Councilor Ricardo Teixeira (União) was elected this Wednesday (1st) president of the São Paulo City Council. He will remain in office until 2026.
Teixeira received 49 votes. His only competitor, Celso Giannazi (PSOL), had six.
The councilor occupies the position left by (União), who was in charge of the administration for seven consecutive terms. Teixeira was recommended by the former president of the House.
According to Teixeira, one of the priorities is to “maintain the transparency” of the last administration, increasing the number of public hearings, and proposing that the ceremonies could eventually take place on the outskirts of the city.
When asked about the relationship between the municipal legislature and the Executive, Teixeira said that because the mayor (MDB) has a majority in the Chamber, the mayor’s projects are “easier” to be approved.
“All the projects that we approved from Ricardo [Nunes] they were changed, and the mayor elected the majority”, said the parliamentarian. “And if you elect the majority, it becomes easier. It doesn’t mean that everything will be approved, but that it will be easier to approve”, he continued.
By law, if the mayor and vice-mayor are outside the country or prevented from taking over the municipal executive, the president of the Chamber temporarily occupies the position.
Board of Directors
In addition to the presidency of the City Council, votes also took place to make up the other part of the board of directors, such as the vice-presidency and substitutes. See below how it turned out:
Composition of the board of directors of the São Paulo City Council
- President: Ricardo Teixeira (União)
- 1st vice president: João Jorge (MDB)
- 2nd vice president: Isaac Felix (PL)
- 1st secretary: Hélio Rodrigues (PT)
- 2nd secretary: Dr. Milton Ferreira (Pode)
- 1st substitute: Edir Sales (PSD)
- 2nd substitute: Major Palumbo (PP)
Who is Ricardo Teixeira
Affiliated with União Brasil, Ricardo Teixeira has a degree in Engineering from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering (FEI) and is heading towards his sixth term in the City Council of the capital of São Paulo.
The councilor presented around 500 bills over twenty years, and now assumes the presidency for the first time.
Teixeira was responsible for implementing the blue lane in the city of São Paulo, an exclusive corridor for motorcycles.
He was Secretary of Transport during the Nunes administration.
