Search

Photo of Mateus Simões de Almeida

Mateus Simões

Mateus Simões de Almeida (legal name)
4 elections between 2014 and 2026 · latest party PSD
45 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Governador
Candidate for Governor · Minas Gerais · 2026 elections · PSD · no. 55
In office
social media reported to the TSE

Mateus Simões (PSD) got 530,292 votes for governor of Minas Gerais in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Mateus Simões (Mateus Simões de Almeida) ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2026, for governor, vice governor, city councillor and state deputy. He was elected 2 times: vice governor in 2022; city councillor of Belo Horizonte in 2016. The highest vote was in 2026, for governor for MG: 530,292 votes. In the 2026 campaign for governor for MG, reported R$ 14.8 million in income: R$ 7 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 214 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 4.2 million de outros recursos do partido and R$ 3.4 million from private donations (65 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 8.4 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 3.4 million), transportation or travel (R$ 1.3 million) and staff (R$ 1 million). 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$ 91 thousand in 2016 and R$ 453 thousand in 2014.

Vice Governor · 2022
6,094,136
votes · MG · a running mate does not receive individual votes
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
3 sectionsTap a section title to open or collapse it.

Vote trend across elections

530,292 votes in 2026 · 4 elections

The votes of Mateus Simões de Almeida 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.

State Dep.City CouncillorGovernorticket votes (running mate/alternate)

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. The hatched bar marks an executive running mate or an alternate senator: they do not receive individual votes, so the bar shows the ticket votes of the main candidate (hence the "ticket" next to the number). 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$ 14.8 million in income · R$ 8.4 million em gastos contratados

Mateus Simões reported income and spending to the TSE in 3 campaigns: state deputy for Minas Gerais in 2014, city councillor in Belo Horizonte (MG) in 2016, and governor 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$ 14.8 million in income: R$ 7 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 214 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 4.2 million de outros recursos do partido and R$ 3.4 million from private donations (65 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 8.4 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 3.4 million) and transportation or travel (R$ 1.3 million); R$ 5.9 million has already been paid. In 2016, R$ 91 thousand in committed spending; in 2014, R$ 453 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 14.8 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 8.4 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 5.9 million paid
Spending in 2016R$ 91 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns32014, 2016 and 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
2026partialGovernor, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 14.8 million
65 individual donors
FEFC 47% · Party Fund 1% · party 28% · individuals 23%
Spending contracted
R$ 8.4 million
paid so far: R$ 5.9 million (71%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 3.4 million40.5%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 1.3 million15.4%
  • StaffR$ 1 million12.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 786 thousand9.4%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 22 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 1.9 million22.3%
2016City councillor, Belo Horizonte (MG)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 91 thousand
20 individual donors
party 24% · individuals 60% · own funds 16%
Spending contracted
R$ 91 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 26 thousand29.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 26 thousand28.4%
  • Property rentalR$ 10 thousand10.8%
  • StaffR$ 9 thousand9.6%
  • 10 other categoriesincludes R$ 31 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 20 thousand22.1%
2014State deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 453 thousand
56 individual donors
party and other campaigns 1% · individuals 24% · companies 22% · own funds 53%
Spending contracted
R$ 453 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 107 thousand23.6%
  • Mail and postageR$ 100 thousand22.1%
  • StaffR$ 81 thousand17.9%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 72 thousand15.9%
  • 10 other categoriesR$ 93 thousand20.5%

Running mates and alternates do not have their own campaign account: the account is that of the main candidate's ticket.

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.

See donors, suppliers and spending ›

Candidacies

4 candidacies · elected in 2016 and 2022

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.