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Waldir Maranhão

Waldir Maranhão Cardoso (legal name)
9 elections between 1996 and 2026 · latest party PT
71 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Veterinário
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Maranhão · 2026 elections · PT · no. 1355
Deferido com recurso situação do registro nos dados do TSE de 19/10/2026
social media reported to the TSE

In the 2026 election for federal deputy for Maranhão, Waldir Maranhão (PT) got 1,456 votes, with the candidacy registration sub judice (still under review by the Electoral Court), according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The result of this candidacy depends on the final decision on the registration. Waldir Maranhão (Waldir Maranhão Cardoso) ran in 9 elections between 1996 and 2026, for federal deputy, city councillor and mayor. He was elected 3 times: federal deputy in 2014, 2010 and 2006. The highest vote was in 2010, for federal deputy for MA: 106,646 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 47 million committed in 48 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets, to 27 municipalities; 96% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for MA, reported R$ 16 thousand in income, from the Electoral Fund (FEFC). Contracted spending totals R$ 69 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 24 thousand), legal services (R$ 15 thousand) and accounting services (R$ 15 thousand). Partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026: the campaign finance report for this election is still in progress. In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 391 thousand in 2022 (41% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 1 million in 2018.

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Vote trend across elections

1,456 votes in 2026 · 9 elections

The votes of Waldir Maranhão Cardoso in each election they ran in, from oldest to most recent. All on the same scale (the highest vote recorded); the color shows the office.

City CouncillorFederal Dep.Mayor

The longest bar (the one that goes all the way) is the highest vote recorded for any office, elected or not; it works as a ruler, and all the other bars are proportional to it (the longer the bar, the more votes). What shows whether the person was elected is the fill, not the length: filled (colored) bar = elected; only the dashed outline = not elected; "to the runoff" = went to the runoff. From oldest (top) to newest. Click a bar to see the result of that election. The campaign finance report of each candidacy is in the list below.

Campaign funding

2026 (partial): R$ 16 thousand in income · R$ 69 thousand em gastos contratados

Waldir Maranhão reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: federal deputy for Maranhão in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026, and mayor in São Luís (MA) in 2008. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 16 thousand in income, from the Electoral Fund (FEFC). Contracted spending totals R$ 69 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 24 thousand) and legal services (R$ 15 thousand); R$ 0 has already been paid. In 2022, 41% of the R$ 391 thousand in committed spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2018, 66% of the R$ 1 million in spending went to advertising with printed materials. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 16 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 69 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 0 paid
Spending in 2022R$ 391 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns8from 2006 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Party Fund
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialFederal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 16 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 69 thousand
paid so far: R$ 0 (0%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 24 thousand34.9%
  • Legal servicesR$ 15 thousand21.7%
  • Accounting servicesR$ 15 thousand21.7%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 15 thousand21.7%
2024City councillor, São Luís (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
no income reported
Spending contracted
no spending reported in the TSE data
2022Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 354 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 88% · party and other campaigns 11% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 391 thousand
paid: R$ 314 thousand (80%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 162 thousand41.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 86 thousand21.9%
  • StaffR$ 55 thousand14.1%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 23 thousand5.9%
  • 7 other categoriesR$ 66 thousand16.8%
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2018Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1 million
no donations from individuals
FEFC 50% · Party Fund 50% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1 million
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 664 thousand66.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 90 thousand9.0%
  • Creation and inclusion of web pagesR$ 85 thousand8.5%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 55 thousand5.5%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 106 thousand10.6%
2014Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 756 thousand
18 individual donors
party 53% · individuals 4% · companies 41% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 755 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 214 thousand28.3%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 194 thousand25.6%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 108 thousand14.2%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 100 thousand13.2%
  • 7 other categoriesR$ 140 thousand18.6%
2010Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 822 thousand
9 individual donors
party 11% · individuals 9% · companies 12% · own funds 68%
Spending contracted
R$ 822 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 421 thousand51.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 183 thousand22.3%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 79 thousand9.6%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 74 thousand9.0%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 65 thousand7.9%
2008Mayor, São Luís (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 147 thousand
34 individual donors
party 12% · individuals 50% · companies 5% · own funds 34%
Spending contracted
R$ 147 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 50 thousand34.1%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 35 thousand23.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 9 thousand6.3%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 5 thousand3.1%
  • 4 other categoriesR$ 48 thousand32.8%
2006Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 360 thousand
9 individual donors
individuals 15% · companies 58% · own funds 28%
Spending contracted
R$ 359 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 136 thousand37.9%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 75 thousand20.9%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 41 thousand11.4%
  • Election polls or testsR$ 32 thousand8.9%
  • 8 other categoriesR$ 75 thousand21.0%

Source: campaign finance reports filed with the TSE (open data). Radar do Voto has these data from 2006 on in general elections and from 2008 on in municipal elections; earlier campaigns do not appear. 2026: partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026; 2024: TSE data of 14/09/2026; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 2018: TSE data of 13/09/2026. Contracted spending is the total of the expenses the campaign reported; paid is the part already settled (the TSE only publishes the paid amount from 2018 on). The spending categories are the TSE's; the detail by supplier is in the dashboard. Corporate donations have been prohibited since 2015.

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Legislative amendments

R$ 47 million committed · 96% paid · 48 amendments in 27 municipalities

Chamber of Deputies. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · data updated on 10/14/20263

In the Chamber of Deputies, Waldir Maranhão had R$ 47 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 48 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets (legislative term 2015 a 2018), to 27 municipalities. R$ 45 million (96%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (60%). The cities that received the most were São Benedito do Rio Preto, Zé Doca and Matões do Norte.2

CommittedR$ 47 million2016 to 2019 budgets
PaidR$ 45 million96% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments48individual
Municipalities27different
By budget year
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2019R$ 14 millionR$ 13 million92%167
2018R$ 11.8 millionR$ 10.9 million93%205
2017R$ 10.3 millionR$ 10.3 million99%107
2016R$ 10.8 millionR$ 10.7 million99%29
TotalR$ 46.9 millionR$ 44.9 million96%4827

Areas that received the most

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 28.2 million60.1%
  2. 2UrbanismoR$ 14.3 million30.5%
  3. 3Comércio e ServiçosR$ 2 million4.3%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1São Benedito do Rio PretoR$ 2.5 million5.4%
  2. 2Zé DocaR$ 1.9 million4.0%
  3. 3Matões do NorteR$ 1.7 million3.7%

Source: Transparency Portal (CGU), organized by Radar do Voto, collected at the source in Oct 2026. Only individual amendments, including special transfers (the "Pix amendments"); the amount is the committed amount, and paid includes carried-over payables. Caucus, committee and rapporteur amendments, which do not have a single author, are in the dashboard.

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    Disclaimer. Information for reference only, organized by Radar do Voto from public data. It does not replace checking the original source: the Transparency Portal (CGU) and the Chamber of Deputies website. Radar do Voto is not responsible for decisions made based only on this information. ↩

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    Analysis generated with AI. The summary and analysis texts in this section were generated with the help of artificial intelligence from these data and may contain inaccuracies. When in doubt, the numbers from the original source prevail. ↩

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    May be out of date. Committed and paid amounts change during the year, and this section may not reflect the most recent publication from the source. Data updated on 10/14/2026, collected at the source in Oct 2026. ↩

Candidacies

9 candidacies · elected in 2006, 2010 and 2014

This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.

G é Eleição Geral: presidente, governador, senador e deputados. L é Eleição Local (municipal): prefeito e vereador. De 1933 a 1990 o TSE não publica cargo municipal, então esses anos são todos G.

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