However, Amaral proved too seriously ill to appear at the official launch of the presidential campaign on 29 February 2012, which jeopardised his candidacy and the election.
Namun, Amaral terbukti terlalu sakit parah muncul pada peluncuran resmi kampanye presiden pada tanggal 29 Februari, 2012 yang terancam pencalonannya dan pemilu.