Cauê Macris (born 8 April 1983) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He is a State Deputy of the state of São Paulo and former President of the Legislative Assembly.[1]

Cauê Macris
Macris as Acting Governor in 2019.
President of the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo
In office
15 March 2017 – 12 March 2021
Preceded byFernando Capez
Succeeded byCarlos Pignatari
State Deputy of São Paulo
Assumed office
15 March 2011
City Councillor of Americana
In office
1 January 2005 – 15 March 2011
Personal details
Born
Cauê Macris

(1983-04-08) 8 April 1983 (age 41)
Americana, São Paulo, Brazil
Political partyPSDB (1999–present)
Parent
ProfessionPolitician

Career

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Macris began his political career at 21 as the 8th most voted City Councillor in his hometown. Re-elect for a second term, he was chosen as President of the Municipal Chamber for the biennium 2009/2010. As City Councillor, he was the creator of the first law in Brazil to ban the use of tobacco in common places.

In 2010, he was elect State Deputy for the 17th Legislature (2011-2015)[2] with more than 66,000 votes and present a law project, improved by the then Governor Geraldo Alckmin, which punishes with a fine or closing the establishments which sell alcoholic beverages to children and teenagers. Pioneer in the country, the law is valid in the entire state of São Paulo.

Yet in 2014, he was the youngest PSDB caucus leader in the Assembly. In the following year, after a re-election to the legislative with more than 120,000 votes, he was invited to be Government Leader in the Legislative Assembly by Geraldo Alckmin.

 
Oath as Acting Governor.

At 33-years-old, he ascended to the office of President of the Legislative Assembly, elect for the biennium 2017/2019, with 88 of the 94 votes of the House.[3]

In an article published by Folha de S. Paulo, on 6 June 2017, Macris defended the leaving of the PSDB from the Michel Temer administration.[4]

On 15 March 2019, he was re-elect President of the Assembly, receiving 70 votes against 16 of his main opponent, Janaína Paschoal (PSL).[5]

In September 2019, he assumed as Acting Governor of São Paulo for 5 days due to the absence of the Governor and his Vice.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Cauê Macris" (in Portuguese). Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1o turno)" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ Hupsel Filho, Valmar; Zucchi, Gustavo (15 March 2017). "Cauê Macris é eleito para a presidência da Alesp" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ Macris, Cauê (6 June 2017). "Longe das benesses do poder" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Cauê Macris derrota Janaina Paschoal e é reeleito presidente da Alesp" (in Portuguese). Veja. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ Linhares, Carolina (13 September 2019). "Cauê assume Governo de SP, sofre 'pressão' de deputados e faz gesto à base eleitoral" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Fernando Capez
President of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo
2019−21
Succeeded by