Mayor of Porto Alegre explained

The Mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the Chief Executive of the city. Mayors serve 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. The current mayor is Sebastião Melo, since January 1st 2021; he is the 45th 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 the 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		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		January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1989	PDT
31		January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993	PT
32		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		April 4, 2002 - January 1, 2005	PT
35		January 1, 2005 - March 30, 2010	PMDB
36		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 .
• Lei Orgânica - Atualizada Até Emenda Nº 24 (Emenda Nº 23 Em Anexo)." Câmara Municipal de Porto Alegre. 16 Sept. 2006 .

External links

• José Fogaça, Mayor of Porto Alegre
• Commenting on José Fogaça, Mayor of Porto Alegre
• Porto Alegre City Hall
• Porto Alegre City Council