Porto Alegre City Council
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Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre Câmara Municipal de Porto Alegre |
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| 16th legislature | |
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Coat of arms of the city of Porto Alegre
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| Type | |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | September 6, 1773 |
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New session started
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February 1, 2015 |
| Leadership | |
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President
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Mauro Pinheiro, PT
Since January 5, 2015 |
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Government Leader
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Kevin Krieger, PP
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Opposition Leader
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Jussara Cony, PCdoB
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 |
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Political groups
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Government (24) Non-aligned and opposition (12) |
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Length of term
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Four years |
| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation | |
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Last election
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October 7, 2012 |
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Next election
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October 2, 2016 |
| Meeting place | |
| Aloísio Filho Palace, Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
| Website | |
| http://www.camarapoa.rs.gov.br/ | |
Government (24)
Non-aligned and opposition (12)
The Porto Alegre City Council is the Legislative branch of Porto Alegre. It is composed of 36 councilors who are elected by an open list election. The Council serves as a balance of power against the mayor, as Porto Alegre has a strong mayor-council type of government. Porto Alegre City Council oversees all Executive agencies, departments, and audits municipal public accounts. It has sole authority to decide if Mayor or Deputy Mayor may leave Porto Alegre for a period longer than five days. The Council also approves the Budget Bill. There is no term limit.
Current Speaker of the Council is Humberto Goulart (PDT). There also are following offices: First Deputy Speaker, Luiz Braz (PSDB); Second Deputy Speaker, Margarete Moraes (PT); First Secretary of the Council, Haroldo de Souza (PMDB); Second Secretary, Elias Nunes Vidal (PPS); and Third Secretary, Valdir Caetano da Silva (PL). Current Majority Leader is Clênia Maranhão, PPS.
There are six committees overseeing several subjects of the city. Committee membership is defined by party breakdown. Members of committees are assigned by party leaders. Committees generally meet in the morning, as afternoons are reserved to floor sessions.
The very first City Council meeting was on September 6, 1773, when members of the Viamão Council met in the Vila de Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus de Porto Alegre, former name of Porto Alegre, ordered by then-governor José Marcelino de Figueiredo. Members of the first Porto Alegre City Council were Domingos Moreira (Speaker), Manoel Velloso Tavares, Domingos Gomes Ribeiro, José Alves Velludo, and Ventura Pereira Maciel. In the early years, the City Council had both judicial and legislative powers.
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