Gilberto Kassab

Gilberto Kassab (; 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 Syrian descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo. 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. 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) 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.