Reserve Air Force colonel Maurício Pozzobon Martins, brother-in-law of the governor (Republicans), lost the position he held in Alesp (Legislative Assembly of ) amid the changes caused by the deadline for candidates to be incompatible for the October election.
Martins, who is married to the first lady’s sister, Cristiane de Freitas, (Republicans), a friend of the governor. Campetti was a substitute for another deputy, Rui Alves (Republicans), who returned to the Legislature on the 1st to run for re-election.
As an advisor, Martins received gross remuneration of R$25,400.
In January 2023, shortly after taking office, Tarcísio, according to Sheet reported. The brother-in-law to the government in 2022. The property that the governor declared as his domicile, to enable him to contest elections in the state, was rented in Martins’ name.
The brother-in-law’s appointment, however, generated criticism and accusations of nepotism from the opposition, and . At the time, he justified the decision by saying he believed the appointment could be made.
“When I nominated, I thought it could. When you look at the definition of kinship in the Civil Code, cohabitation does not appear, but a decision from the [ministro Edson] Fachin [do Supremo Tribunal Federal] 2019 includes the brother-in-law [na possibilidade de nepotismo]”, said the governor, at the time.
Campetti, a federal police officer who gained electoral prominence for being one of the agents who participated in the coercive conduct of the president (PT) in 2016, was not elected as state deputy in 2022, but managed to position himself as one of his party’s substitutes. He also worked in Tarcísio’s campaign.
In 2024, with Tarcísio’s participation in the campaign for the re-election of () in the capital of São Paulo, the mayor reciprocated the support of Tarcísio and the Republicans, according to the report found at the time, inviting deputy Rui Alves to take over the Tourism Secretariat in the city. The arrangement opened the vacancy so that Campetti could take office.
Although Campetti had kept most of Alves’ office at Alesp, he became a special parliamentary advisor. With Alves’ return to the Legislature, Campetti left his position and Martins was also dismissed.
The deputy confirmed his departure and that of the special advisor and said that he should return to the PF until the beginning of the next electoral period, when he should try to be elected again. Martins must work again for Tarcísio’s election.
The report sought out Palácio dos Bandeirantes to comment on the departure of the governor’s brother-in-law from office, but received no response.
Tarcísio was Minister of Infrastructure between January 2019 and March 2022, during the (PL) government. During the period, both the governor’s brother-in-law, his wife and son held positions in the federal government.
Martins worked at Infraero, a state-owned company that manages airports, after going to the Air Force reserve in 2019, and stayed there until 2022. The first lady was appointed at Embratur, a company linked to the Ministry of Tourism. The governor’s son did an internship at the Ministry of Economy, at the time headed by .
