Fatima Bezerra (Maria de Fátima Bezerra) ran in 12 elections between 1994 and 2022, for governor, senator, federal deputy, mayor and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). She was elected 8 times: governor in 2022 and 2018; senator in 2014; federal deputy in 2010, 2006 and 2002; state deputy in 1998 and 1994. The highest vote was in 2022, for governor for RN: 1,066,496 votes. In the 2022 campaign for governor for RN, reported R$ 7.1 million in income, from the Electoral Fund (FEFC). Contracted spending totals R$ 7.1 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 3.6 million), legal services (R$ 710 thousand) and creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 702 thousand). In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 6.9 million in 2018 (65% on production of radio, television or video programs) and R$ 3.4 million in 2014.
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Vote trend across elections
1,066,496 votes in 2022 (elected) · 12 elections
The votes of Maria de Fatima Bezerra 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.
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.
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Campaign funding
2022: R$ 7.1 million in income · R$ 7.1 million em gastos contratados
Fatima Bezerra reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: federal deputy for Rio Grande do Norte in 2006 and 2010, mayor in Natal (RN) in 2008, senator for Rio Grande do Norte in 2014, and governor for Rio Grande do Norte in 2018 and 2022. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2022, reported R$ 7.1 million in income, from the Electoral Fund (FEFC). Contracted spending totals R$ 7.1 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 3.6 million) and legal services (R$ 710 thousand). In 2018, 65% of the R$ 6.9 million in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs; in 2014, R$ 3.4 million in committed spending.
Income in 2022R$ 7.1 millioncampaign closed
Spending in 2022R$ 7.1 millioncontracted
Spending in 2018R$ 6.9 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns6from 2006 to 2022
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Party Fund
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
FEFC 94% · Party Fund 4% · individuals 1% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 6.9 million
paid: R$ 5.5 million (80%)
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 4.5 million65.4%
Third-party servicesR$ 759 thousand10.9%
Printed materialsR$ 323 thousand4.7%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 262 thousand3.8%
16 other categoriesincludes R$ 147 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 195 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.1 million15.2%
party and other campaigns 82% · individuals less than 1% · companies 17%
Spending contracted
R$ 3.4 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 950 thousand27.9%
Printed materialsR$ 753 thousand22.1%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 606 thousand17.8%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 304 thousand8.9%
13 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 285 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 796 thousand23.3%
party 47% · individuals 9% · companies 39% · own funds 3% · other 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 473 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 158 thousand33.4%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 53 thousand11.2%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 40 thousand8.5%
StaffR$ 32 thousand6.8%
14 other categoriesincludes R$ 49 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 66 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 190 thousand40.1%
individuals 18% · companies 71% · own funds 7% · other 4%
Spending contracted
R$ 294 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 113 thousand38.4%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 37 thousand12.4%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 31 thousand10.4%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 26 thousand8.7%
16 other categoriesincludes R$ 6 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 88 thousand30.1%
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. 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.
Mayor · 2004NOT ELECTED27,331LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 49 years · Higher education, complete · Senador, Deputado e Vereador · PT · no. 13 · see full result
State Deputy · 1998ELECTED30,697GRN · 43 years · Higher education, complete · Servidor Público Estadual · PT · no. 13113 · see full result
Coligação: PC do B / PCB / PDT / PT
Mayor · 1996RunoffNOT ELECTED127,531LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 41 years · Dado Inexistente · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Mayor · 1996First roundTO THE RUNOFF74,444LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 41 years · Dado Inexistente · PT · no. 13 · see full result
State Deputy · 1994ELECTED8,347GRN · 39 years · Higher education, complete · Professor · PT · no. 13113 · see full result
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.
A candidacy without votes is a registration that did not reach the ballot: according to the TSE data, a registration not approved, a withdrawal, or a running mate, who does not receive individual votes.
The race or color is the one the person declared to the TSE in the registration of each candidacy. The Court started collecting this information in 2014; that is why it does not appear in earlier candidacies.
Governor · 2022ELECTED1,066,496GRN · 67 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Pedagogo · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Governor · 2018RunoffELECTED1,022,910GRN · 63 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Senator · 2014ELECTED808,055GRN · 59 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Deputado · PT · no. 131 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2010ELECTED220,355GRN · 55 years · Higher education, complete · Deputado · PT · no. 1313 · see full result
