1994 in Brazil

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 de Mello e Silva (until 2 April)
  • Mario 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)

See also

• 1994 in Brazilian football
• 1994 in Brazilian television

References

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