Events in the year 2022 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Jair Bolsonaro
Vice President: Hamilton Mourão
Governors
Acre: Gladson Cameli
Alagoas: Renan Filho
Amapa: Waldez Góes
Amazonas: Wilson Lima
Bahia: Rui Costa
Ceará: Camilo Santana
Espírito Santo: Renato Casagrande
Federal District: Ibaneis Rocha
Goiás: Ronaldo Caiado
Maranhão: Flávio Dino
Mato Grosso: Mauro Mendes
Mato Grosso do Sul: Reinaldo Azambuja
Minas Gerais: Romeu Zema
Pará: Helder Barbalho
Paraíba: João Azevêdo
Paraná: Ratinho Júnior
Pernambuco: Paulo Câmara
Piauí: Wellington Dias
Rio de Janeiro: Wilson Witzel (until 30 April); Cláudio Castro (starting 30 April) Rio Grande do Norte: Fátima Bezerra Rio Grande do Sul: Eduardo Leite Rondônia: Marcos Rocha Roraima: Antonio Denarium Santa Catarina: Carlos Moisés São Paulo: João Doria Sergipe: Belivaldo Chagas Tocantins: Mauro Carlesse
Vice governors
Acre: Wherles Fernandes da Rocha
Alagoas: José Luciano Barbosa da Silva
Amapá: Jaime Domingues Nunes
Amazonas: Carlos Alberto Souza de Almeida Filho
Bahia: João Leão
Ceará: Izolda Cela
Espírito Santo: Jacqueline Moraes da Silva
Goiás: Lincoln Graziane Pereira da Rocha
Maranhão: Carlos Brandão
Mato Grosso: Otaviano Olavo Pivetta
Mato Grosso do Sul: Murilo Zauith
Minas Gerais: Paulo Brant
Pará: Lúcio Dutra Vale (until 26 April); vacant thereafter
Paraíba: Lígia Feliciano
Paraná: Darci Piana
Pernambuco: Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos
Piaui: Regina Sousa
Rio de Janeiro: Cláudio Castro (until 30 April), vacant (starting 30 April) Rio Grande do Norte: Antenor Roberto Rio Grande do Sul: Ranolfo Vieira Júnior Rondônia: José Atílio Salazar Martins Roraima: Frutuoso Lins Cavalcante Neto Santa Catarina: Daniela Cristina Reinehr São Paulo: Rodrigo Garcia Sergipe: Eliane Aquino Custódio Tocantins: Wanderlei Barbosa
Events
January - March
January 10 - Capitólio rockfall
January 13 - Landslide destroys historic house in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
January 20 – Brazilian drug regulator Anvisa approves the use of the Sinovac Coronavac vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years. January 28 - 2022 Brazil floods and landslides February 15 - 2022 Petrópolis floods Cracolândia: Police move in to disperse a notorious drug market in Sao Paulo.
April - June
April 10 - Christ the Protector a new statue of Jesus Christ is constructed in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is 5m taller than the [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer]]'' statue in Rio de Janeiro May 24 - 2022 Rio de Janeiro shootout May 25 - Killing of Genivaldo de Jesus June - Murder of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips: A Brazilian indigenist and a British journalist Dom Phillips are murdered during a trip through the Vale do Javari.
July - September
July 4 - School bus accident leaves 25 children injured and 1 deceased in Treviso, Santa Catarina July 8 - Gunman takes advantage of open gate, invades ex's condominium and leaves 3 dead and 2 injured in Recife, capital of Pernambuco July 9 - A municipal guard and a police officer are shot at a birthday party in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná. July 18 - In district of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, a youngster it is dead for police and ends up closing in protest July 23 - The central defender Renan, player of team Red Bull Bragantino, it is arrested after being in accident of car and leaving 1 dead in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. July 24 - A strong explosion occurs due to a gas leak, which left 4 injured in district of Água Fria, in North Zone of Recife, Pernambuco.
October - December
October 2 – First round of general election. October 4 – Fire on several wheels in a neighborhood of São Gonçalo, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, occurs after the death of a suspect after a confrontation with the PM October 30 – Second round of general election. Brazilians elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party as president, with 50.9% of the vote, in the second round of the presidential election, thereby making him the first person to defeat an incumbent running for a second term, the first person to run for a third non-consecutive term, and the oldest person to assume the office of president, at the age of 77. November 25 – A shooting spree occurs at two schools in Aracruz, Espírito Santo, killing three people and injuring 13 others. The suspect, a 16-year-old boy, is arrested approximately four hours later.