The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans-SP), beat the hammer and will indicate the general controller of the state, Wagner Rosario, to the São Paulo State Court of Auditors.
The nomination will leave in the Official Gazette on Wednesday, 20, as well as the announcement of the substitute: the general controller of Minas Gerais, Rodrigo Fontenelle, who had been at the post since the beginning of the government of Romeu Zema (Novo), in 2019.
Former Minister of the Comptroller General of the Union in the Bolsonaro government, Rosario went to the São Paulo Legislative Assembly (Alesp) on Tuesday, 19, to talk to the deputies seeking support.
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Although the nomination is from the governor, it is up to parliamentarians to sabbrate and approve the name chosen by Tarcisio. The expectation is that there is no difficulty, as the government base has a large majority in the legislature.
According to allies, the governor’s choice was technical and did not take into account Tarcisio’s electoral and political future. Rosario is a career auditor at CGU and also headed the folder in the government of Michel Temer (MDB), remaining in office between 2017 and 2022.
The other option considered by Tarcisio was to appoint the Secretary of Civil House, Arthur Lima. In this drawing, Rosario would take the folder in place of Lima. To interlocutors, he said that he would even go to Casa Civil, provided there was guarantees that he would not just be a few months in office – if he decides to run for president, Tarcisio will have to leave the Bandeirantes Palace in April 2026. The governor says he will be a candidate for reelection.
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Rodrigo Fontenelle, a name chosen to replace Wagner, has a profile similar to predecessor. He is also a CGU career auditor and was head of the Ministry of Planning Special Control Advisory between 2016 and 2018.
The vacancy at TCE-SP was opened because the president of the court, Antonio Roque Citadini, decided to anticipate retirement, as shown the Estadão On Monday, 18. The departure of the counselor was initially planned for September 2, but was advanced because he evaluates the election for president of Corinthians. The election is scheduled for August 25th.
