2012 in Brazil

Events from the year 2012 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President : Dilma Rousseff
• Vice President : Michel Temer

Governors

• Acre : Binho Marques
• Alagoas : Teotônio Vilela Filho
• Amapa : Camilo Capiberibe
• Amazonas : Omar Aziz
• Bahia : Jaques Wagner
• Ceará : Cid Gomes
• Espírito Santo : José Roberto Arruda
• Goiás : Marconi Perillo
• Maranhão : Roseana Sarney
• Mato Grosso : Blairo Maggi
• Mato Grosso do Sul : André Puccinelli
• Minas Gerais : Aécio Neves
• Pará : Ana Júlia Carepa
• Paraíba : José Maranhão
• Paraná : Roberto Requião
• Pernambuco : Eduardo Campos
• Piauí : Wellington Dias
• Rio de Janeiro : Sérgio Cabral Filho
• Rio Grande do Norte : Wilma de Faria
• Rio Grande do Sul : Yeda Crusius
• Rondônia : Ivo Cassol
• Roraima : José de Anchieta Júnior
• Santa Catarina : Luiz Henrique da Silveira
• São Paulo : José Serra
• Sergipe : Marcelo Déda
• Tocantins : Carlos Henrique Amorim

Vice governors

• Acre : Carlos César Correia de Messias
• Alagoas : José Thomaz da Silva Nonô Neto
• Amapá : Doralice Nascimento de Souza
• Amazonas : José Melo de Oliveira
• Bahia : Otto Alencar
• Ceará : Domingos Gomes de Aguiar Filho
• Espírito Santo : Givaldo Vieira da Silva
• Goiás : José Eliton de Figueiredo Júnior
• Maranhão : Joaquim Washington Luiz de Oliveira
• Mato Grosso : Francisco Tarquínio Daltro
• Mato Grosso do Sul : Simone Tebet
• Minas Gerais : Alberto Pinto Coelho Júnior
• Pará : Helenilson Cunha Pontes
• Paraíba : Rômulo José de Gouveia
• Paraná : Flávio José Arns
• Pernambuco : João Soares Lyra Neto
• Piauí : Wilson Martins
• Rio de Janeiro : Luiz Fernando Pezão
• Rio Grande do Norte : Robinson Faria
• Rio Grande do Sul : Jorge Alberto Duarte Grill
• Rondônia : Airton Pedro Gurgacz
• Roraima : Francisco de Assis Rodrigues
• Santa Catarina : Eduardo Pinho Moreira
• São Paulo : Guilherme Afif Domingos
• Sergipe : Jackson Barreto
• Tocantins : João Oliveira de Sousa

Events

February

• February 13 : Lindemberg Alves Fernandes goes on trial for the death of ex-girlfriend Elóa Pimentel, in the city of Santo André. ^[1]
• February 16 :
  • Lindemberg Alves Fernandes is convicted of all 12 crimes with which he is charged, and sentenced to 98 years and 10 months of imprisonment; Brazilian law meant that this would be limited to 30 years. ^[2]
  • The Supreme Federal Court decides that the Clean Record Law is constitutional and valid for that year's municipal elections. ^[3]
• February 25 : A fire destroys part of the Brazilian scientific station in Antarctica, leaving two dead and a Brazilian Navy soldier injured. ^[4]
• February 29 : Federal Police arrest 31 people suspected of hacking slot machines in Goiás, including businessman Carlos Augusto Ramos and Carlinhos Cachoeira. ^[5]

March

• March 29 : President Dilma Rousseff attends the 4th BRICS summit, held in New Delhi, India. ^[6]

April

• April 7 - 8 : The first Brazilian version of the Lollapalooza music festival is held at the Jockey Club in São Paulo. ^{[7] [8]}
• April 25 : The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves the project for the New Forest Code, which reduces environmental protection. ^[9]

May

• May 25 : President Dilma Rousseff partially vetoed modifications to the Forest Law that protects the Amazon. ^[10]

July

• July 1 : The cultural landscape of the city of Rio de Janeiro is elevated to the status of Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. ^[11]

August

• August 2 : The Supreme Federal Court begins the trial of the 38 defendants accused of participating in the Mensalão scandal. ^[12]
• August 8 : The sixth annual International Female Orgasm Day is celebrated. The holiday was established by José Arimatéia Dantas Lacerda of Esperantina. ^{[13] [14]}

September

• September 27 : Cabo Bruno, who was accused of more than 50 murders in the 1980s, is murdered after 20 gunshots at Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo; a month after leaving prison. ^[15]

October

• October 7 : First round of voting in the Brazilian municipal elections, 2012.
• October 28 : Second round of the Brazilian municipal elections, 2012. ^[16]

November

• November 25 : The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, and is won by British driver Jenson Button for McLaren; it would be the victory of his Formula One career. ^[17]

December

• December 16 : Corinthians wins the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup over Chelsea, with a score of 1-0. ^[18]
• December 17 : The Supreme Federal Court concludes the trial of the politicians accused in the Mensalão scandal. ^[19]

Deaths

January

• January 2: Beatriz Bandeira, 102, activist and writer
• January 10: José Freire de Oliveira Neto, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mossoró (1984–2004) ^[20]
• January 30: Al Rio, 49, comic book artist, suicide. ^[21]

February

• February 22: João Mansur, 88, politician, Governor of Paraná (1973). ^[22]
• February 24:
  • Pery Ribeiro, 74, singer, myocardial infarction. ^[23]
  • Eliana Tranchesi, 56, chief executive (Daslu). ^[24]

March

• March 16: Aziz Ab'Sáber, 87, geologist, heart attack. ^[25]
• March 23: Chico Anysio, 80, comedian, multiple organ failure ^[26]

April

• April 14 : Paulo César Saraceni, 78, film director. ^[27]
• April 26 : José Martins Ribeiro Nunes, 85, naval pilot. ^[28]

May

• May 31 : Nélson Jacobina, 58, songwriter ("Maracatu Atômico"), lung cancer. ^[29]

June

• June 14 : Carlos Reichenbach, 67, filmmaker, cardiac arrest. ^[30]

July

• July 7 : Ronaldo Cunha Lima, 76, poet and politician, Governor of Paraíba (1991–1994), lung cancer. ^[31]
• July 31 : Alfredo Ramos, 87, footballer and coach. ^[32]

August

• August 24 : Félix Miélli Venerando, 74, footballer, cardiac arrest. ^[33]

September

• September 19: Leopoldo Penna Franca, 53, mathematician, heart attack. ^[34]
• September 27: Cabo Bruno, 53, serial killer, multiple gunshot wounds.
• September 29: Hebe Camargo, 83, television presenter, cardiac arrest. ^[35]

October

• October 27: Regina Dourado, 59, actress, breast cancer. ^[36]

November

• November 3: Carmélia Alves, 89, baião singer, multiple organ seizure. ^[37]
• November 29: Joelmir Beting, 75, journalist and writer, stroke. ^[38]

December

• December 2: Décio Pignatari, 85, poet, essayist and translator, respiratory failure. ^[39]
• December 5: Oscar Niemeyer, 104, architect, respiratory infection. ^[40]
• December 20: Thelma Reston, 75, actress ( Entranced Earth ), breast cancer. ^[41]

See also

• 2012 in Brazilian football
• 2012 in Brazilian television
• List of Brazilian films of 2012

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