Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (24 January 1949 – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian politician who served as a
Senator
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, and was mayor of
Goiânia
Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region and the 10th-larges ...
.
Biography
Vilela was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was Governor of
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
from 1995 to 1998. He was also a member of the
Brazilian Senate
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from 1999 to 2007. For a short time in January 2021, Vilela was Mayor of Goiânia.
He died on 13 January 2021, aged 71 in
São Paulo
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from
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo.
Morre Maguito Vilela, prefeito eleito de Goiânia, aos 71 anos
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1949 births
2021 deaths
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (state)
Mayors of Goiânia
People from Jataí
Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Goiás
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