2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election The National Congress of Brazil elects new leaders for the 56th Legislature. Arthur Lira and Rodrigo Pacheco, candidates supported by President Jair Bolsonaro, are elected President of the Chamber of Deputies and President of the Federal Senate respectively.
Ballot Measure 110 Ballot Measure 110 goes into effect in Oregon, making it the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of specified Schedule I and Schedule II drugs.
Protest Protesters marched in Rochester, New York, after a nine-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police. Protesters ripped away barricades protecting a Rochester police precinct as hundreds took to the streets in outrage.
Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol Over 228 people have been charged or arrested for participating in the storming of the United States Capitol.
2021 Boğaziçi University protests A total of 159 people are detained at the protests over the appointment of Melih Bulu as the rector of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey.
2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest Internet access remained blocked following violent clashes between police and farmers protesting controversial agricultural reforms. Online access was suspended in at least 14 of 22 districts in Haryana near New Delhi. That order was first imposed on Republic Day in Haryana districts for 24 hours, but has been extended every day since.
Pietro Parolin Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, visits Cameroon this week. He hopes peace and reconciliation can be found in the country, which is struggling amid an armed separatist movement in the Southwest and Northwest regions.
Venezuelan presidential crisis Andorra stops recognizing Juan Guaidó as the interim President of Venezuela.
2021 coup d'état U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to re-impose sanctions on Myanmar's military leaders and calls for them to relinquish the power that they seized in the coup.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summons the ambassador of Myanmar to the United Kingdom in response to the coup.
COVID-19 pandemic South Africa receives one million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India.
Lithuania reports its first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a woman from Vilnius who tested positive for COVID-19 in early January.
Italy eases its national restrictions by allowing the reopening of bars, restaurants and museums in 16 "Yellow-zone" regions. However, a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. will remain in place.
Austria announces the easing of its lockdown from February 8, allowing non-essential shops and schools to reopen while toughening border restrictions and implementing a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time.
Dubai closes all bars and pubs for the entire month of February and limit other activities due to rise of COVID-19 cases across the United Arab Emirates.
Vietnam closes schools in 22 provinces ahead of the Tết holiday and ends a Communist Party congress early following the detection of a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in northern areas.
Ontario reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant in a person from the Peel Region with no known travel history.
British Columbia confirms 18 cases of the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom and South Africa.
Colombia Twelve people are killed when two vessels sink close to a port on Colombia's Pacific coast, in Tumaco.
2021 coup d'état The military hands over power to Min Aung Hlaing and announces a state of emergency for a year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy party.