[5] Belinati was born on 29 May 1945 in Londrina, and is the child of Maria Cândida and Sebastião Sales.

[8] Emília separated from Antonio, who had been involved in various scandals, including being removed from his position as mayor of Londrina.

They were elected,[13] defeating the ticket led by Álvaro Dias (PP) and Maurício Fruet (PMDB).

[5] During her time as vice-governor, in 1998, she was the subject of a public civil lawsuit, along with 38 other people, having been suspected of embezzling funds from the municipality of Londrina.

[15] In 2007, she was named the director of the Curitiba Institute of Health by then-mayor Beto Richa.