The Governor (Republicans) does not be reluctant to call his Secretary of Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics, Natália Resende, “supersecretary”. The last time he did this, during an announcement of environmental measures at the Bandeirantes Palace in late January, he took the opportunity to praise her for completing the doctorate, drawing applause from the audience.
Natália’s explicit predilection among the secretaries feeds speculation to Tarcisio’s allies, that if he depended only on him, his succession would be with her – if his deputy in an attempt at reelection, whether in the government if he competes for the presidency. in 2026.
The secretary’s communication team vehemently denies any initiative that puts it as a possible candidate, and she refused to interview Sheet on the theme.
Natália Resende, 37, was born in Uberaba (MG), but moved to Formosa (GO) when she was five years old. The city, 80 km from Brasilia, with agriculture -based economy, was the land of its maternal grandparents.
In 1992, his mother, Monica, used the money from selling a car to set up a sports gym, which called MN (from Monica and Natália). Both are still partner of the business, which today is a “health and well-being” center with swimming, pilates and other modalities.
Described by colleagues as serious, competent and addicted to work, the secretary cultivates a technical profile and is not affiliated to any party. In 2005, at age 18, he joined the Civil Engineering course at UnB (University of Brasilia), the first of his three graduations (the others are in law and accounting sciences) and studied for public tenders.
She met the governor in Annex 2 of the Planalto Palace, when they worked at the Michel Temer (MDB) government’s partnerships and investment program. At the time, Natália was a federal prosecutor and advised the program, which Tarcisio coordinated.
When the colleague was appointed infrastructure minister, in management (), she became a legal advisor to her team and, from 2022, began to represent the ministry in seminars on infrastructure concessions.
Former director of the National Secretariat of Civil Aviation, economist Ronei Glanzmann, CEO of Moveinfra (an entity that brings together utilities), worked with the pair at the time. He points out that she was already dispatched with STF and STJ ministers. “Natália has always been extremely competent and profound behind -the -scenes of Brasilia.”
The nickname “supersecretary” is often attributed to governments to the assistant who agglutinates various functions. The today Supreme Minister Alexandre de Moraes, for example, was called a supersecretary of the city hall when he took care of transport and services.
After defeating Fernando Haddad (PT) to the São Paulo government in 2022, Tarcísio merged the environment, infrastructure and logistics folders under the command of Natália, which gained this fame.
“Natália has no politician bias. She behaves all this credibility. No wonder Tarcisio joined the folders and put her ahead,” says Glanzmann. The merger generated criticism from entities such as the NGO SOS Mata Atlântica, which saw environmental preservation at risk with the area being managed by a concessions specialist.
Over time, Natália attenuated the criticism. When he speaks in public, she presents technical concepts and explains her meanings, mixing the information with numbers, and diverts from the thorny themes.
Last week, in an interview with RedeTV!, She was confronted with reductions of money this year to fight forest burning. It countered with growth data from another program, of biodiversity protection.
“People look at a headline, which is a line of the budget,” he said, arguing that it was necessary to look at “the whole budget”. “The environmental protection program increased from 2023 to 2024 of 30%,” he said.
When the theme was the floods in the capital, he stressed that Jardim Pantanal, the most affected neighborhood, “is already 95% water and sewage.”
This style was put to the test in the privatization of Sabesp, considered a victory of Tarcisio that is shared with the assistant. In Marathon, Natália received hundreds of mayors to discuss the proposal and spoke to journalists and representatives of Faria Lima in public and private events.
The opposition questions the fact that shares have been offered by low values (40% lower than current) and only a company has been interested in the business. There are five civil actions of PSOL in justice on the subject. The report took the points to the government, which did not comment.
In the political world, on the other hand, Natália faces difficulties.
Its folder is responsible for DER (Department of Roads), an agency of interest to state deputies, as it irrigates its electoral strings with funds for road works, but passing through obstacles.
Last December alone, the State Court of Auditors (TCE) suspended three bids of road works, which would represent an investment of R $ 187 million. The agency pointed to basic failures in the processes, such as price list composition. Suspensions are considered frequent and generate delays in the view of allies.
A party leader with years of political articulation calls Natália “The Favorite” of Tarcisio. But it evaluates that the governor’s main weapon to secure support next year is precisely the offer of the place in the plate for the Bandeirantes Palace, either as a head (if you dispute the presidency) or vice (if you try reelection). Therefore, cool from party life, Natália would not have time.
Secretary Guilherme Derrite (Public Security) negotiates a possible trip to the PP, in a movement that, for allies, aims at the government. The president of, Gilberto Kassab, wants the position of vice, according to members of the government. The departure of the current deputy, Felício Ramuth, of the same party, is given for certain. There are also names of PL, União Brasil and MDB, party of the mayor of the capital, Ricardo Nunes.
On the other hand, another government member makes a football analogy to deny the possibility of the favorite to go to the polls: he says Natália is the defender who guaranteed a solid defense to Tarcisio, and it would be a mistake to put her to play from center forward.
