Delfim Peixoto was born in 1941 in Itajaí in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
[1][2] Delfim Peixoto later lectured in criminal law and legal practice at the Universidade do Vale do Itajaí.
[1][2] Delfim Peixoto was elected three times – in 1970, 1974 and 1978 – as a deputy to the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina, initially representing the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) and later the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB).
[1][4] In 1983, he joined the Federação Catarinense de Futebol (FCF) as vice president.
[5] Delfim was flying to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals first leg in Medellín when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed, killing him and 70 other passengers including most of the Associação Chapecoense de Futebol team.