Morumbi Resources Announces Resignation of Thomas Loch as President & Chief Operating Officer

Morumbi Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MOC) ("Morumbi" or the "Company") announced
today that Mr. Thomas Loch has resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Company, effective December 31st, 2012. Mr. Loch was a founder of the
Company, and had been its President & C.O.O. since December 2009. He remains a
director of the Company. In announcing Mr. Loch's resignation, Lindsay Semple,
the Company's Chief Executive Officer, thanked him for his service as both
President & COO.


About Morumbi

Morumbi Resources Inc. is a public company with a light oil property in
northwest Alberta as well as early stage mineral exploration licences in PNG.
Morumbi is also currently evaluating resource opportunities in Bougainville, PNG
by forming strategic relationships with local Landowner companies with the view
to securing mineral exploration licences on their traditional lands, if and when
the moratorium on mining is lifted and mining licences are issued. The Company
trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "MOC". For more information
about Morumbi and the Company's plans visit our website at www.morumbi.ca.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Morumbi Resources Inc.
Lindsay Semple
Chief Executive Officer
416-364-2266
[e-mail]


Morumbi Resources Inc.
Keith Porter
Corporate Development
416-364-2266
[e-mail]
www.morumbi.ca