Gilberto Kassab
Brazilian politician (born 1960)
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Gilberto Kassab (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiwˈbɛʁtu kaˈsab(i)]; born 12 August 1960) is a Brazilian politician and former mayor of São Paulo. His term ended in 2012. A civil engineer and economist, one of the most famous Brazilians of Lebanese descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo.[1]
Gilberto Kassab | |
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Kassab in 2023 | |
| State Secretary of Government of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – 25 March 2026 | |
| Governor | Tarcísio de Freitas |
| Preceded by | Marcos Penido |
| Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Celso Pansera |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Pontes |
| Minister of Cities | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 15 April 2016 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Gilberto Occhi |
| Succeeded by | Inês da Silva Magalhães |
| Mayor of São Paulo | |
| In office 31 March 2006 – 1 January 2013 | |
| Vice Mayor | Vacant (2006–2008) Alda Marco Antônio (2008) |
| Preceded by | José Serra |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Haddad |
| Vice Mayor of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 January 2005 – 31 March 2006 | |
| Mayor | José Serra |
| Preceded by | Hélio Bicudo |
| Succeeded by | Alda Marco Antônio |
| Member of Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 December 2004 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| State Deputy of São Paulo | |
| In office 15 March 1995 – 1 February 1999 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Councillor of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 January 1993 – 15 March 1995 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1960 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Party | PSD (2011–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | gilbertokassab |
| Nicknames |
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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.[citation needed]
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]
Operation Car Wash
The biggest implicated company, Odebrecht kept an entire department to coordinate the payment of bribes to politicians. In Operation Car Wash, 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', the Portuguese translation of 'Turkish Boss' and 'Kibbeh', respectively, alluding to his Middle Eastern ancestry.[3]
Electoral history
| Election | Party | Office | Coalition | Running mate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||
| 1992 São Paulo municipal election | PL | City councillor | Boa Sorte Sçao Paulo (PDS, PTB, PL) | N/a | 13,441 | 0.25
(#37) |
N/a | N/a | Elected |
| 1994 São Paulo state election | State deputy | São Paulo de Todos Nós (PMDB, PL, PSD) | N/a | 36,306 | 0.34 (#44) | N/a | N/a | Elected | |
| 1998 São Paulo state election | PFL | Federal deputy | Viva São Paulo (PPB, PFL, PL, PSL, PST, PRN) | N/a | 92,866 | 0.59 (#37) | N/a | N/a | Elected |
| 2002 São Paulo state election | Federal deputy | São Paulo em Boas Mãos (PSDB, PFL, PSD) | N/a | 234,509 | 1.19 (#9) | N/a | N/a | 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) | N/a | 1,128,582 | 5.89 (#3) | N/a | N/a | Lost |
