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The president of, councilor Joabe Lira, temporarily took over the capital’s City Hall due to the absence of mayor Tião Bocalom and vice-mayor Alysson Bestene, last Thursday (26). With pen in hand, he published a series of dismissals and appointments to commissioned positions in the Official State Gazette this Friday (27).
The most significant changes affect management functions in the Education and Health departments.
The president of the City Council can take over the City Hall on an interim basis when the mayor and vice-mayor are simultaneously absent. In the case of Rio Branco, councilor Joabe Lira will hold the position temporarily whenever the two heads of the Executive are outside the municipality, whether due to official trips, institutional commitments, leave or other authorized leaves.
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This replacement follows the line of succession provided for in the Organic Law of the Municipality, which establishes that, in the absence of the mayor and vice-president, it is up to the president of the Chamber to guarantee the continuity of public administration. During this period, he has powers to carry out administrative acts, such as sanctioning or vetoing projects, signing decrees and even promoting dismissals and appointments to commissioned positions.
However, the role is limited to the temporary nature of the interim mandate. In other words, the president of the Chamber remains in office only until the return of the mayor or vice-mayor, and cannot promote changes that compromise long-term management or that contradict legal norms.
In more extreme cases, such as a definitive vacancy in the positions of mayor and deputy (due to resignation, impeachment or death), the president of the Chamber can also take over the City Hall, but, in this situation, he must call new elections, as determined by electoral legislation.
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