachment trial. Reuters. 10 August 2016 . 10 August 2016.
22. News: Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial. Reuters. 25 August 2016 . 26 August 2016.
23. News: Brazil President Dilma Rousseff removed from office by Senate. BBC News . 31 August 2016 . 31 August 2016.
24. News: Time for Temer: The New President Takes over A Country in Crisis . September 3, 2016.
25. Web site: The Paralympic Games . 27 March 2015 . Rio 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150327050811/http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/paralympic/event . 27 March 2015 .
26. Web site: The Most Powerful -- And Corrupt -- Politician in Brazil Finally Has Mandate Ended. Forbes. 14 September 2016.
27. News: Brazil's Lula charged as 'top boss' of Petrobras graft scheme. Reuters. 14 September 2016 . 14 September 2016.
28. News: Brazil police arrest former finance minister in Petrobras probe. Reuters. 22 September 2016 . 23 September 2016.
29. News: Reuters . September 27, 2016 . February 14, 2017 . Brazil senator, husband indicted in Petrobras scandal .
30. News: Brazil Heads to the Polls in Nationwide Municipal Elections. Bloomberg News. 2 October 2016 . 2 October 2016.
31. News: Brazil police charge Lula in case linked to Odebrecht in Angola: source. Reuters. 5 October 2016 . 5 October 2016.
32. News: Brazil opens Latin America's first elephant sanctuary. BBC News . 14 October 2016 . 16 October 2016.
33. News: Prison clashes in Brazil kill 18: media. Reuters. 17 October 2016 . 23 October 2016.
34. Web site: 19 October 2016. 19 October 2016. Globo.com. Cunha é preso em Brasília por decisão de Sérgio Moro. G1.
35. News: Brazil charges BHP and Vale staff over mine collapse. BBC News. 20 October 2016. 21 October 2016.
36. News: Update: Five Lessons for Brazil's Future from Local Election Results. AS/COA. 3 November 2016. 30 July 2023.
37. Web site: 21 November 2016. 16 November 2016. Globo.com. Anthony Garotinho é preso pela polícia federal na Zona Sul do Rio. G1.
38. News: Brazil corruption probe: Rio state ex-governor Cabral held. BBC News . 17 November 2016 . 21 November 2016.
39. News: Former Rio governor arrested over charges of 'cartelization' of public works: Sérgio Cabral accused by Brazilian federal prosecutors of facilitating $65.6m in bribes over infrastructure contracts for World Cup and Olympics projects . The Guardian.
40. News: Brazil: Four dead after police helicopter 'shot down by gang'. BBC News . 20 November 2016 . 21 November 2016.
41. News: Reuters . 20 November 2016 . 2017-07-02 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205059/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-helicopter-idUSKBN13F017?il=0 . live .
42. Web site: Testimony begins in corruption case against Brazil's Lula. Miami Herald. 24 November 2016.
43. Web site: BNDES to repay Brazil Treasury debt with mix of cash, securities. Reuters. 24 November 2016.
44. Web site: Minister at center of Brazil's latest scandal quits. Reuters. 26 November 2016.
45. News: Brazil's President, Michel Temer, Embroiled in New Corruption Scandal. Simon Romero. The New York Times. November 25, 2016. February 11, 2018.
46. Web site: 27 November 2016. Luciana Amaral. Globo.com. Temer anuncia 'ajustamento' com Congresso contra anistia a caixa 2. G1. 27 November 2016 .
47. News: Rio 2016 Olympic Committee Still Owes Vendors Millions. Bloomberg. 28 November 2016 . 28 November 2016.
48. News: Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash. BBC News . 29 November 2016 . 29 November 2016.
49. News: Chapecoense plane crash: Brazil football giants offer to loan players. BBC Sport . 30 November 2016.
50. News: Thousands Protest Brazilian President Ahead of Vote on Public-Spending Cap. Wall Street Journal. 30 November 2016. 30 November 2016. Trevisani. Paulo.
51. News: Deforestation Of The Amazon Up 29 Percent From Last Year, Study Finds. NPR. 30 November 2016. 14 February 2018. Camila Domonoske. the two-way.
