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Zé Carlos
José Carlos Nunes Júnior (legal name)
5 elections between 2010 and 2026 · PT
71 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Engenheiro
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Maranhão · 2026 elections · PT · no. 1313
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Zé Carlos (PT) became an alternate for federal deputy for Maranhão in 2026, with 44,747 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Zé Carlos (José Carlos Nunes Júnior) ran in 5 elections between 2010 and 2026, for federal deputy and state deputy. He was elected 3 times: federal deputy in 2018 and 2014; state deputy in 2010. The highest vote was in 2014, for federal deputy for MA: 90,531 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 134.7 million committed in 49 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2023 budgets, to 55 municipalities; 95% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for MA, reported R$ 843 thousand in income: R$ 782 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 16 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 23 thousand from private donations and R$ 23 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 761 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 451 thousand), staff (R$ 17 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 16 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, spent R$ 1.5 million in 2022 (49% on staff) and R$ 903 thousand in 2018.

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Vote trend across elections

44,747 votes in 2026 · 5 elections

The votes of José Carlos Nunes Júnior 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.

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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$ 843 thousand in income · R$ 761 thousand em gastos contratados

Zé Carlos reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: state deputy for Maranhão in 2010, and federal deputy for Maranhão in 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 843 thousand in income: R$ 782 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 16 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 23 thousand from private donations and R$ 23 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 761 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 451 thousand) and staff (R$ 17 thousand); R$ 761 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, 49% of the R$ 1.5 million in spending went to staff; in 2018, R$ 903 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 843 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 761 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 761 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 1.5 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns5from 2010 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$ 843 thousand
donations from individuals
FEFC 93% · Party Fund 2% · individuals 3% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 761 thousand
paid so far: R$ 761 thousand (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 451 thousand59.3%
  • StaffR$ 17 thousand2.2%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 16 thousand2.1%
  • Accounting servicesR$ 15 thousand2.0%
  • 9 other categoriesincludes R$ 225 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 262 thousand34.4%
2022Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.6 million
7 individual donors
FEFC 97% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 2% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.5 million
all paid (100%)
  • StaffR$ 755 thousand48.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 336 thousand21.7%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 111 thousand7.2%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 63 thousand4.0%
  • 8 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 75 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 282 thousand18.3%
2018Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 920 thousand
5 individual donors
FEFC 96% · individuals 2% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 903 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • StaffR$ 270 thousand29.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 186 thousand20.6%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 90 thousand10.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 64 thousand7.0%
  • 10 other categoriesincludes R$ 50 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 58 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 294 thousand32.5%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 527 thousand
169 individual donors
individuals 18% · own funds 82%
Spending contracted
R$ 527 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 330 thousand62.6%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 48 thousand9.1%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 40 thousand7.5%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 35 thousand6.7%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 74 thousand14.1%
2010State deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 514 thousand
144 individual donors
party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 75% · companies 21% · own funds 4%
Spending contracted
R$ 514 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 144 thousand28.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 75 thousand14.6%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 24 thousand4.6%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 21 thousand4.1%
  • 10 other categoriesR$ 251 thousand48.8%

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; 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$ 134.7 million committed · 95% paid · 49 amendments in 55 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, Zé Carlos had R$ 134.7 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 49 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2023 budgets, to 55 municipalities. R$ 127.3 million (95%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term was Saúde (50%). The cities that received the most in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term were Cândido Mendes, São Luís and Fernando Falcão. By legislative term: in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 80.4 million in 17 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 54.3 million in 32 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 134.7 million2016 to 2023 budgets
PaidR$ 127.3 million95% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments49individual
Municipalities55different
By budget year (legislative term 2019 a 2022)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2023R$ 29.8 millionR$ 29.6 million99%65
2022R$ 18.4 millionR$ 18.4 million99%515
2021R$ 16.3 millionR$ 16 million98%29
2020R$ 15.9 millionR$ 15.9 million99%45
Legislative term 2019 a 2022R$ 80.4 millionR$ 79.9 million99%1722

Areas that received the most (2019 a 2022)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 40 million49.7%
  2. 2UrbanismoR$ 21 million26.1%
  3. 3Encargos EspeciaisR$ 19.2 million23.9%

Municipalities that received the most (2019 a 2022)

  1. 1Cândido MendesR$ 9.8 million12.2%
  2. 2São LuísR$ 7.7 million9.6%
  3. 3Fernando FalcãoR$ 5 million6.2%

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

5 candidacies · elected in 2010, 2014 and 2018

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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