Ricardo Nunes
Nunes in 2021
Mayor of São Paulo
Assumed office
16 May 2021
Acting 3 – 16 May 2021
Vice MayorVacant
Preceded byBruno Covas
Vice Mayor of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2021 – 3 May 2021
MayorBruno Covas
Preceded byBruno Covas
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo
In office
1 January 2013 – 1 January 2021
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Luis Reis Nunes

(1967-11-13) 13 November 1967
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyMDB (1986–present)
Spouse
Regina Carnovale
​
(m. 1999)​
[1]
ProfessionEntrepreneur, politician

Ricardo Luis Reis Nunes (born 13 November 1967) is a Brazilian businessman and politician who is the current mayor of São Paulo, having assumed office on 16 May 2021 following the death of mayor Bruno Covas. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.[2]

Career

Nunes was elected a city councillor for São Paulo in 2012 and 2016, having been part of the pro-government coalition of mayor Fernando Haddad, of the Workers' Party.[3] While serving as a member of the Municipal Assembly, Nunes held positions on legislative inquiry committees such as a committee on banks, in 2019, which investigated tax evasion of social security services in the state capital.[2][4]

In 2016 he supported amnesty of churches in irregular situation during zoning laws.[3]

Nunes gained notoriety in the media for being actively against the inclusion of sexuality and gender in the city education plan.[2] He also authored a bill to create an aquatic transportation system at the Billings Reservoir. While the proposal is not very feasible, it was included in the goal plan of the city government.[4]

In 2020, having been preparing a third run for city councillor, Nunes became the running mate of incumbent mayor and mayoral candidate Bruno Covas, in a coalition between the PSDB, MDB and DEM, part of a political maneuver by São Paulo state governor João Doria, a PSDB member, seeking an eventual support of the MDB in the 2022 elections.[2][3]

As vice mayor, Nunes kept a low profile, appearing publicly only in the absence of Bruno Covas.[2]

Mayor of São Paulo

On 2 May 2021, Nunes became acting mayor of São Paulo for 30 days, due to an administrative leave by the then incumbent mayor Bruno Covas due to treatment for cancer.[2] After assuming office, it was reported that PSDB sought to persuade Nunes to switch to their party from MDB. However, Nunes rejected the idea of switching his party affiliation.[5]

Covas died on 16 May 2021, and therefore Nunes permanently assumed office for the remainder of the term.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vice de Covas já foi acusado pela esposa de violência doméstica e ameaça". Yahoo! Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Quem é Ricardo Nunes, vice de Covas que agora assume a prefeitura de SP". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ricardo Nunes: quem é o vice de Bruno Covas e prefeito em exercício de São Paulo". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Prefeito em exercício, Ricardo Nunes mantém tom discreto e diretrizes de Bruno Covas | Poder SP". VEJA SÃO PAULO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Depois de vice de Doria, PSDB quer filiar prefeito em exercício de São Paulo". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bruno Covas, prefeito de São Paulo, morre aos 41 anos, vítima de câncer". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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