Mayor of Porto Alegre
The Mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the Chief Executive of the city. The mayor is elected for a four-year term, limited to one re-election. Mayoral activities are regulated by Sections IV, V, VI, Chapter VI of Porto Alegre City Charter. Current mayor is ; he is the 37th mayor of Porto Alegre.
Porto Alegre City Charter provides a succession line for any case of office vacancy. The first in line is the Deputy Mayor of Porto Alegre (who is elected in the same ticket of the Mayor), next is the Speaker of Porto Alegre City Council and, lastly, the Porto Alegre Attorney-General.
Duties of the Mayor of Porto Alegre[]
Section V, Chapter VI enumerates duties of the Mayor of Porto Alegre. In general, the mayor has broad powers over Porto Alegre's bureaucracy, as Porto Alegre is set up to be in a strong mayor-council type of government. These are the duties of the Mayor of Porto Alegre, as set forth by Article 94, Section V, Chapter VI of Porto Alegre City Charter:
- Appoint and dismiss Secretaries, Directors of the several Departments, and everyone in charge of Porto Alegre's public bodies
- Sign into law bills passed by Porto Alegre City Council, enacting ordinances for execution of several Acts of City Council
- Veto bills passed by City Council
- Disposal of municipal administration
- Dispose on civil servants, except for those under jurisdiction of City Council
- Report annually to City Council on public works
- Sponsor bills whose purposes are
- Hiring of new servants, pay rises
- Legal situation of civil servants
- Creation and management of bodies under Mayor's jurisdiction
- Reply, no later than 45 days after filing, to questions raised by City Council and several other bodies
- Stand for Porto Alegre
- Take loans with prior City Council approval
- Issue condemnation orders
- Propose selling or leasing of government-owned assets with City Council approval
- Propose deals, agreements beneficial for Porto Alegre
- Propose administrative division of Porto Alegre
- Bring lawsuits disputing constitutionality of Acts
- Buy stocks, raise capital for public-owned enterprises
- Declare state of emergency
- Nominate NGOs for supervision alongside government entities
- Reply, no later than 45 days after filing, about feasibility of bills
List of mayors of Porto Alegre[]
# | Mayor | Term | Party |
---|---|---|---|
1 | October 12, 1892 - January 3, 1896 | ||
2 | January 3, 1896 - October 10, 1896 | ||
3 | October 15, 1896 - March 15, 1897 | ||
4 | March 15, 1897 - October 15, 1924 | ||
5 | October 15, 1924 - February 27, 1928 | ||
6 | February 27, 1928 - October 22, 1937 | ||
7 | October 22, 1937 - September 15, 1943 | ||
8 | September 15, 1943 - May 14, 1945 | ||
9 | May 14, 1945 - November 6, 1945 | ||
10 | November 6, 1945 - February 21, 1946 | ||
11 | February 21, 1946 - November 11, 1946 | ||
12 | November 11, 1946 - March 27, 1947 | ||
13 | March 27, 1947 - July 15, 1948 | ||
14 | July 15, 1948 - February 1, 1951 | ||
15 | February 1, 1951 - November 17, 1951 | ||
16 | November 17, 1951 - January 1, 1952 | ||
17 | Ildo Meneghetti | January 1, 1952 - July 3, 1954 | |
16 | July 3, 1954 - September 13, 1954 | ||
17 | September 13, 1954 - January 31, 1955 | ||
18 | January 31, 1955 - October 3, 1955 | ||
19 | January 3, 1955 - January 1, 1956 | ||
20 | Leonel Brizola | January 1, 1956 - December 29, 1958 | |
21 | December 29, 1958 - January 1, 1960 | ||
22 | January 1, 1960 - January 1, 1964 | ||
23 | January 1, 1964 - May 8, 1964 | ||
24 | May 9, 1964 - April 13, 1965 | ||
25 | April 13, 1965 - June 9, 1965 | ||
26 | Célio Marques Fernandes | June 9, 1965 - May 31, 1969 | |
27 | May 31, 1969 - April 8, 1975 | ||
28 | April 8, 1975 - April 8, 1983 | Arena | |
29 | April 8, 1983 - January 1, 1986 | Arena | |
30 | Alceu Collares | January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1989 | PDT |
31 | Olívio Dutra | January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993 | PT |
32 | Tarso Genro | January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1997 | PT |
33 | January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2001 | PT | |
34 | Tarso Genro | January 1, 2001 - April 4, 2002 | PT |
34 | João Verle | April 4, 2002 - January 1, 2005 | PT |
35 | José Fogaça | January 1, 2005 - March 30, 2010 | PMDB |
36 | José Fortunati | March 30, 2010 - January 1, 2017 | PDT |
37 | January 1, 2017 - Current | PSDB |
See also[]
- Government of Porto Alegre
- Timeline of Porto Alegre
- List of mayors of largest cities in Brazil (in Portuguese)
- List of mayors of capitals of Brazil (in Portuguese)
Notes[]
- "Galeria dos Ex-Prefeitos." Prefeitura de Porto Alegre. 16 Sept. 2006 <http://www2.portoalegre.rs.gov.br/infocidade/default.php?p_secao=23>.
- Lei Orgânica - Atualizada Até a Emenda Nº 24 (Emenda Nº 23 Em Anexo)." Câmara Municipal de Porto Alegre. 16 Sept. 2006 <http://www.camarapoa.rs.gov.br/biblioteca/integrais/LOMatualizadaatéEmenda24_Emenda23emAnexo.htm>.
External links[]
- Lists of mayors of places in Brazil
- Mayors of Porto Alegre