Antonio Belinati

Antonio Casemiro Belinati (born 25 October 1943) is a Brazilian radio personality and politician, currently affiliated with the Progressistas (PP). He has been the mayor of the city of Londrina at various points, starting in the late 1970s. His former wife is former vice-governor of the state of Paraná, Emília Belinati, and their son is former state deputy and head of Sanepar Antonio Carlos Belinati. His nephew is current mayor of Londrina Marcelo Belinati.

Biography Belinati began his career as an announcer on radio programs on Rádio Londrina in the 1960s, in particular for programs hosted by Otássio Pereira. He became a reporter and host of the program A Voz do Povo. In 1963, he was the first presenter on TV Coroados, leading, for 20 years, the Telenotícias Transparaná program. He was married to Emília Belinati, with whom they three children.

He lost the elections for mayor of Londrina in 2004, losing the seat in the second round to Nedson Luiz Micheleti (PT), with Micheleti obtaining 137,928 votes (53.25%) to Belinati's 121,102 votes (46.75%).

During the 2008 municipal elections, while affiliated with the Progressistas, was allowed to run his campaign after the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) closed a petition of impugnation from a regional court (TRE). He advanced to the second round against (PSDB) and won with 51.73% versus Hauly's 48.27%. Afterwards, after consideration from the Public Electoral Ministry, he was deemed unelectable due to financial provisions from his third mandate being rejected by Londrina's municipal chamber and by the Tribunal de Contas of Paraná. During the chamber's session on 28 October 2008, the TSE, while on appeal, rectified the injunction maintaining the TRE's position. With this, the TSE impugned Belinati's candidacy, and thus annulling his victory. Afterwards, in a redone election, won.

Mayor of Londrina

During his first term from 1977 to 1982, his administration helped to build sidewalks and, through national housing programs, more than 20,000 units were built, giving rise to the phrase "Cinco Conjuntos". The Service of Telephonic Communications (SERCOMTEL) was broadened, and 33% of this was applied to education. To address issues with sanitation, 8 new health outposts were built and 3 were renovated. His administration also created ACESF, the Cemetery and Funeral Services Administration of Londrina, and completed the Via Expressa project, started by the previous administration. His administration expropriated and forced the residents out of the neighborhood of Vila Matos and to begin the construction of the current Terminal Rodoviário de Londrina. The railroad in the center of the city was removed and the new route was inaugurated by then president João Figueiredo. The land made available by the removal of the railroad was used by the following administration for the construction of the Via Leste-Oeste.

His second term, from 1989 to 1992, sought to improve the people of Londrina's health. More than 40 new health outposts were installed, among them a daycare in the downtown area with modern structures, a 24-hour medical center, along with a maternity ward with free assistance for women going into labor. During this time, his administration built Sem Terra, a satellite city, with pieces of land donated by the municipality to people in need. The Autódromo Internacional de Londrina was built, and his administration also carried out the implementation of the Transporte Emergencial Centralizado (TEC) plan.

According to the sentencing, Belinati "organized and led a true gang into the municipal administration building", and that "under his leadership, public agents, in collusion with private individuals, harmed the public treasury by stealing a large sum of money." The value, later fixed by the INPC/IBGE from April 1999 to May 2014, resulted in 570,248 reais, as the Justice Ministry's decision read.