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- ↑ "TSE conclui apuração e confirma vitória do "não" no Pará" [Electoral Supreme Court finishes vote count and confirms victory of "no" in Pará]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Aguirre Talento (December 11, 2011). "Mais de 90% dos eleitores de Marabá e Santarém votaram pela divisão" [Over 90% of voters in Marabá and Santarém voted for the division]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ↑ Rodrigo Vizeu (December 11, 2011). "Após derrota no plebiscito, Santarém decreta luto oficial" [After defeat in referendum, Santarém decrees official mourning period]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 11, 2011.