Events in the year 2001 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Vice President: Marco Maciel
Governors
Acre: Jorge Viana
Alagoas: Ronaldo Lessa
Amapa: João Capiberibe
Amazonas: Amazonino Mendes
Bahia: César Borges
Ceará: Tasso Jereissati
Espírito Santo: José Ignácio Ferreira
Goiás: Marconi Perillo
Maranhão: Roseana Sarney
Mato Grosso: Dante de Oliveira
Mato Grosso do Sul: José Orcírio Miranda dos Santos
Minas Gerais: Itamar Franco
Pará: Almir Gabriel
Paraíba: José Maranhão
Paraná: Jaime Lerner
Pernambuco: Jarbas Vasconcelos
Piauí: Mão Santa (until 6 November) Kléber Eulálio (9 November-19 November) Hugo Napoleão (from 19 November) Rio de Janeiro: Anthony Garotinho Rio Grande do Norte: Garibaldi Alves Filho Rio Grande do Sul: Olívio Dutra Rondônia: José de Abreu Bianco Roraima: Neudo Ribeiro Campos Santa Catarina: Esperidião Amin São Paulo: Mário Covas (till 6 March) Geraldo Alckmin (from 6 March) Sergipe: Albano Franco Tocantins: José Wilson Siqueira Campos
Vice governors
Acre: Edison Simão Cadaxo
Alagoas: Geraldo Costa Sampaio
Amapá: Maria Dalva de Souza Figueiredo
Amazonas: Samuel Assayag Hanan
Bahia: Otto Alencar
Ceará: Benedito Clayton Veras Alcântara
Espírito Santo: Celso José Vasconcelos
Goiás: Alcides Rodrigues Filho
Maranhão: José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares
Mato Grosso: José Rogério Sales
Mato Grosso do Sul: Moacir Kohl
Minas Gerais: Newton Cardoso
Pará: Hildegardo de Figueiredo Nunes
Paraíba: Antônio Roberto de Sousa Paulino
Paraná: Emília de Sales Belinati
Pernambuco: José Mendonça Bezerra Filho
Piauí: Osmar Ribeiro de Almeida Júnior (until 6 November) Felipe Mendes de Oliveira (from 19 November) Rio de Janeiro: Benedita da Silva Rio Grande do Norte: Fernando Freire Rio Grande do Sul: Miguel Soldatelli Rossetto Rondônia: Miguel de Souza Roraima: Francisco Flamarion Portela Santa Catarina: Paulo Roberto Bauer São Paulo: Geraldo Alckmin (till 6 March) Vacant (from 6 March) Sergipe: Benedito de Figueiredo Tocantins: João Lisboa da Cruz
Events
January
January 11: A flash fire hits the studio of the children's program Xuxa Park, leaving 26 injured; seven being serious. The fire started while Xuxa Meneghel was recording the special carnival program and singing her biggest hit, Ilariê. January 12: The third edition of Rock in Rio with performances by Sting, R.E.M., Guns N' Roses, 'N Sync, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. January 15: Gol Transportes Aéreos starts operations with a flight from Brasilia to São Paulo.
February
February 2: The Canadian government suspends imports of Brazilian beef due to mad cow disease. February 4: Musician Herbert Vianna is left a paraplegic after his ultralight plane crashed in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro. His wife Lucy Needhan-Vianna is killed in the crash. February 19: The First Command of the Capital organizes a major rebellion in São Paulo prisons, leaving 14 inmates dead and 19 correctional officers injured. Until then, it would be the biggest rebellion registered in Brazil.
March
March 15: Three explosions on the P-36 platform, the largest oil production platform in the world, in Campos Basin; leaves eleven employees dead.
April
April 15: A walkway collapses inside the Estácio de Sá University campus in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, injuring 54 people.
May
May 17: The electricity rationing program in the Southeast, Central-West, and Northeast regions take effect. Measure was announced by the Federal government to control the Blackout Crisis. May 30: Amidst accusations of involvement in the electronic panel violation scandal, Senator Antônio Carlos Magalhães (PFL-BA) resigns from office to avoid his impeachment.
July
July 30: Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães is sentenced to 632 years in prison for the death of 102 prisoners in the Carandiru Massacre.