April 6-11: A boy, named Evandro Ramos Caetano disappears in Guaratuba, Paraná. His body would later be found five days later in a forest in the city, without several organs, as well as amputated hands and feet. This case would have great repercussions in the country during the 1990s.[1]
August 23: A special commission in Brazil concludes that there is sufficient evidence to begin impeachment proceedings against President Fernando Collor de Mello, finding he had accepted millions of dollars worth of illegal payments from business interests.[5]
December 28: Actress Daniella Perez is murdered in Rio de Janeiro, after being stabbed 18 times with scissors by actor Guilherme de Pádua and his then-wife Paula Thomaz. The crime shocked the nation, due to both the victim and the murderer being romantic partners in the telenovela De Corpo e Alma, which aired on TV Globo.[9]
December 29: Brazil's president Fernando Collor de Mello is found guilty on charges that he stole more than $32 million from the government, preventing him from holding any elected office for eight years. Collor resigns the presidency hours sentence is passed by the Supreme Federal Court.[10]
December 31: The program Xou da Xuxa comes to an end. It is considered to be the most successful children's show in Brazilian television history and would consecrate Xuxa Meneghel.[11]
