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
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
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]