Mayor of Porto Alegre

The Mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the Chief Executive of the city.

Mayors serve a four-year term, limited to one re-election.

Porto Alegre City Charter provides a succession line for any case of office vacancy.

Section V, Chapter VI enumerates duties of the Mayor of Porto Alegre.

In general, the mayor has broad powers over Porto Alegre's bureaucracy, as Porto Alegre is set up to be in a strong mayor-council type of government.