2012 in Brazil
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Events from the year 2012 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Federal government
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
January
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 13 – 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]
- February 25 – A fire destroys part of the Brazilian scientific station in Antarctica, leaving two dead and a Brazilian Navy soldier injured.[3]
March
- May 25 – President Dilma Rousseff partially vetoed modifications to the Forest Law that protects the Amazon.[4]
April
- April 25 – The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approves the project for the New Forest Code, which reduces environmental protection.[5]
May
June
July
August
- August 8 – The sixth annual International Female Orgasm Day is celebrated. The holiday was established by José Arimatéia Dantas Lacerda of Esperantina.[6][7]
September
October
- October 7 – First round of voting in the Brazilian municipal elections, 2012.
- October 28 – Second round of the Brazilian municipal elections, 2012.[8]
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.[9]
December
Deaths
- March 23 – Chico Anysio, 80, comedian
- September 29 – Hebe Camargo, 83, television presenter, cardiac arrest.[10]
- December 5 – Oscar Niemeyer, 104, architect, respiratory infection.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Tiros aconteceram entre explosão e entrada da PM, diz amiga de Eloá Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (primeira página do caderno Cotidiano), Folha de S.Paulo (14 de fevereiro de 2012).
- ^ "Justiça condena Lindemberg Alves a 98 anos e 10 meses de prisão". February 16, 2012.
- ^ Fogo destroi base na Antártida e mata 2 (página 12 do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (26 de fevereiro de 2012).
- ^ Jonathan Watts. "Brazil's leader vetoes portions of new Amazon rainforest law: Dilma Rousseff sends back parts of congressional bill that loosened country's protection of forest". The Guardian.
- ^ Dilma é derrotada, e nova lei diminui proteção ambiental (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (26 de abril de 2012).
- ^ International Day Of The Female Orgasm Brings Pleasure To Brazilian Women Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine International Business Times, August 8, 2012.
- ^ What You Should Know About International Female Orgasm Day Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Cosmopolitan, August 9, 2012.
- ^ UOL Eleições. "Eleitorado brasileiro cresce 6%, e supera os 138 milhões; mulheres são maioria" Archived August 1, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. BOL. July 30, 2012.
- ^ "Brazilian Grand Prix 2012: as it happened". Daily Telegraph UK. November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Hebe Camargo morre aos 83 anos" (in Portuguese). G1.globo.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Oscar Niemeyer, Architect Who Gave Brasília Its Flair, Dies at 104". NY Times. Reuters. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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