Ademar was the son of Virgínio Santillo and Elídya Maschietto Santillo. Born in
Ribeirão Preto, his family settled in
Anápolis in 1942. There, he helped found the in 1966 and worked for the city under the leadership of . He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Goiás in 1970. A member of the
Chamber of Deputies from 1975 to 1986, he joined the restructured
Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB) alongside his brother,
Senator . For seven months, he was a member of the
Workers' Party but later returned to the PMDB. In 1985, he was elected Mayor of Anápolis and joined the
Social Democratic Party (PSD) due to a disagreement with prominent PMDB member . He left the office in 1989, returning in 1997 after defeating his brother. He was not reelected in 2002 and subsequently retired from politics. Adhemar Santillo died of a
pulmonary embolism in Anápolis on 9 March 2021, at the age of 81. Three months earlier, Santillo tested positive for
COVID-19. ==References==