Marta Suplicy

Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 18 March 1945) is a Brazilian politician, sexologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and psychologist. She was Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004. She later served as the Brazilian Minister of Tourism between 14 March 2007, and 4 June 2008, when she resigned to run again for the mayoralty of São Paulo. In 2015, she left the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT), but she returned to the party in January 2024 in order to be the running mate of Guilherme Boulos in the 2024 São Paulo mayoral election.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Marta Suplicy attended Michigan State University (1966–68), and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (1969–75); she did graduate work at Stanford University (1973). Suplicy started her career as a TV anchorwoman, providing sex advice on a popular show named TV Mulher (Woman TV), broadcast by Rede Globo.

PT

While serving as Congresswoman, she proposed a gay civil unions act. After running for governor of São Paulo and losing to Mário Covas of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in 1998, she was elected mayor of the state capital, São Paulo, in 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mayor of São Paulo

Her administration of the city is marked by the changes she made to the city's bus system, creating a ticket that is valid for a period of two hours, called bilhete único. In the public educational system she created large schools and cultural centers, called "CEU", which were built in the poorest districts of the city. Towards the end of her administration, she began the construction of several underpasses which alleviated traffic in certain points of the city. She also increased many existing municipal taxes as well as creating new ones. In 2004, she ran for a second term, but was unseated by former PSDB presidential candidate José Serra.

National Politics

On 14 March 2007, Suplicy accepted the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's invitation to become the new Minister of Tourism.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Later that same year, on 13 June 2007, when interviewed about the 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis, Suplicy suggested that users of the Congonhas Airport in São Paulo who suffered long delays while heading for vacation should "relax and enjoy because they will forget the troubles afterwards" (Portuguese: "relaxa e goza porque você vai esquecer dos transtornos."<ref>Pariz, Tiago.Marta sobre a crise aérea: 'relaxa e goza'. G1.com.br. June 13, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2007.</ref>). Her speech included a double entendre, as the word she used for "enjoy" can also refer to an orgasm.<ref>Glüsing, Jens. "200 Feared Dead in Sao Paulo Crash." Spiegel Online. 18 July 2007. Retrieved on 31 January 2009.</ref>

On 3 October 2010, Suplicy was elected for the Federal Senate of Brazil, becoming the top voted female Senator ever, receiving over 8.3 million votes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She is also the first female ever elected Senator from São Paulo, the most populous state of Brazil.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She promised to fight for the approval of PLC 122, a bill criminalizing homophobia,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and also reintroduced the same-sex civil unions bill. The latter received its first victory in the Senate Human Rights Committee on 24 May 2012.

MDB

In 2016, after leaving the PT and joining the PMDB, Suplicy vigorously supported Vice President Michel Temer and President of Congress Eduardo Cunha in the move to impeach her former political party colleague President Dilma Rousseff. Suplicy's decision was deemed divisive by many, including her son, Supla, who proclaimed, "Minha mãe é golpista, meu pai é petista e eu sou anarquista. Momentos políticos difíceis, né" ("My mother is a coup-plotter, my father is a member of the PT, and I am an anarchist. Difficult times, huh?").<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Family

Suplicy has three sons, one of whom is the musician Supla. From 1965 to 2001, she was married to Eduardo Suplicy, a PT Brazilian senator from the state of São Paulo who is the father of her children. Later, she married Luis Favre, whom she divorced after a relationship of nearly eight years. She currently dates Márcio Toledo, ex-president of the Jockey Club of São Paulo.

Electoral history

Election	Party	Office	Coalition	Running mate	First round		Second round		Result
					Votes	%	Votes	%
1994 São Paulo State Election	Worker's Party (PT)	Federal deputy	Frente Brasil Popular SP (PT, PSB, PPS, PCdoB, PCB, PMN, PSTU)	-	76,132	0.41% (#22)	-	-	Elected
1998 São Paulo State Election		Governor	Pra Renovar São Paulo (PT, PCdoB, PCB, PPS, PMN)	Newton Lima (PT)	3,738,750	22.51% (#3)	-	-	Lost
2000 São Paulo Mayoral Election		Mayor	Change São Paulo (PT, PCdoB, PHS, PCB)	Hélio Bicudo (PT)	2,105,013	38.13% (#1)	3,248,115	58.51% (#1)	Elected
2004 São Paulo Mayoral Election		Mayor	Union for São Paulo (PT, PCdoB, PRTB, PTN, PSL, PTB, PL)	Rui Falcão (PT)	2,209,264	35.82% (#2)	2,740,152	45.14% (#2)	Lost
2008 São Paulo Mayoral Election		Mayor	A New Attitude for São Paulo (PT, PRB, PTN, PCdoB, PSB, PDT)	Aldo Rebelo (PCdoB)	2,088,329	32.79% (#2)	2,452,527	39.28% (#2)	Lost
2010 São Paulo State Election		Senator	Union to Change (PT, PDT, PCdoB, PR, PSDC, PTN, PRB, PRP, PRTB, PTdoB)	-	8,314,027	22.61% (#2)	-	-	Elected
2016 São Paulo Mayoral Election	Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB)	Mayor	Union for São Paulo (PMDB, PSD)	Andrea Matarazzo (PSD)	587,220	10.14% (#4)	-	-	Lost
2024 São Paulo Mayoral Election	Worker's Party (PT)	Vice-mayor	Love for São Paulo (PSOL, Rede, PT, PCdoB, PV, PDT, PMB, PCB)	Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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