Ricardo Nunes | |
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Mayor of São Paulo | |
Assumed office 16 May 2021 Acting 3 – 16 May 2021 | |
Vice Mayor | Vacant |
Preceded by | Bruno Covas |
Vice Mayor of São Paulo | |
In office 1 January 2021 – 3 May 2021 | |
Mayor | Bruno Covas |
Preceded by | Bruno Covas |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo | |
In office 1 January 2013 – 1 January 2021 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Ricardo Luis Reis Nunes 13 November 1967 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Political party | MDB (1986–present) |
Spouse |
Regina Carnovale (
m. 1999) |
Profession | Entrepreneur, 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]
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]
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]