Government
The executive is currently exercised by previous deputy mayor Luciano Ducci, who replaced mayor Beto Richa upon his election as governor of the state of Paraná, and by the municipal secretaries appointed by the mayor.
The City Council of Curitiba was created in 1693, and has a total of 38 councillors elected since 2004.
Curitiba is divided into nine regional governments (equivalent to subprefecture), who manage the 75 districts of the municipality. The Rua da Cidadania ("Street of Citizenship") is the symbol of administrative decentralization; it is a reference point and meeting place for the user of municipal utilities, in a regional context, taking into account the needs and rights of the citizen in trade, leisure and services, facilitating the access of the population for different services in the areas of health, justice, policing, education, sport, house, environment, urban planning, social service and supply, etc.
Several units work annexed to the terminals of public transport in Curitiba. Their nuclei offer services in the local, state and federal areas.
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