Mayor Bruno Covas was the grandson of former São Paulo Governor Mário Covas but had made a name of his own
São Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas (PSDB) died at 8:20 am on Sunday at age 41, victim of cancer, it was announced.
Covas had been diagnosed with the disease in 2019. His health condition was deemed irreversible, since last Friday (14) by the team of doctors at Hospital Sírio-Libanês, where he has been admitted since May 2.
The mayor, who was divorced, leaves a son, Tomás Covas, 15.
Deputy Mayor Covas was promoted to mayor of São Paulo in 2018, after the resignation of João Doria (PSDB). In 2020, he was elected with 59.38% of valid votes.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The funeral ceremony took place in the coastal city yesterday afternoon, where Covas was laid to rest in his family s tomb in the Paquetá cemetery, in a ceremony restricted to his family.
The city of Santos, where Bruno Covas was born, has declared a three-day mourning period in honor of the Mayor of São Paulo.
Covas funeral took place in the coastal city on Sunday afternoon, where he was laid to rest in his family s tomb at the Paquetá cemetery, in a ceremony restricted to his family.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former two-term city councilor for the MDB in São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes, 53, took over as Mayor of the city of São Paulo on Sunday, May 16, after the untimely death of Mayor Bruno Covas (PSDB).
The politician had been acting as interim Mayor since May 2. The São Paulo City Council s board met on Sunday morning, at 11:20 AM, to formalize the change.
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