Paulo Lauro (19 November 1907 – 5 August 1983) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who was the mayor of São Paulo from 1947 to 1948. He was the first Black mayor of the city. He later became a federal deputy representing the state of São Paulo in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lauro was born on 19 November 1907, in Descalvado, São Paulo to Alfredo Gonçalves Lauro and Leopoldina Lauro.[1] He was a Roman Catholic. He graduated with a law degree from the University of São Paulo in 1932. He became a criminal defense attorney in São Paulo while also teaching in local schools. He later worked as a journalist, becoming a director of two newspapers. He was married to Diva da Fonseca and had two children, Paulo Lauro Júnior and Dora Aparecida.[2]
During his career as a lawyer, he achieved fame in both the public and legal spheres in 1938 after he represented the defendant in what was dubbed the "Chinese restaurant massacre" case. The case involved the murders and attempted robbery of 4 people, the owners of a Chinese restaurant in São Paulo and two of their waiters, as part of a revenge plot by a maltreated former employee, Arias de Oliveira. Oliveira was acquitted in the first of two trials after Lauro convinced the jury to rule in his favor despite police evidence and a signed confession by Oliveira himself. He was later convicted in a second trial and was sentenced to thirty years in prison.[2][3][4]
A colleague of Adhemar de Barros, Lauro was a member of the iteration of the Progressive Republican Party that Barros founded in 1945 until its merger with the Social Progressive Party (PSP) a year later. Lauro went on to join the newly formed party.[1] He was the Secretary of Justice at São Paulo city hall when in 1947, he was appointed by now-governor of São Paulo state Barros to serve as the mayor of São Paulo from 1947 to 1948. Lauro became the first Black mayor of the city, and one of two Black mayors in São Paulo's history, the second being Celso Pitta. He constructed numerous infrastructure projects throughout the city during his time in office.[2]
Lauro later became a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo in on and off terms during the 1950s and 1960s.[5] He went to become leader or vice-leader of the PSP parliamentary group at various points. He also was a member of the Constitution and Justice and Education and Culture commissions. Lauro went on to oppose much of president Jânio Quadros' policies as a member of Congress, contributing to the turbulent political climate that led to his resignation. He also opposed the normalization of relations with the Soviet Union by Quadros' successor João Goulart, as well as further state intervention in public utilities. After the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état and the establishment of the military dictatorship, he became a member of ARENA and ran again for Congress in 1966, but was not elected.[1]
After retiring from politics, he returned to practicing law and later became an economics professor. He died on 5 August 1983 in São Paulo. A section of highway SP-215, from Descalvado to São Carlos, was named in his honor.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Lauro, Paulo". Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ abc"Paulo Lauro, primeiro prefeito negro da cidade de São Paulo". Palmares Fundação Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^Crimes do Século - O massacre do restaurante chinês Folha de S.Paulo
^. Almanack Paulistano (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^"Paulo Lauro - Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
paulo, lauro, november, 1907, august, 1983, brazilian, lawyer, politician, mayor, são, paulo, from, 1947, 1948, first, black, mayor, city, later, became, federal, deputy, representing, state, são, paulo, 1950s, 1960s, lauro, 1951mayor, são, pauloin, office, au. Paulo Lauro 19 November 1907 5 August 1983 was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who was the mayor of Sao Paulo from 1947 to 1948 He was the first Black mayor of the city He later became a federal deputy representing the state of Sao Paulo in the 1950s and 1960s Paulo LauroLauro in 1951Mayor of Sao PauloIn office 29 August 1947 25 August 1948Preceded byCristiano Stockler das Neves pt Succeeded byMilton Improta pt Federal Deputy from Sao PauloPersonal detailsBorn 1907 11 19 19 November 1907Descalvado Sao Paulo BrazilDied5 August 1983 1983 08 05 aged 75 Sao Paulo BrazilPolitical partyProgressive Republican Party 1945 1946 Social Progressive Party ARENAAlma materUniversity of Sao PauloBiography editLauro was born on 19 November 1907 in Descalvado Sao Paulo to Alfredo Goncalves Lauro and Leopoldina Lauro 1 He was a Roman Catholic He graduated with a law degree from the University of Sao Paulo in 1932 He became a criminal defense attorney in Sao Paulo while also teaching in local schools He later worked as a journalist becoming a director of two newspapers He was married to Diva da Fonseca and had two children Paulo Lauro Junior and Dora Aparecida 2 During his career as a lawyer he achieved fame in both the public and legal spheres in 1938 after he represented the defendant in what was dubbed the Chinese restaurant massacre case The case involved the murders and attempted robbery of 4 people the owners of a Chinese restaurant in Sao Paulo and two of their waiters as part of a revenge plot by a maltreated former employee Arias de Oliveira Oliveira was acquitted in the first of two trials after Lauro convinced the jury to rule in his favor despite police evidence and a signed confession by Oliveira himself He was later convicted in a second trial and was sentenced to thirty years in prison 2 3 4 A colleague of Adhemar de Barros Lauro was a member of the iteration of the Progressive Republican Party that Barros founded in 1945 until its merger with the Social Progressive Party PSP a year later Lauro went on to join the newly formed party 1 He was the Secretary of Justice at Sao Paulo city hall when in 1947 he was appointed by now governor of Sao Paulo state Barros to serve as the mayor of Sao Paulo from 1947 to 1948 Lauro became the first Black mayor of the city and one of two Black mayors in Sao Paulo s history the second being Celso Pitta He constructed numerous infrastructure projects throughout the city during his time in office 2 Lauro later became a federal deputy for the state of Sao Paulo in on and off terms during the 1950s and 1960s 5 He went to become leader or vice leader of the PSP parliamentary group at various points He also was a member of the Constitution and Justice and Education and Culture commissions Lauro went on to oppose much of president Janio Quadros policies as a member of Congress contributing to the turbulent political climate that led to his resignation He also opposed the normalization of relations with the Soviet Union by Quadros successor Joao Goulart as well as further state intervention in public utilities After the 1964 Brazilian coup d etat and the establishment of the military dictatorship he became a member of ARENA and ran again for Congress in 1966 but was not elected 1 After retiring from politics he returned to practicing law and later became an economics professor He died on 5 August 1983 in Sao Paulo A section of highway SP 215 from Descalvado to Sao Carlos was named in his honor References edit a b c Lauro Paulo Centro de Pesquisa e Documentacao de Historia Contemporanea do Brasil in Brazilian Portuguese Retrieved 1 April 2022 a b c Paulo Lauro primeiro prefeito negro da cidade de Sao Paulo Palmares Fundacao Cultural in Brazilian Portuguese 21 November 2016 Retrieved 1 April 2022 Crimes do Seculo O massacre do restaurante chines Folha de S Paulo Massacre no restaurante chines Almanack Paulistano in Brazilian Portuguese Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 1 April 2022 Paulo Lauro Biografia Camara dos Deputados in Brazilian Portuguese Retrieved 1 April 2022 Political officesPreceded byCristiano Stockler das Neves pt Mayor of Sao Paulo1947 1948 Succeeded byMilton Improta pt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paulo Lauro amp oldid 1167799040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
