2012 in Brazil

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.
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.
The Supreme Federal Court decides that the Clean Record Law is constitutional and valid for that year's municipal elections.
February 25: A fire destroys part of the Brazilian scientific station in Antarctica, leaving two dead and a Brazilian Navy soldier injured.
February 29: Federal Police arrest 31 people suspected of hacking slot machines in Goiás, including businessman Carlos Augusto Ramos and Carlinhos Cachoeira.
March
March 29: President Dilma Rousseff attends the 4th BRICS summit, held in New Delhi, India.
April
April 7-8: The first Brazilian version of the Lollapalooza music festival is held at the Jockey Club in São Paulo.
April 25: The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves the project for the New Forest Code, which reduces environmental protection.
May
May 25: President Dilma Rousseff partially vetoed modifications to the Forest Law that protects the Amazon.
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.
August
August 2: The Supreme Federal Court begins the trial of the 38 defendants accused of participating in the Mensalão scandal.
August 8: The sixth annual International Female Orgasm Day is celebrated. The holiday was established by José Arimatéia Dantas Lacerda of Esperantina.
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.
October
October 7: First round of voting in the Brazilian municipal elections, 2012.
October 28: Second round of the Brazilian municipal elections, 2012.
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.
December
December 16: Corinthians wins the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup over Chelsea, with a score of 1-0.
December 17: The Supreme Federal Court concludes the trial of the politicians accused in the Mensalão scandal.
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)
January 30: Al Rio, 49, comic book artist, suicide.
February
February 22: João Mansur, 88, politician, Governor of Paraná (1973).
February 24:
Pery Ribeiro, 74, singer, myocardial infarction.
Eliana Tranchesi, 56, chief executive (Daslu).
March
March 16: Aziz Ab'Sáber, 87, geologist, heart attack.
March 23: Chico Anysio, 80, comedian, multiple organ failure
April
April 14 : Paulo César Saraceni, 78, film director.
April 26 : José Martins Ribeiro Nunes, 85, naval pilot.
May
May 31 : Nélson Jacobina, 58, songwriter ("Maracatu Atômico"), lung cancer.
June
June 14 : Carlos Reichenbach, 67, filmmaker, cardiac arrest.
July
July 7 : Ronaldo Cunha Lima, 76, poet and politician, Governor of Paraíba (1991–1994), lung cancer.
July 31 : Alfredo Ramos, 87, footballer and coach.
August
August 24 : Félix Miélli Venerando, 74, footballer, cardiac arrest.
September
September 19: Leopoldo Penna Franca, 53, mathematician, heart attack.
September 27: Cabo Bruno, 53, serial killer, multiple gunshot wounds.
September 29: Hebe Camargo, 83, television presenter, cardiac arrest.
October
October 27: Regina Dourado, 59, actress, breast cancer.
November
November 3: Carmélia Alves, 89, baião singer, multiple organ seizure.
November 29: Joelmir Beting, 75, journalist and writer, stroke.
December
December 2: Décio Pignatari, 85, poet, essayist and translator, respiratory failure.
December 5: Oscar Niemeyer, 104, architect, respiratory infection.
December 20: Thelma Reston, 75, actress (Entranced Earth), breast cancer.
See also
2012 in Brazilian football
2012 in Brazilian television
List of Brazilian films of 2012
References
2010s in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Years of the 21st century in Brazil