Mário_Covas
Mário Covas
Brazilian politician
Mário Covas Almeida Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju ˈkɔvɐz ˈʒunjoʁ]; 21 April 1930 – 6 March 2001) was a Brazilian politician.
Mário Covas | |
|---|---|
Covas in 1997 | |
| Governor of São Paulo | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 6 March 2001 Leave: 22 January 2001 – 6 March 2001 | |
| Vice Governor | Geraldo Alckmin |
| Preceded by | Luiz Fleury Filho |
| Succeeded by | Geraldo Alckmin |
| Senator for São Paulo | |
| In office 1 February 1987 – 1 January 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Amaral Furlan |
| Succeeded by | Romeu Tuma |
| Mayor of São Paulo | |
| In office 11 May 1983 – 1 January 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Altino Lima (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jânio Quadros |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 1983 – 11 May 1983 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| In office 1 February 1963 – 16 January 1969 | |
| Constituency | São Paulo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1930 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 6 March 2001(2001-03-06) (aged 70) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Bladder cancer |
Buried | Paquetá Cemetery, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | |
| Spouse |
Lila Almeida (m. 1954) |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Bruno Covas (grandson) |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo (B.E.) |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
| Signature | |
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Covas studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He entered politics in his native city of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.
He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983–1985), senator and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo. He was governor from 1994 to 1998, defeating Francisco Rossi in the run-off, and from 1998, defeating Paulo Maluf in the run-off, to his death in 2001. He was a founder and member of PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement) and later PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party). In 1989, he was the PSDB presidential candidate, receiving 11% of the votes. In the run-off of that election, he supported, like his party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
He took a medical leave of absence on 22 January 2001, due to bladder cancer found during an operation to remove a prostate tumor.[1] He died later the same year. His successor was his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin.
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| PSDB | Mário Covas | 6,574,517 | 46.84 | 8,661,960 | 56.12 | |
| PDT | Francisco Rossi | 3,119,592 | 22.23 | 6,771,454 | 43.88 | |
| PT | José Dirceu | 2,085,193 | 14.86 | Eliminated | ||
| PMDB | Barros Munhoz | 1,584,397 | 11.29 | Eliminated | ||
| PP | Luiz Antônio Medeiros | 317,593 | 2.26 | Eliminated | ||
| PRONA | Álvaro Soares Dutra | 144,196 | 1.03 | Eliminated | ||
| PSC | Eduardo Resstom | 134,064 | 0.95 | Eliminated | ||
| PRN | Ciro Moura | 75,727 | 0.54 | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 14,035,279 | 100.00% | 15,433,414 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 4,377,969 | 23.78% | 2,315,122 | 13.04% | ||
| PSDB gain from PMDB | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| PSDB | Mário Covas | 3,813,186 | 22.95 | 9,800,253 | 55.37 | |
| PPB | Paulo Maluf | 5,351,026 | 32.21 | 7,900,598 | 44.63 | |
| PT | Marta Suplicy | 3,738,750 | 22.51 | Eliminated | ||
| PDT | Francisco Rossi | 2,843,515 | 17.18 | Eliminated | ||
| PMDB | Orestes Quércia | 714,097 | 4.30 | Eliminated | ||
| PRONA | Constantino Cury | 68,906 | 0.41 | Eliminated | ||
| PSTU | Antônio Donizete | 29,033 | 0.18 | Eliminated | ||
| PSDC | João Manuel Batista | 24,229 | 0.15 | Eliminated | ||
| PSC | Edson Falanga | 14,853 | 0.09 | Eliminated | ||
| PRTB | Levy Fidelix | 14,406 | 0.08 | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 16,612,001 | 100.00% | 17,700,851 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 2,858,536 | 14.68% | 1,473,216 | 7.68% | ||
| PSDB hold | ||||||
- Fuhrmann, Leonardo (2000-10-19). "Covas está com câncer, confirma equipe médica". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New political party | PSDB nominee for President of Brazil 1989 |
Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Francisco Altino Lima (acting) |
Mayor of São Paulo 1983–1985 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of São Paulo 1995–2001 |
Succeeded by |
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