Tarcísio tells Zema that he has fun with caricatures in politics

Speech comes after Gilmar Mendes calls for an investigation of the governor of MG via video with puppets of STF ministers

The governor of São Paulo, (Republicans), said this Tuesday (April 28, 2026) to the pre-candidate for the Presidency, (Novo), that he is amused by caricatures made in politics. The statement comes amid publications made by the former governor of Minas Gerais do videos that use puppets to represent ministers Dias Toffoli and Gilmar Mendes and criticize their actions in the Master case. The conversation, held at the fair, in Ribeirão Preto (SP), was on the social networks of the former governor of Minas Gerais.

The video of the puppets caused Gilmar to send, on Monday (April 20), to the minister one against Zema so that he can be investigated in the investigation of. The request is based on the video published by the miner entitled . The request was forwarded by Moraes to (Attorney General’s Office). Find out more about the clash between Zema and Gilmar.

Zema states at the beginning of the video that he is “getting bolder” and questions whether Tarcísio has already “retaliated” for making caricatures of him. The governor of SP responds that being the target of videos of this type is part of public life.

“When you’re in public life, you’re subject to it. I actually have fun with it,” said Tarcísio de Freitas.

While Tarcísio smiles, Zema states that the STF ministers want “we stay here as if we were one of their dolls”.

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