52. Web site: Odebrecht. Odebrecht Apologizes for its Mistakes.
53. Web site: Chapecoense officially awarded title of Copa Sudamericana after plane crash. ESPN. 5 December 2016. 5 December 2016.
54. News: December 13, 2016 . Brazil Senate passes spending cap in win for Temer. Anthony Boadle. Marcela Ayres. February 13, 2018. Reuters.
55. News: Brazilian firms to pay record $3.5 billion penalty in corruption case. Reuters. 21 December 2016. 22 December 2016.
56. Web site: Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis missing in Rio de Janeiro. BNO News. 2016-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160224/http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id5585. 2016-12-30. dead.
57. News: Brazil police detain wife of murdered Greek ambassador Amiridis. BBC News. 30 December 2016. 1 January 2017.
58. http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2016/01/esposa-de-gilberto-mendes-da-ultimo-adeus-morreu-nos-meus-bracos.html Esposa de Gilberto Mendes dá último adeus: 'Morreu nos meus braços'
59. http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/entretenimento/ator-antonio-pompeo-e-encontrado-morto-no-rio-de-janeiro/ Ator Antônio Pompêo é encontrado morto no Rio
60. http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/ex-lateral-do-coritiba-e-santos-reginaldo-araujo-morre-aos-38-anos,a161a98905b593253e10ead5ff346f42jw40p7ee.html Ex-Coritiba e Santos, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos
61. http://g1.globo.com/pb/paraiba/noticia/2016/01/humorista-shaolin-morre-em-campina-grande.html Humorista Shaolin morre em Campina Grande
62. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2016/01/25/brazilian-pro-cyclist-claudio-clarindo-killed-by-car-while-training/ Brazilian pro cyclist Claudio Clarindo killed by car while training
63. http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/internacional/el-excanciller-brasileno-luiz-felipe-lampreia-fallece-a-los-74-anos/20160202/nota/3051361.aspx El excanciller brasileño Luiz Felipe Lampreia fallece a los 74 años
64. http://g1.globo.com/se/sergipe/noticia/2016/02/morre-ex-governador-de-sergipe-paulo-barreto-menezes.html Morre ex-governador de Sergipe Paulo Barreto Menezes
65. Web site: Fashion Agent Ana Luiza Pessoa de Queiroz Dies . 7 March 2016 . 2016-03-15 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205110/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/ana-luiza-pessoa-de-queiroz-showroom-10384063/ . live .
66. Web site: Naná Vasconcelos obituary. The Guardian. 21 March 2016. John Fordham. 30 June 2023.
67. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2016/03/morre-ex-centroavante-gaucho-idolo-rubro-negro-no-inicio-dos-anos-90.html Morre ex-centroavante Gaúcho, ídolo rubro-negro no início dos anos 90
68. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2016/03/1751449-critico-de-cinema-jose-carlos-avellar-morre-aos-79-anos.shtml Crítico de cinema José Carlos Avellar morre aos 79 anos
69. Web site: Brazil's Agnelli, who turned Vale into top miner, dies in crash . . 2017-07-02 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205144/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-crash-idUSKCN0WL0Y8 . live .
