2012 in Brazil

Events from the year 2012 in Brazil.

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

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.

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.