Romildo Magalhães | |
Office: | Governor of Acre |
Term Start: | 17 May 1992 |
Term End: | 1 January 1995 |
Predecessor: | Edmundo Pinto |
Successor: | Orleir Cameli |
Office2: | Vice-governor of Acre |
Term Start2: | 15 March 1991 |
Term End2: | 17 May 1992 |
Successor2: | Labib Murad |
Office3: | Mayor of Feijó |
Term Start3: | 1 January 1997 |
Term End3: | 31 December 2000 |
Predecessor3: | Cláudio Braga Leite |
Successor3: | Francimar Fernandes de Albuquerque |
Term Start4: | 1979 |
Term End4: | 1982 |
Predecessor4: | Aurélio de Sousa Braga |
Successor4: | Aurélio de Sousa Braga |
Birth Name: | Romildo Magalhães da Silva |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1946 |
Birth Place: | Feijó, Acre, Brazil |
Death Place: | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil |
Party: | PDS PPR |
Romildo Magalhães da Silva (9 April 1946 – 14 July 2024) was a Brazilian politician who briefly served as the governor of the state of Acre from 1991 to 1992. He was initially the vice-governor, but was elevated to the post after the assassination of then-governor Edmundo Pinto.[1] Magalhães was succeeded by Orleir Cameli. Prior to entering state politics, he was the mayor of the city of Feijó from 1978 to 1982, and later served again from 1997 to 2000. Magalhães would later be imprisoned on corruption charges due to illegal usage of public coffers and administrative impropriety.[2]
Magalhães died on 14 July 2024 in the capital of Rio Branco after having been hospitalized due to diabetes complications. He was 78.