# 2012 Porto Alegre municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Porto Alegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 876,607 of 1,076,263 registered voters (81.4%). −2.2 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Porto Alegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Alberto Reus Fortunati | PDT | 517,969 | 65.2% | Elected |
| Manuela Pinto Vieira D. Avila | PCdoB | 141,073 | 17.8% |  |
| Adão Roberto Rodrigues Villaverde | PT | 76,548 | 9.6% |  |
| Carlos Roberto de Souza Robaina | PSOL | 30,577 | 3.8% |  |
| Wambert Gomes Di Lorenzo | PSDB | 19,514 | 2.5% |  |
| Jocelin Azambuja | PSL | 4,412 | 0.6% |  |
| Erico Roni Maslinkiewicz Correa | PSTU | 4,122 | 0.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 7 of the 36 seats, with 18.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 141,561 | 18.8% | 7 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 88,683 | 11.8% | 5 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 86,568 | 11.5% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 78,081 | 10.4% | 4 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 66,128 | 8.8% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 50,032 | 6.6% | 3 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 46,803 | 6.2% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 45,283 | 6.0% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 30,008 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 26,419 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 21,440 | 2.8% | 2 |
| Democratas | 18,942 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 14,925 | 2.0% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 10,030 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 7,423 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido da República | 6,124 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 2,774 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 2,724 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 2,378 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,180 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,544 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,512 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,070 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 743 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 261 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 93 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Porto Alegre mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Porto Alegre Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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