2012 in Brazil
Events from the year 2012 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Dilma RousseffPresident of Brazil|Vice President]: Michel TemerGovernors
Acre: Binho MarquesAlagoas: Teotônio Vilela FilhoAmapa: Camilo CapiberibeAmazonas: Omar AzizBahia: Jaques WagnerCeará: Cid GomesEspírito Santo: José Roberto ArrudaGoiás: Marconi PerilloMaranhão: Roseana SarneyMato Grosso: Blairo MaggiMato Grosso do Sul|Mato Grosso do Sul]: André PuccinelliMinas Gerais: Aécio NevesPará: Ana Júlia CarepaParaíba: José MaranhãoParaná: Roberto RequiãoPernambuco: Eduardo CamposPiauí: Wellington DiasRio de Janeiro: Sérgio Cabral FilhoGovernors of [Rio Grande do Norte|Rio Grande do Norte]: Wilma de FariaRio Grande do Sul: Yeda CrusiusRondônia: Ivo CassolRoraima: José de Anchieta JúniorSanta Catarina: Luiz Henrique da SilveiraSão Paulo: José SerraSergipe: Marcelo DédaTocantins: Carlos Henrique AmorimVice governors
Acre: Carlos César Correia de MessiasAlagoas: José Thomaz da Silva Nonô NetoAmapá: Doralice Nascimento de SouzaAmazonas: José Melo de OliveiraBahia: Otto AlencarCeará: Domingos Gomes de Aguiar FilhoEspírito Santo: Givaldo Vieira da SilvaGoiás: José Eliton de Figueiredo JúniorMaranhão: Joaquim Washington Luiz de OliveiraMato Grosso: Francisco Tarquínio DaltroMato Grosso do Sul: Simone TebetMinas Gerais: Alberto Pinto Coelho JúniorPará: Helenilson Cunha PontesParaíba: Rômulo José de GouveiaParaná: Flávio José ArnsPernambuco: João Soares Lyra NetoPiauí: Wilson MartinsRio de Janeiro: Luiz Fernando PezãoRio Grande do Norte: Robinson FariaRio Grande do Sul: Jorge Alberto Duarte GrillRondônia: Airton Pedro GurgaczRoraima: Francisco de Assis RodriguesSanta Catarina: Eduardo Pinho MoreiraSão Paulo: Guilherme Afif DomingosSergipe: Jackson BarretoTocantins: João Oliveira de SousaEvents
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
- January 30: Al Rio, 49, comic book artist, suicide.
February
- February 22: João Mansur, 88, politician, Governor of Paraná.
- February 24:
- *Pery Ribeiro, 74, singer, myocardial infarction.
- *Eliana Tranchesi, 56, chief executive.
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, lung cancer.
June
- June 14 : Carlos Reichenbach, 67, filmmaker, cardiac arrest.
July
- July 7 : Ronaldo Cunha Lima, 76, poet and politician, Governor of Paraíba, 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, breast cancer.