Othelino Nova Alves Neto (born 7 July 1975) is a Brazilian politician who is a state deputy in the state of

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

since 2013. From 2018 to 2023, he served as the president of the

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. He is currently affiliated with the

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(PCdoB). He was the Secretary of the Environment of Maranhão from 2001 to 2005. He first ran for state deputy in 2010, being elected as a substitute deputy. He supported Jackson Lago in his run for governor and

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for

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. He assumed the mandate in 2013. He changed his affiliation from

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to the

in 2014, reaffirming his support for Dilma as

and supporting Flávio Dino in his run for governor. Othelino became the president of the state legislative assembly after the death of the previous president

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. He was reelected state deputy with 60,386 votes (2.07%). In February 2022, he had openly contemplated changing affiliation again to the Democratic Labour Party to support their gubernatorial candidate that year,

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. He, however, rescinded his consideration and instead supported the winning candidate, PSB candidate Carlos Brandão. He was reelected that year and in 2023 became the Secretary of Institutional Representation of Maranhão in

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. His wife is Ana Paula Lobato, former vice-mayor of the city of Pinheiro and currently a federal senator from Maranhão.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Othelino Neto 1975 births Living people People from São Luís, Maranhão Members of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão Cidadania politicians Green Party (Brazil) politicians Communist Party of Brazil politicians