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Two explosions occurs near the Supreme Federal Court building and the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília, Brazil. The perpetrator dies by suicide bombing, being the only fatality. The Federal Police announces an investigation into the explosions, while the Attorney General's Office calls the situation "an attack against the Supreme Federal Court and the Chamber of Deputies".
2024-11-13

The Supreme Court of Brazil determines the government must seek the extradition of Brazilian nationals accused of participating in the 2023 attack on government buildings in Brasília who are currently residing in Argentina.
2024-10-16

The Brazilian Supreme Court announces the first conviction of a participant in the January 8 riots at the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília. The member, identified as Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, is given a 17-year prison sentence.
2023-09-14

Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm the National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court, and the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília, Brazil.
2023-01-8

An unusually cold spell of weather hits southern Brazil. A meteorological station in Gama noted the lowest temperature since the beginning of weather observations (1963) in the Federal District, which contains the capital, Brasília, at 1.4 C. Several locations in the area have also seen snowfall, which is very rare in the country.
2022-05-19

Clashes erupt outside the presidential palace in Brazil's capital Brasília between anti-Workers' Party protesters and supporters of ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, where he was due to be sworn in as President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff. Hundreds of anti-government protesters calling for Rousseff's impeachment and Lula's arrest also blocked the central Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city and economic hub.
2016-03-17

2013 protests in Brazil: Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, experiences a sharp drop in popularity. Only 30 percent of people asked by the Datafolha's opinion poll considered Rousseff's administration "great" or "good".
2013-06-29

Brazilians go to the streets in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other cities to claim against the rise of the public transport fee, being part of the 2013 protests in Brazil.
2013-06-17

A group of approximately 300 indigenous manifestants march toward the Brazilian capital of Brasilia to protest the death of Oziel Gabriel.
2013-06-4

President Hu Jintao, attending a BRIC summit in Brasilia, announces postponement of his state visits to Peru and Venezuela.
2010-04-15