1994 in Brazil

Brazil-related events during the year of 1994

1994 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1994 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Itamar Franco^[1]
Vice President: vacant

Governors

Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Geraldo Bulhões
Amapa: Annibal Barcellos (until 31 December)
Amazonas: Gilberto Mestrinho
Bahia:
- Antônio Carlos Magalhães (until 2 April)
- Ruy Trindade (2 April-2 May)
- Antônio Imbassahy (from 2 May)
Ceará:
- Ciro Gomes (until 8 September)
- Francisco de Barros (8 September-9 October)
- Francisco Aguiar (from 9 October)
Espírito Santo: Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo
Goiás:
- Iris Rezende (until 2 April)
- Agenor Rezende (from 2 April)
Maranhão:
- Edison Lobão (until 2 April)
- José de Ribamar Fiquene (from 2 April)
Mato Grosso: Jaime Campos
Mato Grosso do Sul: Pedro Pedrossian
Minas Gerais: Hélio Garcia
Pará:
- Jader Barbalho (until 2 April)
- Carlos Santos (from 2 April)
Paraíba:
- Ronaldo Cunha Lima (until 2 April)
- Cícero de Lucena (from 2 April)
Paraná:
- Roberto Requião (until 2 April)
- Mário Pereira (from 2 April)
Pernambuco: Joaquim Francisco Cavalcanti
Piauí:
- Freitas Neto (until 2 April)
- Guilherme Melo (from 2 April)
Rio de Janeiro:
- Leonel Brizola (until 2 April)
- Nilo Batista (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Norte:
- José Agripino Maia (until 2 April)
- Vivaldo Costa (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Sul: Alceu de Deus Collares
Rondônia: Oswaldo Piana Filho
Roraima: Ottomar de Sousa Pinto
Santa Catarina:
- Vilson Kleinübing (until 6 April)
- Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (from 6 April)
São Paulo: Luís Antônio Fleury Filho
Sergipe: João Alves Filho
Tocantins: Moisés Nogueira Avelino

Vice governors

Acre: Vacant
Alagoas: Francisco Roberto Holanda de Melo
Amapá: Ronaldo Pinheiro Borges
Amazonas: Francisco Garcia Rodrigues
Bahia:
- Paulo Souto (until 2 April)
- Rosalvo Barbosa Romeo (from 2 May)
Ceará:
- Lúcio Gonçalo de Alcântara (until 16 September)
- Vacant thereafter (from 16 September)
Espírito Santo: Adelson Antônio Salvador
Goiás:
- Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Maranhão:
- José de Ribamar Fiquene (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Mato Grosso: Osvaldo Roberto Sobrinho
Mato Grosso do Sul: Ary Rigo
Minas Gerais: Arlindo Porto Neto
Pará:
- Carlos José Oliveira Santos (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Paraíba:
- Cícero Lucena Filho (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Paraná:
- Mario Pereira (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Pernambuco: Carlos Roberto Guerra Fontes
Piauí:
- Guilherme Cavalcante de Melo (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Rio de Janeiro:
- Nilo Batista (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Norte:
- Vivaldo Costa (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
Rio Grande do Sul: João Gilberto Lucas Coelho
Rondônia: Assis Canuto
Roraima: Antônio Airton Oliveira Dias
Santa Catarina:
- Antônio Carlos Konder Reis (until 2 April)
- Vacant thereafter (from 2 April)
São Paulo: Aloysio Nunes
Sergipe: José Carlos Mesquita Teixeira
Tocantins: Paulo Sidnei Antunes

Events

January

7 January: Paulo César Farias, the treasurer of Fernando Collor de Mello's electoral campaign, is sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion.^[2]

February

28 February: The Unidade Real de Valor is launched, which is the equivalent to 2,750 reals.^[3]

March

3 March: Fernando Henrique Cardoso leaves Itamar Franco's Ministry of Finance to run for President of the Republic.^[4]

May

1 May: Three time Formula One World Champion, Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.^[5]

July

1 July: The real replaces the cruzeiro real as Brazil's national currency.^[6]
17 July: Brazil defeats Italy 3–2 on penalties to win the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Brazil claims their fourth FIFA World Cup trophy.^[7]

August

5 August: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay decide in Buenos Aires to create a free trade zone between MERCOSUR and Bolivia.

October

3 October: Fernando Henrique Cardoso is elected Brazil's 34th president, defeating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's presidential election.^[8]

December

7 December: The trial of former President Fernando Collor de Mello and the treasurer of the electoral campaign, Paulo César Farias, begins at the Supreme Federal Court.^[9]
12 December: The Supreme Federal Court acquits former President of Brazil, Fernando Collor de Mello, and treasurer Paulo César Farias, on charges of passive corruption, due to a lack of evidence.^[10]^[11]
13 December: The Supreme Federal Court sentences treasurer Paulo César Farias to 7 years in prison for misrepresentation. ^[12]

Births

31 March: Felipe Colares, mixed martial artist (d. 2023)
14 May: Marquinhos, professional footballer

Deaths

January

6 January: Cláudia Magno, actress and dancer (b. 1958)

April

18 April: Dener Augusto de Sousa, footballer (b. 1971)

May

1 May: Ayrton Senna, racing driver (b. 1960)

July

10 July: Lélia Gonzalez, anthropologist and human rights activist (b. 1935)
29 July: Mussum, actor and musician (b. 1941)

December

8 December: Tom Jobim, composer and singer (b.1927)
19 December: Pedro Collor de Mello, businessman and brother of former President Fernando Collor de Mello (b. 1952)

References

^ "Itamar Franco | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^ PC pega quatro anos por sonegação (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (8 de janeiro de 1994).
^ Governo lança URV e partidos preparam mudanças no plano (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (1 de março de 1994).
^ FHC assume candidatura ao Planalto (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de março de 1994).
^ Acidente mata Ayrton Senna (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (2 de maio de 1994).
^ Costas, Ruth (1 July 2014). "Brazil's currency marks 20 years". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^ "1994 FIFA World Cup Final Details". Planet World Cup. Archived from the original on June 22, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
^ FHC é presidente (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (4 de outubro de 1994).
^ STF começa hoje a julgar Collor e PC (página 6 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (7 de dezembro de 1994).
^ Supremo absolve Collor (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (13 de dezembro de 1994).
^ Collor escapa por falta de provas (página 1 do 1° caderno), Jornal do Brasil (13 de dezembro de 1994).
^ Supremo condena PC a 7 anos (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo(14 de dezembro de 1994).

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