Maguito Vilela

Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (24 January 1949^[1][2] – 13 January 2021) was a Brazilian politician who served as a Senator,^[3] and was mayor of Goiânia.^[4]

Maguito Vilela
Mayor of Goiânia
In office 1 January 2021 – 13 January 2021
Vice Mayor	Rogério Cruz
Preceded by	Iris Rezende
Succeeded by	Rogério Cruz
Mayor of Aparecida de Goiânia
In office 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2017
Vice Mayor	Tanner de Melo Júnior
Preceded by	José Macedo de Araújo
Succeeded by	Gustavo Mendanha
Senator for Goiás
In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2007
Governor of Goiás
In office 1 January 1995 – 2 April 1998
Vice Governor	Naphtali Alves
Preceded by	Agenor Rodrigues
Succeeded by	Naphtali Alves
Vice Governor of Goiás
In office 15 March 1991 – 2 April 1994
Governor	Iris Rezende
Preceded by	Joaquim Roriz
Succeeded by	Naphtali Alves
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1 February 1987 – 1 February 1991
Constituency	Goiás
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás
In office 1 February 1983 – 1 February 1987
Constituency	At-large
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Jataí
In office 31 January 1977 – 31 January 1983
Constituency	At-large
Personal details
Born	Luís Alberto Maguito Vilela (1949-01-24)24 January 1949 Jataí, Goiás, Brazil
Died	13 January 2021(2021-01-13) (aged 71) São Paulo, Brazil
Cause of death	COVID-19
Political party	ARENA (1975–1979) MDB (1980–2021)
Children	Daniel Vilela
Profession	Lawyer, politician

Biography

Vilela was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was Governor of Goiás from 1995 to 1998. He was also a member of the Brazilian Senate 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 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo.^[5]