This is a list of the Brazilian television related events from 2026. Events 7 January – The program Mais Você reaches its 6,500th edition. 11 January – TV Globo broadcasts the 83rd edition of the Golden Globe Awards live for the first time. 12 January – RedeTV! presents to the public the new set of the program A Tarde é Sua, hosted by Sonia Abrão. Afternoon program gets new studio and updated visual identity after five years. 20 January – The TV Globo telenovela Vale Tudo wins Best Telenovela at the Rose d'Or Latinos awards in Miami. 20 February – William Bonner and Sandra Annenberg debut together as hosts of Globo Repórter from TV Globo. 15 March – TV Globo broadcasts the 98th edition of the Oscar awards. 21 April – Ana Paula Renault wins the twenty-sixth season of Big Brother Brasil. She becomes the oldest contestant to win the reality show. 27 April – Bom Dia Brasil, the TV Globo morning news program, gains a new scenario and a new visual identity. 11 June – TV Globo, SporTV and SBT broadcast the first of three opening ceremonies and the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. 13 June – The Brazilian national football team's first match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Morocco is broadcast live on TV Globo. 19 July – The closing ceremony and the grand final between Spain and Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup are broadcast live on TV Globo, Sportv, SBT and NSports. 28 August – Free election advertising on radio and TV starts until October 1, three days before the first round of the 2026 general elections in Brazil, totaling 35 days of airtime. 29 September – TV Globo and its affiliates broadcast live debates with candidates running for governor in the 26 states and the Federal District. 1 October – TV Globo cancels the debate among presidential candidates fot the 2026 election. The announcement followed a ruling by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) prohibiting an empty podium bearing Lula's name, and a decision by Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes ordering the inclusion of Renan Santos in the debate. The event takes place three days before the first round of voting.

Deaths 10 January – Manoel Carlos, aged 92, author of Brazilian telenovelas. 19 March – Fernanda Santos, aged 53, TV Globo news producer. 21 March – Juca de Oliveira, aged 91, actor and playwright who participated in more than 30 telenovelas and miniseries. 23 March – Roberto Marquis, aged 93, actor, voice actor and comedian known for playing the character Teobaldo, the Juju Guard, in the comedy show A Praça É Nossa, on SBT. 23 March – Gerson Brenner, aged 66, actor who was successful in the 1990s telenovelas. 18 April – Selma Rita Severo Lins, aged 73, journalist who worked at TV Globo in the 1980s. 21 April – Toninho Vaz, aged 78, journalist and writer who worked as an editor for the TV programs Jornal Nacional, Fantástico and Globo Esporte. 31 May – Francisco Wianey Pinheiro, aged 77, former head of news at TV Globo. 29 June – Robson Barros, aged 57, who worked as a stage assistant on the children′s television series Xou da Xuxa. 6 September – Roney Facchini, aged 73, actor known for his work in productions such as Cheias de Charme, Malhação, and Rá-Tim-Bum.

See also 2026 in Brazil

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