Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (born 19 June 1975) is a Brazilian engineer and politician who has served as Governor of São Paulo since 1 January 2023. A member of the Republicanos party, Freitas served Minister of Infrastructure under President Jair Bolsonaro from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2022.[1][2]
Tarcísio de Freitas | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Governor of São Paulo | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Felicio Ramuth |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Garcia |
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Valter Casimiro |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Sampaio |
| Director General of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure | |
| In office 22 September 2014 – 16 January 2015 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Jorge Fraxe |
| Succeeded by | Adailton Dias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas 19 June 1975 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | Republicanos (2022–present) |
| Spouse | Cristiane Ferreira da Silva |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Brazil |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Army |
| Rank |  Captain |
Freitas resigned from office in order to run for Governor of São Paulo in the 2022 election.[3] In the October 2022 run-off Tarcísio defeated PT candidate Fernando Haddad, becoming the first elected governor of São Paulo in 28 years to not be a PSDB member.[4][a]
Background and education
editFreitas was born in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
A government employee linked to the legislative consultancy body of the Chamber of Deputies, Freitas is a graduate of Agulhas Negras Military Academy and also graduated in engineering at the Military Institute of Engineering, where he scored the highest average grade in the institution.[6]
Gomes served as engineer for the Brazilian Army, chief of the technical section of the Engineering Company of Brazil at United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and auditing coordinator in the Transportation Division of the Comptroller General of Brazil (CGU).
In 2011, he was appointed executive director of the National Department of the Infrastructure of Transportation (DNIT) by General Jorge Fraxe, who led the office during the "ethical cleaning" ordered by then-president Dilma Rousseff, after a crisis caused by corruption allegations. He ascended to the directory-general in 2014.[7]
In 2015, he acted as secretary of the Coordination of Projects of the Special Secretariat of the Program of Partnerships of Investments (PPI), responsible for the program of privatizations and concessions.
Governor of São Paulo
editPrior to announcing his candidacy for Governor of São Paulo in the 2022 election, he was speculated to run for Federal Senate to represent Brasília.[8] Following his victory in the 2022 gubernatorial election, commentators have suggested that he may run for President in the 2026 Brazilian general election.[9]
Personal life
editElectoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Republicanos | Tarcísio de Freitas | 9,881,995 | 42.32% | 13,480,190 | 55.27% | |
| PT | Fernando Haddad | 8,337,139 | 35.70% | 10,908,972 | 44.73% | |
| PSDB | Rodrigo Garcia (incumbent) | 4,296,293 | 18.40% | Eliminated | ||
| NOVO | Vinicius Poit | 388,974 | 1.67% | Eliminated | ||
| PDT | Elvis Cezar | 281,712 | 1.21% | Eliminated | ||
| UP | Carol Vigliar | 88,767 | 0.38% | Eliminated | ||
| PCB | Gabriel Colombo | 46,727 | 0.20% | Eliminated | ||
| PSTU | Altino Prazeres | 14,859 | 0.06% | Eliminated | ||
| DC | Antonio Jorge | 10,778 | 0.05% | Eliminated | ||
| PCO | Edson Dorta | 5,305 | 0.02% | Eliminated | ||
| Total votes | 23,352,549 | 100.00% | 24,389,162 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 3,795,298 | 13.98% | 2,951,685 | 10.79% | ||
| Republicanos gain from PSDB | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Governors Cláudio Lembo (DEM) and Márcio França (PSB) were not elected to the office of governor, having assumed the position as vice governors.
References
edit- ^ Vilela, Pedro Rafael (27 November 2018). "Bolsonaro indica ex-diretor do Dnit para Ministério da Infraestrutura" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Mazui, Guilherme (27 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia ex-diretor do Dnit Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas para ministro da Infraestrutura" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Andrade', 'Tainá (2022-03-31). "Tarcísio Freitas deixa o ministério para concorrer ao governo de SP". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ Martins', 'Thays (30 October 2022). "Apoiado por Bolsonaro, Tarcísio de Freitas é eleito governador de São Paulo". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Se eleito senador, Tarcísio de Freitas deve disputar a Presidência em 2026". Jornal Opção (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ Rothenburg, Denise (28 November 2018). "Bolsonaro aumenta número de ministérios para atender núcleos econômico, militar e político" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Borges, André (22 September 2014). "Diretor assume chefia do DNIT no lugar de general" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Se eleito senador, Tarcísio de Freitas deve disputar a Presidência em 2026". Jornal Opção (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Rivais em SP, Haddad e Tarcísio emergem como presidenciáveis para 2026 | Metrópoles". Metropoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Quem é Tarcísio de Freitas, o 3º "superministro" de Bolsonaro". 20 May 2019.
- ^ "O trator que acelera o governo federal". 2 December 2019.