Patrosinio Azevedo, Vila Nova de Gaia city councilor, was arrested on Tuesday. as part of a major operation of the judicial police to combat corruption schemes in the field of urban planning, it is not just the “deputy” mayor, the socialist Eduardo Vitor Rodriguez.
Azevedo is also the leader of the powerful Gaia PS council and everything points to him being the party’s candidate in the next municipal elections. Eduardo Vitor Rodriguez will no longer be able to run for president due to a limited term of office.
For his part, he had the advantage of being on the side of the incumbent mayor since 2013, with the PS achieving an absolute majority in the autarchy of Gayence in the previous elections in 2017 and 2021 and winning all the parishes of the municipality. .
Patrosinio Azevedo is 48 years old and holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Higher Institute of Energy in Porto.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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