# 2012 Paraíso do Tocantins municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Paraíso do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 25,225 of 27,470 registered voters (91.8%). +6.8 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Paraíso do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moisés Nogueira Avelino | PMDB | 7,012 | 29.3% | Elected |
| Sebastião Paulo Tavares | PR | 6,826 | 28.5% |  |
| Hider Alencar | PT | 6,207 | 25.9% |  |
| Virgilio da Silva Azevedo | PTB | 2,976 | 12.4% |  |
| Anisio Braga | PSDC | 949 | 4.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Paraíso do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 9 seats, with 19.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 4,550 | 19.1% | 2 |
| Democratas | 2,848 | 12.0% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,666 | 11.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,540 | 10.7% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 2,376 | 10.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,564 | 6.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,542 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 896 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 846 | 3.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 828 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 765 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 344 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 339 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 240 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 233 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 191 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 190 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 186 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 179 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 171 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 169 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 67 | 0.3% |  |
| Progressistas | 48 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 17 | 0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Paraíso do Tocantins mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Paraíso do Tocantins Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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