Rogério Teófilo

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Rogério Teófilo
Federal Deputy for Alagoas
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 January 2007
State Deputy for Alagoas
In office
1 February 1991 – 1 February 2003
Mayor of Arapiraca
In office
1 January 2017 – 7 August 2020
Personal details
Born(1957-04-27)27 April 1957
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Died7 August 2020(2020-08-07) (aged 63)
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Political partyPSDB
Other political
affiliations		PFL

Rogério Auto Teófilo (27 April 1957 — 7 August 2020) was a Brazilian lawyer, teacher, administrator and politician. As a member of the Liberal Front Party, he was a State Deputy and later Federal Deputy for Alagoas. He later switched to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), in which he serve as mayor of Arapiraca from 2017 until his death.

Early life and education[edit]

Teófilo was born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil on 27 April 1957. He graduated from the law course at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) in 1983.[1] Previously, he graduated from Centro Universitário Cesmac in 1981 with a degree in administration.[1] He joined the psychology course at the Psychology Institute of Maceió, an institute linked to UFAL, but abandoned it.[1]

Political career[edit]

In 1991, Teófilo was elected state deputy for Alagoas for the first time by the Liberal Front Party (PFL).[1] He was re-elected to the position twice, in 1994 and 1998.[1] In 2002, he was elected Federal Deputy for Alagoas with 64,899 votes.[2][3] In the 2006 elections, he was reelected a vote of 57,651 votes.[4]

In 2012, switching to the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), Teófilo ran for mayor of Arapiraca where he won 40,363 votes, but was lost to Célia Rocha (PTB).[5] In 2016, he ran again for the position, where he defeated Ricardo Nezinho (PMDB) by a difference of just 259 votes.[6][7][8] He remained in the position of mayor of Arapiraca until his death, which was later held by his deputy, Fabiana Pessoa (Republicans).[9]

Death[edit]

In 2020, Teófilo was admitted to a private hospital in Maceió.[10] He had a flu-like illness, which progressed to pneumonia, where he died on 7 August with suspected COVID-19.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal ROGÉRIO TEÓFILO". Chamber of Deputies (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Resultado da eleição 2002". Superior Electoral Court (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Placar UOL Eleições 2002 - Alagoas". UOL. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "G1 > Eleições 2006 > Alagoas - APURAÇÃO ESTADUAL". G1. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. ^ "Apuração das Eleições 2012 em Arapiraca | Alagoas" (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ Soriano, Bruno (2 October 2016). "Rogério Teófilo é eleito prefeito de Arapiraca". GazetaWeb (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Resultado da apuração das Eleições 2016 em Arapiraca para prefeito e vereador". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ^ "UOL Eleições 2016 Arapiraca/AL: Apuração de votos, resultado, prefeito e vereadores eleitos". UOL. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  9. ^ Rodrigues, Marcos (8 August 2020). "Arapiraca: vice-prefeita Fabiana Pessoa toma posse segunda". Gazetaweb (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Morre prefeito de Arapiraca, Rogério Teófilo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ^ Maresia, Jhonatas (7 August 2020). "Prefeito de Arapiraca, Rogério Teófilo, morre após ser internado em hospital". GazetaWeb (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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