70. http://www.mst.org.br/2016/03/26/mst-lamenta-e-morte-de-clodomir-santos-de-moraes.html MST lamenta e morte de Clodomir Santos de Moraes
71. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415010020/http://www.guiaglobal.com.br/noticia-policial_civil_lucas_gomes_arcanjo_e_encontrado_morto_em_belo_horizonte-6868 Policial Civil Lucas Gomes Arcanjo é encontrado morto em Belo Horizonte
72. http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/588284_referencia-no-ciclismo-brasileiro-gilson-alvaristo-morre-aos-59-anos Referência no ciclismo brasileiro, Gilson Alvaristo morre aos 59 anos
73. http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2635482/murio-amaury-epaminondas-primer-campeon-de-goleo-del-toluca Murió Amaury Epaminondas, primer campeón de goleo del Toluca
74. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404042711/http://gente.ig.com.br/2016-04-01/morre-aos-65-anos-o-apresentador-petrucio-melo-ex-jurado-de-silvio-santos.html Morre aos 65 anos o apresentador Petrucio Melo, ex-jurado de Silvio Santos
75. http://www.correiodopovo.com.br/ArteAgenda/Variedades/Gente/2016/04/583929/Aos-56-anos,-morre-o-ator-Flavio-Guarnieri Aos 56 anos, morre o ator Flávio Guarnieri
76. http://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/zona-da-mata-centro-oeste/noticia/2016/04/ex-jogador-de-futebol-com-passagem-pelo-cruzeiro-morre-em-sao-paulo.html Ex-Cruzeiro, Patrick Fabionn morre aos 35 anos em hospital de São Paulo
77. http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/esportes/inter/noticia/2016/05/idolo-do-inter-larry-pinto-de-faria-morre-aos-83-anos-5795090.html Luto no Beira-Rio Ídolo do Inter, Larry Pinto de Faria morre aos 83 anos
78. Web site: Former Newcastle Jets midfielder dies during match in Brazil . 2016-05-09 . 2016-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508211952/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/05/08/former-newcastle-jets-midfielder-dies-during-match-brazil . live .
79. http://globoesporte.globo.com/pr/futebol/noticia/2016/05/idolo-da-dupla-atletiba-ex-jogador-ze-roberto-morre-aos-70-anos.html Ídolo da dupla Atletiba, ex-jogador Zé Roberto morre aos 70 anos
80. http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2016/05/morre-aos-85-anos-o-cantor-cauby-peixoto.html?noAudience=tru Cauby Peixoto morre aos 85 anos em São Paulo
81. Web site: Brazilian Jewish politician Gerson Bergher dies at 91 . 31 May 2016 . 2016-06-26 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205026/https://www.jta.org/2016/05/31/global/brazilian-jewish-politician-gerson-bergher-dies-at-91 . live .
82. http://www.redetv.uol.com.br/jornalismo/politica/morre-aos-96-anos-o-ex-ministro-jarbas-passarinho Morre aos 96 anos o ex-ministro Jarbas Passarinho
83. http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/noticia/2016/06/helio-garcia-ex-governador-de-minas-gerais-morre-em-belo-horizonte.html Hélio Garcia, ex-governador de Minas Gerais, morre em Belo Horizonte
84. Web site: Brazilian artist Tunga has died aged 64 . 2016-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610211241/http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/brazilian-artist-tunga-has-died-aged-64/ . 2016-06-10 . dead .
85. Web site: Bishop Carillo Gritti . 2016-06-16 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205025/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgritti.html . live .
86. http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2016/06/morre-aos-81-anos-o-empresario-cearense-ivens-dias-branco.html Morre aos 81 anos o empresário cearense Ivens Dias Branco
87. http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/esporte/morre-cacapava-idolo-do-internacional-aos-61-anos Morre Caçapava, ídolo do Inter, aos 61 anos
88. Web site: Miss Brazil 2004 found dead in her apartment . 2016-07-01 . 2016-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630200822/http://www.torontosun.com/2016/06/29/miss-brazil-2004-found-dead-in-her-apartment . live .
89. Web site: Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer . 2016-07-24 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205025/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bscherer.html . live .
90. http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/triangulo-mineiro/noticia/2016/07/rondon-pacheco-morre-em-uberlandia-aos-96-anos.html Rondon Pacheco morre em Uberlândia aos 96 anos
91. http://caras.uol.com.br/tv/apos-anos-de-luta-contra-doenca-rara-morre-aos-58-anos-o-ator-guilherme-karam#.V36AcfkrLIV Após anos de luta contra doença rara, morre aos 58 anos o ator Guilherme Karam
92. Web site: Film Director Hector Babenco Dies in Brazil . . 2017-03-01 . 2016-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160721173639/http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/14/world/americas/ap-lt-brazil-obit-hector-babenco.html?_r=0 . live .
