ANTONIO CARLOS MANGINI

Cabreúva was recently recognized for its advances and achievements, appearing as the 43rd best small city in the country - the seventh in the state of São Paulo (AUSTIN RATING/2022) and also being elected the city with the best Governance, Fiscal Efficiency and Transparency among municipalities between 30 and 100 thousand inhabitants in the 2022 edition of the Band Excellent Cities Award. What factors can be attributed to these achieved marks?

Since we took office, we have been working tirelessly in all areas, doing everything that needs to be done.

One thing I always like to comment on, which has even become a kind of hallmark of our management is ‘doing it the right way’, because we have to be very careful and responsible with public money, after all, they are taxes from all citizens, that’s why we always value efficiency in management, making things happen, but also ensuring maximum transparency in all government acts, whether in works, investments, in short, in all actions of the City Hall. I am proud to know that today, with just over two years since we took office, we already have a much better Cabreúva than years ago. But I’m not satisfied, because there’s still a lot to be done and we’re working on it!

Cabreúva has focused on infrastructure, such as the works of the Avança Cabreúva Program, which is bringing R$ 200 million in works and important actions for the city (such as the third lane and duplication of Serrinha and the construction of the Urgency and Emergency Complex), and the New Asphalt Program, which has already brought about 50,000 m² of repaved or asphalted roads. What is the importance of these initiatives and what benefits will they provide to the population?

Well, I always say that Cabreúva is becoming a construction site, because we have works in all neighborhoods and more than that, quality works, thought not only for now, but in the long term, as is the case of the new Complex of Urgency and Emergency. The current UPA, which has been operating for a few years, no longer meets the demand for patients, in addition to being located in a rented building on the city’s main shopping street, which makes it difficult for patients to arrive, especially ambulances, generating many disturbances. The new complex will be almost three times the size of the current UPA, with a 50% greater service capacity, emergency room for adults and children, parking – which today is a problem, as there are no spaces in the current building. Regarding the asphalt, many streets were in precarious conditions when we took over and only the “hole filling” was done, but the population could not take it anymore. We are investing on two fronts, paving all the streets that are still dirt inside the urban perimeter and also resurfacing the streets that are in a precarious situation, this, of course, with decent quality asphalt, not those ‘eggshells’ ‘ that don’t last long. And in relation to Serrinha, it was a great dream of the population, which is now coming true. Many people have already lost their lives in this place and we did our best to make the project come off the drawing board and become reality, as it is actually happening.

Education is always an agenda in which improvements are demanded by the public administration, even more so in times as modern as the current ones, full of technology and opportunities to integrate young residents into this world. What actions has Cabreúva developed to innovate and leverage its teaching quality?

Educational actions have been focused on structural adaptations such as accessibility, changing water tanks, building new schools, renovations, technological investments, such as computer labs, notebooks, support rooms for inclusion students, libraries, support materials recovery of students, training for educators, this in relation to municipal schools. We have given young people and adults the opportunity for technical training, various courses ranging from cutting and sewing, makeup, hairdressing, gastronomy, welding, electrical, mechanical, electrical and automotive brake systems, training in entrepreneurship, courses offered by the social fund, Sebrae, Senai, the Paula Souza center (Viafast) and also UNIVESP university maintained by this municipality, in addition to an investment of almost 900 thousand reais/year in partnership with Liceu Emaú/Senai. The municipality also helps lowincome university students by paying part of the cost of school transportation. Soon we will inaugurate the Youth House that will serve young people up to 29 years old, aiming at entrepreneurship, creative economy and preparation for life. Investment in Education is a 100% return for economic growth and quality of life for a society.

Health also always draws attention when looking at a city. After the challenging period that was the COVID-19 pandemic, what can stand out from improvements and new investments in the area?

We already knew how important health is and the pandemic served to reinforce that. In Cabreúva we are making important investments in this sector. We renewed 100% of the SAE (Emergency Service) fleet, which today has 5 new ambulances, all with ICU support. We are investing in the construction of the new Urgency and Emergency Complex, with more than 2,000 m² and capacity to serve around 15,000 people per month. We are starting the Zera Fila da Saúde program, which will serve more than 200 specialties including consultations, exams and procedures, with an investment of more than R$ 10 million. We also delivered three new vans for transporting patients, with air conditioning and reclining seats. We are also building a new UBS in Vale Verde, in short, there are many investments to improve Cabreúva’s health even more.

Cabreúva is a city that encompasses the three sectors of the economy, with different types of businesses, from micro-entrepreneurs to large industries, including merchants and rural producers. How does Cabreúva seek to contemplate each sector, seeking to privilege each one of them and, at the same time, seek to follow this wave of growth?

When we took over the administration, there was no department focused on this issue, so we changed the former Secretariat of Agribusiness to the current Secretariat of Economic Development, encompassing precisely these sectors of the economy, ranging from rural producers to large industries, through actions together to the PAT (Worker Service Center), SABRAE and several other sectors that support and promote the local economy. We have a great relationship with the companies that are installed in our municipality and we always seek to serve everyone, generating jobs and opportunities for our residents.

Finally, what is your feeling, as mayor, of being at the forefront of so many achievements, innovations and conquests that the city has had and what legacy do you want to leave for the city in your public career?

Well, I’m going through one of the most challenging moments in my personal life, because a few months after taking office, I discovered pancreatic cancer, but even though I’m undergoing procedures and surgeries, I haven’t stopped working for a single day. I even dispatched documents from inside the hospital. The people of Cabreúva entrusted us with a mission and I have a duty to honor it every day and that ends up fueling me. Each work, each advance, each achievement is what motivates me to continue fighting for a better city every day. Going out on the streets and seeing the people smile when they see things happening is priceless. I only ask God to give me more and more strength to keep working for our people and building an ever better Cabreúva!

Mayor Mangini (Antonio Carlos Mangini)

The mayor of Cabreúva, Antonio Carlos Mangini, was born in the city of Sorocaba, in the countryside of the State of São Paulo, on November 13, 1966.

Married to Valdirene Mangini, he is the father of three children: Gabriela, Matheus and Maria Clara.

Mangini has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, a graduate degree in Public Security and is a retired military police officer. He was Secretary of Public Security for the city of Itu and Corregidor of the Municipal Guard of Itupeva.

He was councilor of Cabreúva for two terms, being twice President of the Chamber.

In 2020 he was elected mayor, with the percentage of 51.72% of the valid votes, with a total of 11,976 votes.

Political trajectory

1st term – City Councillor of Cabreúva elected in 2004

2nd term - City Councillor of Cabreúva elected in 2016 Mayor of Cabreúva elected in 2020