Othelino Neto

{{Short description|Brazilian politician from Maranhão}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Othelino Neto

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|office = State deputy for Maranhão

|term_start = 4 January 2013

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|predecessor =

|successor =

|office2 = President of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão

|term_start2 = 1 January 2018

|term_end2 = 1 February 2023

|predecessor2 = Humberto Coutinho

|successor2 = {{ill|Iracema Vale|pt}}

|birth_name = Othelino Nova Alves Neto

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|7|df=y}}

|birth_place = São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil

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|party = PV (2003–2007)
Cidadania (2007–2013)
PCdoB (2013–present)

|spouse = Ana Paula Lobato

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Othelino Nova Alves Neto (born 7 July 1975) is a Brazilian politician who is a state deputy in the state of Maranhão since 2013. From 2018 to 2023, he served as the president of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão.[http://www.al.ma.leg.br/deputados/301 Biografia de Othelino Neto (PCdoB)] He is currently affiliated with the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB).

He was the Secretary of the Environment of Maranhão from 2001 to 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.ma.leg.br/deputado/othelino-neto|title=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Maranhão -|access-date=30 August 2023|website=www.al.ma.leg.br}} He first ran for state deputy in 2010, being elected as a substitute deputy. He supported Jackson Lago in his run for governor and Dilma Rousseff for president. He assumed the mandate in 2013. He changed his affiliation from Cidadania to the Communist Party of Brazil in 2014, reaffirming his support for Dilma as president and supporting Flávio Dino in his run for governor.

Othelino became the president of the state legislative assembly after the death of the previous president Humberto Coutinho.{{cite web|url=http://portalsinalverde.com/noticia/22678--falece-o-deputado-humberto-coutinho-presidente-da-assembleia-legislativa-do-maranhao|title=Falece o deputado Humberto Coutinho, presidente da Assembleia Legislativa do Maranhão|author=|date=1 January 2018|publisher=Portal Sinal Verde|access-date=30 August 2023}} He was reelected state deputy with 60,386 votes (2.07%). In February 2022, he had openly contemplated changing affiliation again to the Democratic Labour Party to support their gubernatorial candidate that year, Weverton Rocha.{{cite web|url=https://oimparcial.com.br/politica/2022/02/othelino-neto-vai-deixar-o-pcdob-e-se-filiar-ao-pdt-para-apoiar-weverton-rocha/|title=Othelino Neto vai deixar o PCdoB e se filiar ao PDT para apoiar Weverton Rocha|author=|date=3 February 2022|publisher=O Imparcial|access-date=30 August 2023}} He, however, rescinded his consideration and instead supported the winning candidate, PSB candidate Carlos Brandão.{{cite web|author=Léda, Gilberto|url=https://imirante.com/noticias/sao-luis/2022/03/30/ipolitica-othelino-neto-confirma-apoio-a-carlos-brandao-para-o-governo|title=Othelino Neto confirma apoio a Carlos Brandão para o governo - Imirante.com|date=30 March 2022|access-date=30 August 2023|website=Imirante|language=pt-BR}} He was reelected that year and in 2023 became the Secretary of Institutional Representation of Maranhão in Brasília.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/eleicoes/2022/noticia/2022/10/03/deputados-estudais-eleitos-no-ma-veja-a-lista.ghtml|title=Deputados estaduais eleitos no MA; veja a lista|access-date=30 August 2023|website=G1|date=3 October 2022 |language=pt-br}}

His wife is Ana Paula Lobato, former vice-mayor of the city of Pinheiro and currently a federal senator from Maranhão.{{cite web|author=Matos, Daniel|url=https://www.blogsoestado.com/danielmatos/2022/10/28/em-pinheiro-othelino-neto-e-ana-paula-lobato-comandam-ato-pro-lula/|title=Em Pinheiro, Othelino Neto e Ana Paula Lobato comandam ato pró-Lula|date=28 October 2022|access-date=30 August 2023|website=Blogs O Estado|language=pt-BR}}