March 16: Dilma Rousseff appoints former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as her chief of staff, a position that would have made him immune from prosecution. A conversation between them was recorded and later leaked by Sérgio Moro, who was rebuked for the disclosure.[3]
Protesters in Brasília hold a violent demonstration against a proposed public spending cap. Police use tear gas and rubber bullets in order to disperse the demonstrators.[50]
December 31: A body found in a burnt-out vehicle north of Rio de Janeiro is confirmed to be that of missing Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis. A military police officer who had an affair with the ambassador's wife confesses to the murder. The wife and a second man are also detained.[57]
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^Referência no ciclismo brasileiro, Gilson Alvaristo morre aos 59 anos Archived 2022-11-14 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
^Murió Amaury Epaminondas, primer campeón de goleo del Toluca Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
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^Ex-Cruzeiro, Patrick Fabionn morre aos 35 anos em hospital de São Paulo Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
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^Morre o ex-governador campista Celso Peçanha Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
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^Morre no Rio João Havelange, ex-presidente da Fifa Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
^Elke Maravilha morre aos 71 anos Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
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