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 Nelson Marchezan Júnior; 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:

  1. Appoint and dismiss Secretaries, Directors of the several Departments, and everyone in charge of Porto Alegre's public bodies
  2. Sign into law bills passed by Porto Alegre City Council, enacting ordinances for execution of several Acts of City Council
  3. Veto bills passed by City Council
  4. Disposal of municipal administration
  5. Dispose on civil servants, except for those under jurisdiction of City Council
  6. Report annually to City Council on public works
  7. 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
  8. Reply, no later than 45 days after filing, to questions raised by City Council and several other bodies
  9. Stand for Porto Alegre
  10. Take loans with prior City Council approval
  11. Issue condemnation orders
  12. Propose selling or leasing of government-owned assets with City Council approval
  13. Propose deals, agreements beneficial for Porto Alegre
  14. Propose administrative division of Porto Alegre
  15. Bring lawsuits disputing constitutionality of Acts
  16. Buy stocks, raise capital for public-owned enterprises
  17. Declare state of emergency
  18. Nominate NGOs for supervision alongside government entities
  19. Reply, no later than 45 days after filing, about feasibility of bills

List of Mayors of Porto Alegre

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1Alfredo Augusto AzevedoOctober 12, 1892 - January 3, 1896
2João Luiz de Farias SantosJanuary 3, 1896 - October 10, 1896
3Febeliano da CostaOctober 15, 1896 - March 15, 1897
4José MontauryMarch 15, 1897 - October 15, 1924
5Otávio RochaOctober 15, 1924 - February 27, 1928
6Alberto BinsFebruary 27, 1928 - October 22, 1937
7José Loureiro da SilvaOctober 22, 1937 - September 15, 1943
8Antônio Brochado da RochaSeptember 15, 1943 - May 14, 1945
9Clóvis PestanaMay 14, 1945 - November 6, 1945
10Ivo WolfNovember 6, 1945 - February 21, 1946
11Egídio Soares CostaFebruary 21, 1946 - November 11, 1946
12Conrado Rigel FerrariNovember 11, 1946 - March 27, 1947
13Gabriel Pedro MoacyrMarch 27, 1947 - July 15, 1948
14Ildo MeneghettiJuly 15, 1948 - February 1, 1951
15Elyseu PaglioliFebruary 1, 1951 - November 17, 1951
16José Antonio AranhaNovember 17, 1951 - January 1, 1952
17Ildo MeneghettiJanuary 1, 1952 - July 3, 1954
16Lindolfo BohelJuly 3, 1954 - September 13, 1954
17Manoel Osório da RosaSeptember 13, 1954 - January 31, 1955
18Manoel Sarmanho VargasJanuary 31, 1955 - October 3, 1955
19Martin AranhaJanuary 3, 1955 - January 1, 1956
20Leonel BrizolaJanuary 1, 1956 - December 29, 1958
21Tristão Sucupira VianaDecember 29, 1958 - January 1, 1960
22Loureiro da SilvaJanuary 1, 1960 - January 1, 1964
23Sereno ChaiseJanuary 1, 1964 - May 8, 1964
24Célio Marques FernandesMay 9, 1964 - April 13, 1965
25Renato SouzaApril 13, 1965 - June 9, 1965
26Célio Marques FernandesJune 9, 1965 - May 31, 1969
27Telmo Thompson FloresMay 31, 1969 - April 8, 1975
28Guilherme Socias VillelaApril 8, 1975 - April 8, 1983Arena
29João Antonio DibApril 8, 1983 - January 1, 1986Arena
30Alceu CollaresJanuary 1, 1986 - January 1, 1989PDT
31Olívio DutraJanuary 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993PT
32Tarso GenroJanuary 1, 1993 - January 1, 1997PT
33Raul PontJanuary 1, 1997 - January 1, 2001PT
34Tarso GenroJanuary 1, 2001 - April 4, 2002PT
34João VerleApril 4, 2002 - January 1, 2005PT
35José FogaçaJanuary 1, 2005 - March 30, 2010PMDB
36José FortunatiMarch 30, 2010 - January 1, 2017PDT
37Nelson Marchezan JúniorJanuary 1, 2017 - CurrentPSDB

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