Hélio de Oliveira Santos (born September 7, 1950,

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) is a

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, graduated in the Medical School of the

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and specialized in

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, federal representative, and was the

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of the municipality of

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, state of

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, from January 2005 to September 2011, when he was impeached. He is affiliated with the

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(PDT).

Medical and academic career

Dr. Santos began his academic career in 1970, while a student at the Medical School of the State University of Campinas, as a research and teaching assistant at the Laboratory of

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in 1970,

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and

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in 1971, and

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in 1973. After obtaining his

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in 1974, Santos became a medical resident at the same university, from 1974 to 1975. He specialized in neonatal care in the Unit of Intensive Neonatal Care at ISSTE,

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, in 1977. Upon returning to Brazil, Dr. Santos dedicated himself to pediatric care, research and teaching, especially

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, first at the Teaching Dept of the Hospital Infantil Álvaro Ribeiro in Campinas (1980–1986) and afterwards as a professor at the Medical School of the Pontificial Catholic University of Campinas ( PUCCAMP), a position he held until 1989. He was also that school's dean from 1981 to 1984. In 1985, he attained a doctoral degree in outpatient pediatric surgery from the Medical School of the State University of Campinas. He did his postdoctoral studies abroad, at the

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. In 1988, he accepted an appointment as an associate professor of pediatrics at the same school. He wrote seven books and hundreds of specialized papers, articles and columns in the general press. Among his works are a series of books on the plights of

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s and abandonment of children, published between 1986 and 1995.

Political career

Dr. Santos became a public figure in the 1980s, when he founded and directed the ''Regional Center for Care of Maltreatment in Infancy'' (CRAMI - Centro Regional para a Atenção aos Maus Tratos na Infância), a highly praised

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effort in Campinas county. On the basis of his work, he was appointed Municipal Secretary of Health of

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, a city near Campinas (1993–1996) and Municipal Secretary of Health of

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(in 1997). He was elected a federal

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in 1999, and re-elected in 2003. His first attempt at winning a mayoral election was in 2001, but he lost to majority candidates Carlos Sampaio and Antonio Costa. In his second run, he was elected with 258,456 votes, 52.63% of all valid votes in Campinas, the second largest electoral college in the state. He is the first

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to be elected mayor of that city. In 2011, Dr. Santos was impeached from his position as mayor of Campinas, after an administrative process installed by the City Council, after accusations of fraud and corruption. His wife was arrested by the federal police and handcuffed in the morning when proceedings began.

Works

* ''Cirurgia ambulatorial em pediatria''. São Paulo: Panamed, 1986. 116 p. * ''Crianças espancadas''. Campinas: Papirus, 1987. 132 p. * ''Crianças accidentadas''. Campinas: Papirus, 1988. 91 p. * ''Crianças violadas''. Campinas: CBIA/CRAMI, 1991. 114 p. * ''Crianças esquecidas''. Campinas: Pontes, 1995. * ''Naves-mãe e a pedagogia dos sentidos: de Campinas, novos paradigmas para a educação infantil no Brasil''. Campinas: Komedi, 2010. 143 p.

References

External links

Hélio de Oliveira Santos Biography
Federal Congress of Brazil (In Portuguese). {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Helio De Oliveira 1950 births Living people People from Corumbá Brazilian pediatricians State University of Campinas alumni Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Humanist Party of Solidarity politicians Christian Labour Party politicians Mayors of Campinas Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo Impeached mayors removed from office Impeached Brazilian officials