The accident killed Alex Sandro Fernandes Nunes, 49, and left three other people injured. The governor has not yet been to the scene
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), plans to visit the site during a Sabesp project, last Monday (11). The expectation is that he will appear at the location this Wednesday (13).
In total, 232 families were affected. The accident killed Alex Sandro Fernandes Nunes, 49, and left three other people injured. The governor has not yet been to the site.
A trip to Brasília was scheduled for Tuesday (12), for the inauguration ceremony of Minister Nunes Marques as head of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Tarcísio’s schedule in the capital was canceled due to logistical problems with an event in the morning of that day, and the event in the capital. Since then, Civil Defense technicians, as well as members of companies and regulatory agencies, have provided clarifications on site.
On Tuesday (12), at a press conference, he stated that it was still too early to understand what caused the explosion, but highlighted that both had happened and stressed that it was necessary to revisit processes. He listed work that Sabesp carries out in the state, around 1,200 works in 371 municipalities. The company was privatized under his management, in 2024.
In response to the event, state deputy Paulo Fiorilo, from PT, established rules so that the State of São Paulo can decree the expiration of public service concessions when there are serious failures in the provision of the service. As the column anticipated, the privatization of Sabesp, in which Tarcísio seeks re-election against Fernando Haddad (PT).
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