Hélio Mauro

Hélio Mauro
Mauro in 1978
Mayor of Goiânia
In office
17 May 1978 – 10 April 1979
Preceded byFrancisco de Freitas Castro
Succeeded byDaniel Antônio de Oliveira
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil for Goiás
In office
1 February 1975 – 22 May 1978
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás
In office
1971–1975
Personal details
BornHélio Mauro Umbelino Lôbo
(1942-06-19)19 June 1942
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Died1 January 2026(2026-01-01) (aged 83)
Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
PartyARENA
ChildrenThree
OccupationCivil servant

Hélio Mauro Umbelino Lôbo (19 June 1942 – 1 January 2026) was a Brazilian politician. A member of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA), he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1975 to 1978 and was mayor of Goiânia from May 1978 to April 1979.[1][2]

Mauro was born on 19 June 1942 in Goiânia, Brazil.[2] He served in the Legislative Assembly of Goiás from 1971 to 1975 and the federal Chamber of Deputies of Brazil for Goiás from 1975 to 1978 as a member of the ARENA party. In 1978, Goiás Governor Irapuan Costa Júnior appointed him mayor of Goiânia, an office he held from May 1978 until April 1979.[2]

Mauro later served as the Goiás state minister of education and an advisor to Brazilian Senator Jarbas Passarinho.[2]

Mauro died from cardiac arrest in a Anápolis, Goiás, hospital on 1 January 2026, at the age of 83.[2][3] He had been hospitalized for the prior ten days in the intensive care unit of a private Anápolis hospital.[2] He was survived by his wife, Maria Aída Teixeira Rodrigues da Cunha Lobo, three children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. His funeral was held in Brasilia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "HÉLIO MAURO". Chamber of Deputies (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Ex-prefeito de Goiânia na década de 1970, Hélio Mauro Umbelino Lobo morre em Anápolis". Tribuna da Anápolis. 1 January 2026. Archived from the original on 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. ^ Alves, Laylla (1 January 2026). "Ex-prefeito de Goiânia Hélio Mauro Umbelino morre aos 83 anos". Central Brasileira de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2026.