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Soelson Araújo

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Soelson Araújo
Soelson Barbosa de Araujo (legal name)
5 elections between 1998 and 2026 · latest party PSDB
66 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, incomplete
Jornalista e Redator
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Minas Gerais · 2026 elections · PSDB · no. 4514
social media reported to the TSE

Soelson Araújo (PSDB) became an alternate for federal deputy for Minas Gerais in 2026, with 1,342 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Soelson Araújo (Soelson Barbosa Araújo) ran in 5 elections between 1998 and 2026, for federal deputy, mayor and state deputy. He was elected 1 time: mayor of Turmalina in 2004. The highest vote was in 1998, for state deputy for MG: 4,843 votes. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for MG, reported R$ 120 thousand in income: R$ 110 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 10 thousand from private donations. Contracted spending totals R$ 123 thousand, mainly on third-party services (R$ 57 thousand), activists and street mobilization (R$ 30 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 10 thousand). Partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026: the campaign finance report for this election is still in progress. In the 2008 campaign, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 21 thousand.

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Vote trend across elections

1,342 votes in 2026 · 5 elections

The votes of Soelson Barbosa de Araujo 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$ 120 thousand in income · R$ 123 thousand em gastos contratados

Soelson Araújo reported income and spending to the TSE in 2 campaigns: mayor in Turmalina (MG) in 2008, and federal deputy for Minas Gerais in 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 120 thousand in income: R$ 110 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 10 thousand from private donations. Contracted spending totals R$ 123 thousand, mainly on third-party services (R$ 57 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 30 thousand); R$ 100 thousand has already been paid. In 2008, R$ 21 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 120 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 123 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 100 thousand paid
Spending in 2008R$ 21 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns22008 and 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialFederal deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 120 thousand
donations from individuals
FEFC 92% · individuals 8%
Spending contracted
R$ 123 thousand
paid so far: R$ 100 thousand (81%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 57 thousand46.7%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 30 thousand24.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 10 thousand8.3%
  • Content boostingR$ 10 thousand8.1%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 16 thousand12.9%
2008Mayor, Turmalina (MG)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 21 thousand
5 individual donors
individuals 16% · companies 19% · own funds 65%
Spending contracted
R$ 21 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 6 thousand29.1%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 3 thousand13.4%
  • Property rentalR$ 2 thousand8.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 1 thousand4.7%
  • 4 other categoriesincludes R$ 4 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 9 thousand44.6%

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. 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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Candidacies

5 candidacies · elected in 2004

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.

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.