Doria replaces vice-governor Bruno Covas with MBL sympathizer.
The mayor of São Paulo, João Doria, is going to remove his deputy, Bruno Covas, from the most powerful secretariat in his administration; Doria wants to send Bruno Covas to the political coordination of the City Hall with the City Council; the change reveals more than the strain in the relationship between the mayor and his deputy, but also an important political gesture: out goes the politician Bruno Covas (PSDB) and in comes Cláudio Carvalho de Lima, linked to the MBL, who will assume the role of managing important actions of the city hall.
From the Center of the World Diary
Even before Bruno Covas completes a year as the most powerful secretary in the municipal administration, in the Subprefectures, the mayor of São Paulo, João Doria, will change the deputy mayor's position: he will be responsible for the political articulation of the City Hall with the City Council.
The replacement of this and other secretaries should be announced by this Wednesday (1st).
The change reveals more than just a strain in the relationship between the mayor and his deputy; it also represents an important political move: politician Bruno Covas (PSDB) is leaving, and Cláudio Carvalho de Lima is taking over, assuming the role of managing important actions within the city government.
Carvalho is linked to the Free Brazil Movement (MBL). He will occupy the most important municipal secretariat and will be responsible for managing one of the city's most important programs, the Clean City program, and for visible actions for residents and visitors of the city, such as garbage collection and street paving.
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