Gilberto Kassab
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He belongs to the Syrian community of São Paulo, and is a member of the Partido Social Democrático (PSD). He is mentioned in 2017 among the beneficiaries of bribes from the multinational JBS.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Political career
- 1993–1994: Councillor of São Paulo
- 1995–1999: State Deputy of São Paulo
- 1999–2004: Federal Deputy (resigned to run as vice mayor of São Paulo alongside José Serra)
- 2005–2006: Vice Mayor of São Paulo
- 2006–2013: Mayor of São Paulo (re-elected on 26 Oct 2008 for a four-year term)[1]
Administration
The advertising industry criticized the city of São Paulo administration for the Cidade Limpa law, which prohibits all forms of external media and visual pollution such as billboards. Ad companies tried to keep the billboards in the streets with injunctions, but the supreme court determined the law to be constitutional. At any rate, support for the initiative from the public continues to be widespread.
Kassab appeared in Morgan Spurlock's 2011 documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.
2022 presidential bid
In July 2021, Kassab announced that he would support Rodrigo Pacheco in the 2022 presidential election.[2]
Car Wash Operation
The biggest implicated company, Odebrecht kept an entire department to coordinate the payment of bribe to politicians. In the Car Wash Operation, officers seized several electronic spreadsheets linking the payments to nicknames. Every corrupt politician received a nickname based on physical characteristics, public trajectory, personal infos, owned cars/boats, origin place or generic preferences. Gilberto Kassab's nickname was 'Chefe Turco' and 'Kibe', portuguese form of 'Turkish Boss' and 'Kibbeh', respectively, alusing his Middle East ancestry.[3]
Electoral history
| Election | Party | Office | Coalition | Running mate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||
| 1992 São Paulo municipal election | PL | City councillor | Boa Sorte Sçao Paulo (PDS, PTB, PL) | - | - | - | Elected | ||
| 1994 São Paulo state election | State deputy | São Paulo de Todos Nós (PMDB, PL, PSD) | - | 36,306 | 0.34 (#44) | - | - | Elected | |
| 1998 São Paulo state election | PFL | Federal deputy | Viva São Paulo (PPB, PFL, PL, PSL, PST, PRN) | - | 98,866 | 0.59 (#37) | - | - | Elected |
| 2002 São Paulo state election | Federal deputy | São Paulo em Boas Mãos (PSDB, PFL, PSD) | - | 234,509 | 1.19 (#9) | - | - | Elected | |
| 2004 São Paulo municipal election | Vice-mayor | Ética e Trabalho (PSDB, PFL, PPS) | José Serra (PSDB) | 2,686,396 | 43.56 (#1) | 3,330,179 | 54.86 (#1) | Elected | |
| 2008 São Paulo municipal election | DEM | Mayor | São Paulo no Rumo Certo (DEM, PMDB, PR, PRP, PV, PSC) | Alda Marco Antônio (PMDB) | 2,140,423 | 33.61 (#1) | 3,790,558 | 60.72 (#1) | Elected |
| 2014 São Paulo state election | PSD | Senator | São Paulo quer o Melhor (PMDB, PDT, PSD, PP, PROS) | - | 1,128,582 | 5.89 (#3) | - | - | Lost |
References
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External links
- Official page (Portuguese)
- BBC News article about Cidade Limpa
- Folha de S.Paulo first page with a before-after picture (Portuguese)
- CityMayors profile (much incorrect information)
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Politicians from São Paulo
- Brazilian people of Syrian descent
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985) politicians
- Democrats (Brazil) politicians
- Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011) politicians
- Government ministers of Brazil
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo
- Mayors of São Paulo
- University of São Paulo alumni
- Ministers of science and technology of Brazil