93. http://www.fmanha.com.br/politica/morre-o-ex-governador-campista-celso-pecanha Morre o ex-governador campista Celso Peçanha
94. http://www.reporterdiario.com.br/noticia/2208176/morre-cientista-sergio-henrique-ferreira-aos-81-anos/ Morre cientista Sergio Henrique Ferreira, aos 81 anos
95. http://www.correio24horas.com.br/single-entretenimento/noticia/aos-50-anos-morre-o-cantor-vander-lee/?cHash=098a1e92419a048eb96fc480a037b010 Aos 50 anos, morre o cantor Vander Lee, em Minas Gerais
96. http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/08/ivo-pitanguy-morre-no-rio-aos-90-anos.html Ivo Pitanguy morre no Rio aos 90 anos
97. http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2016/08/morre-em-sao-paulo-luis-alvaro-de-oliveira-ex-presidente-do-santos.html Morre em São Paulo Luis Álvaro de Oliveira, ex-presidente do Santos
98. http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/08/morre-no-rio-joao-havelange-ex-presidente-da-fifa.html Morre no Rio João Havelange, ex-presidente da Fifa
99. http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/08/morre-no-rio-elke-maravilha.html Elke Maravilha morre aos 71 anos
100. http://www.reporterdiario.com.br/noticia/2224589/morre-aos-60-anos-o-jornalista-e-escritor-geneton-moraes-neto/ Morre, aos 60 anos, o jornalista e escritor Geneton Moraes Neto
101. Web site: Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto . 2016-09-08 . 2016-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827210235/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzuqueto.html . live .
102. http://veja.abril.com.br/entretenimento/goulart-de-andrade-morre-aos-83-anos-em-sao-paulo/ Goulart de Andrade morre aos 83 anos, em São Paulo
103. http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/626230_maior-artilheiro-do-gremio-alcindo-bugre-morre-em-porto-alegre Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre
104. Web site: Cagliari mourn title hero Nene . 2016-09-08 . 2018-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172714/https://www.football-italia.net/90910/cagliari-mourn-title-hero-nene . live .
105. News: Brazil TV star Domingos Montagner drowns on set of soap opera . BBC News . 16 September 2016 . 2018-06-21 . 2018-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815051157/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37381477 . live .
106. http://tvefamosos.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2016/10/14/morre-aos-72-anos-orival-pessini-criador-de-fofao-patropi-e-socrates.htm Morre, aos 72 anos, Orival Pessini, criador de Fofão, Patropi e Sócrates
107. http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2016/10/futebol-brasileiro-perde-o-maior-dos-capitaes-morre-carlos-alberto-torres.html Brazilian football loses the biggest of its captains: Carlos Alberto Torres passes away
108. Web site: Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. . 2016-11-23 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205025/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brizzardo.html . live .
109. Web site: Bishop Diógenes da Silva Matthes . 2016-11-23 . 2022-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205044/http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsima.html . live .
110. Web site: Plane Carrying Brazil's Chapecoense Soccer Team Crashes in Colombia . . 30 November 2016 . 2019-10-07 . 2018-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601123924/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/plane-carrying-brazils-chapecoense-soccer-team-crashes-colombia-n689416 . live .
111. http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/ferreira-gullar-morre-aos-86-anos-no-rio.ghtml Ferreira Gullar morre aos 86 anos no Rio.
112. Web site: Bishop Lélis Lara, C.SS.R. . 2016-12-14 . 2014-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705124731/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blaral.html . live .
113. http://g1.globo.com/espirito-santo/noticia/2016/12/morre-ex-governador-do-es-elcio-alvares.html Morre ex-governador do ES Elcio Alvares
114. http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/morre-daminhao-experienca-figura-folclorica-da-musica-brasileira-20635827 Morre Daminhão Experiença, figura folclórica da música brasileira
115. http://congressoemfoco.uol.com.br/noticias/morre-em-sao-paulo-deputado-tucano-joao-castelo/ Morre em São Paulo deputado tucano João Castelo
116. News: Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns morre em São Paulo aos 95 anos. G1. pt-BR. 2016-12-14.
117. http://www.24horasnews.com.br/entretenimento/ver/morre-aos-113-anos-mulher-mais-velha-da-america-do-sul.html Morre aos 113 anos, mulher mais velha da América do Sul
118. http://www.unicamp.br/unicamp/noticias/2016/12/27/unicamp-perde-edgar-de-decca-e-mariza-correa Unicamp perde Edgar De Decca e Mariza Corrêa