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Fred Costa

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Fred Costa
Frederico Borges da Costa (legal name)
7 elections between 2004 and 2026 · latest party PRD
49 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, incomplete
Deputado
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Minas Gerais · 2026 elections · PRD · no. 2533
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Fred Costa (PRD) was elected federal deputy for Minas Gerais in 2026, with 100,082 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Fred Costa (Frederico Borges da Costa) ran in 7 elections between 2004 and 2026, for federal deputy, state deputy and city councillor. He was elected 7 times: federal deputy in 2026, 2022 and 2018; state deputy in 2014 and 2010; city councillor of Belo Horizonte in 2008 and 2004. The highest vote was in 2022, for federal deputy for MG: 158,453 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 187.2 million committed in 50 individual amendments to the 2020 to 2026 budgets, to 190 municipalities; 95% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for MG, reported R$ 2.9 million in income: R$ 2.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 70 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas and R$ 56 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 2.4 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1.4 million), advertising with printed materials (R$ 344 thousand) and advertising with stickers (R$ 163 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$ 2.7 million in 2022 and R$ 1.3 million in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2026
100,082
votes · MG
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

100,082 votes in 2026 (elected) · 7 elections

The votes of Frederico Borges da Costa 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 CouncillorState Dep.Federal Dep.

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$ 2.9 million in income · R$ 2.4 million em gastos contratados

Fred Costa reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: city councillor in Belo Horizonte (MG) in 2008, state deputy for Minas Gerais in 2010 and 2014, and federal deputy for Minas Gerais in 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$ 2.9 million in income: R$ 2.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 70 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas and R$ 56 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 2.4 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1.4 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 344 thousand); R$ 2.1 million has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 2.7 million in committed spending; in 2018, 58% of the R$ 1.3 million in spending went to activists and street mobilization. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 2.9 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 2.4 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 2.1 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 2.7 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns6from 2008 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, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.9 million
3 individual donors
FEFC 96% · party and other campaigns 2% · individuals 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.4 million
paid so far: R$ 2.1 million (87%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 1.4 million58.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 344 thousand14.6%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 163 thousand6.9%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 150 thousand6.4%
  • 14 other categoriesR$ 318 thousand13.5%
2022Federal deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.7 million
15 individual donors
FEFC 97% · party less than 1% · individuals 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.7 million
paid: R$ 2.6 million (99%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 747 thousand28.2%
  • StaffR$ 599 thousand22.6%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 392 thousand14.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 358 thousand13.5%
  • 15 other categoriesincludes R$ 3 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 555 thousand20.9%
2018Federal deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.4 million
43 individual donors
FEFC 33% · Party Fund 35% · party and other campaigns 7% · individuals 18% · own funds 7%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.3 million
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 737 thousand58.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 195 thousand15.5%
  • StaffR$ 163 thousand12.9%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 57 thousand4.5%
  • 19 other categoriesincludes R$ 7 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 111 thousand8.8%
See the 3 previous campaigns
2014State deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.2 million
36 individual donors
party and other campaigns 21% · individuals 17% · companies 62% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.2 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 268 thousand22.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 185 thousand15.6%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 176 thousand14.9%
  • StaffR$ 118 thousand10.0%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 4 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 435 thousand36.8%
2010State deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 394 thousand
50 individual donors
party and other campaigns 1% · individuals 20% · companies 77% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 394 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 81 thousand20.7%
  • Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 40 thousand10.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 30 thousand7.6%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 30 thousand7.6%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 213 thousand54.1%
2008City councillor, Belo Horizonte (MG)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 125 thousand
32 individual donors
individuals 64% · companies 30% · own funds 6%
Spending contracted
R$ 125 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 42 thousand33.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 36 thousand28.6%
  • Despesas postaisR$ 16 thousand12.8%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 6 thousand4.6%
  • 11 other categoriesincludes R$ 90 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 26 thousand20.4%

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.

See donors, suppliers and spending ›

Legislative amendments

R$ 187.2 million committed · 95% paid · 50 amendments in 190 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, Fred Costa had R$ 187.2 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 50 individual amendments to the 2020 to 2026 budgets, to 190 municipalities. R$ 177.3 million (95%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (53%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Belo Horizonte, Lagoa Santa and Chácara. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 107.4 million in 27 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 79.8 million in 23 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 187.2 million2020 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 177.3 million95% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments50individual
Municipalities190different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 35 millionR$ 28 million80%1077
2025R$ 35 millionR$ 33.5 million96%8109
2024R$ 37.2 millionR$ 36.7 million98%975
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 107.3 millionR$ 98.2 million92%27152

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 56.4 million52.5%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 40.6 million37.8%
  3. 3Gestão AmbientalR$ 6.4 million5.9%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1Belo HorizonteR$ 6.5 million6.1%
  2. 2Lagoa SantaR$ 2.9 million2.7%
  3. 3ChácaraR$ 2.4 million2.3%

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.

See all amendments in the Amendments Radar ›

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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

7 candidacies · elected in 2018, 2022 and 2026

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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