# 2012 São João de Meriti municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 297,875 of 357,963 registered voters (83.2%). −2.4 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sandro Matos Pereira | PDT | 133,662 | 51.9% | Elected |
| João Ferreira Neto | PR | 91,331 | 35.4% |  |
| João Dantas de Mello | PMDB | 26,830 | 10.4% |  |
| Albirato de Jesus Goudart | PSOL | 5,858 | 2.3% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 4 of the 21 seats, with 19.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 50,604 | 19.1% | 4 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 25,746 | 9.7% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 19,685 | 7.4% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 19,616 | 7.4% | 2 |
| Democratas | 18,981 | 7.2% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 18,689 | 7.1% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 17,578 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 16,168 | 6.1% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 15,136 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 10,889 | 4.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 7,156 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 6,146 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 5,024 | 1.9% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 4,961 | 1.9% |  |
| Progressistas | 4,938 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 4,818 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 3,256 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 3,160 | 1.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,792 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 2,424 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 2,187 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 1,933 | 0.7% |  |
| Podemos | 1,852 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 938 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 159 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 87 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 São João de Meriti mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 São João de Meriti Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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