Adhemar Santillo

Adhemar Santillo
Member of the Brazil Chamber of Deputies for Goiás
In office
1975–1986
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás
In office
1971–1975
Mayor of Anápolis
In office
1986–1989
In office
1997–2001
Personal details
Born13 November 1939
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Died9 March 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 81)
Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
Political partyMBD [pt]
PMBD
PT
PSD
PP
PSDB

Adhemar Santillo (13 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Brazilian politician and businessman.[1]

Biography

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Ademar was the son of Virgínio Santillo and Elídya Maschietto Santillo.[2] Born in Ribeirão Preto, his family settled in Anápolis in 1942. There, he helped found the Brazilian Democratic Movement [pt] in 1966 and worked for the city under the leadership of Jonas Ferreira Alves Duarte [pt]. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Goiás in 1970.[3]

A member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1975 to 1986, he joined the restructured Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) alongside his brother, Senator Henrique Santillo [pt]. For seven months, he was a member of the Workers' Party but later returned to the PMDB. In 1985, he was elected Mayor of Anápolis and joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD) due to a disagreement with prominent PMDB member Onofre Quinan [pt].[4] He left the office in 1989, returning in 1997 after defeating his brother. He was not reelected in 2002 and subsequently retired from politics.[5]

Adhemar Santillo died of a pulmonary embolism in Anápolis on 9 March 2021, at the age of 81. Three months earlier, Santillo tested positive for COVID-19.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-prefeito de Anápolis Adhemar Santillo é internado com sequela da Covid-19". Sagres (in Portuguese). 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Adhemar Santillo". Câmara dos Deputados (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Perfil biográfico de Adhemar Santillo - ARENA". Assembleia Legislativa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. ^ "BRASIL. Presidência da República: Lei nº 7.332 de 01/07/1985". Presidência da República (in Portuguese). 1 July 1985.
  5. ^ "Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil: deputado Ademar Santillo". Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Ex-deputado federal, radialista Adhemar Santillo morre em Anápolis". G1 (in Portuguese). 9 March 2021.