Bruno Covas, 38, is a lawyer graduated by the Largo São Francisco Law School (University of São Paulo) and economist by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Fan of Santos soccer team and grandson of the former governor Mario Covas, he was the most voted federal deputy of Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB, by its acronym in Portuguese) in São Paulo State in the last election (2014). He resigned his term when elected deputy mayor of São Paulo, together with João Doria, in 2016. In the City Hall he also held the positions of Secretary of Regional City Halls and Chief-Secretary of Civil Office. He took office in São Paulo City Hall on 7 April 2018, when João Doria left his position to be candidate to the State Government.
Before this, he was State deputy during two terms, being the most voted in São Paulo State in 2010 and elected by the NGO Voto Consciente as one of the most active legislators. Moreover, he was State Secretary of Environment, from 2011 to 2014, during the governor Geraldo Alckmin’s administration.
As well, he was president of the National Youth of PSDB, between 2007 and 2010, and held other positions in the party’s São Paulo State Executive Board.
Within the private sector, he worked in the Braga Maraform office, with tax law, and he taught constitutional law in the Superior School of Administration, Marketing and Communication (ESAMC, by its acronym in Portuguese). Previously, he was intern in two law offices, in the civil and labour fields.
