Tarcísio de Freitas
Tarcísio de Freitas | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Governor of São Paulo | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | Felicio Ramuth |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Garcia |
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2022 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Valter Casimiro |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Sampaio |
| Director General of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure | |
| In office 22 September 2014 – 16 January 2015 | |
| President | Dilma Rousseff |
| Preceded by | Jorge Fraxe |
| Succeeded by | Adailton Dias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas 19 June 1975 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | Republicanos (2022–present) |
| Spouse | Cristiane Ferreira da Silva |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Brazil |
| Branch/service | Brazilian Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (born 19 June 1975) is a Brazilian engineer and politician who has served as Governor of São Paulo since 1 January 2023. A member of the Republicanos party, Freitas served Minister of Infrastructure under President Jair Bolsonaro from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2022.
Freitas resigned from office in order to run for Governor of São Paulo in the 2022 election. In the October 2022 run-off Tarcísio defeated PT candidate Fernando Haddad, becoming the first elected governor of São Paulo in 28 years to not be a PSDB member.