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Dr. Paulo

Paulo Valdir Ferreira (legal name)
5 elections between 2012 and 2026 · latest party UNIÃO
55 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
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Candidate for State Deputy · Minas Gerais · 2026 elections · UNIÃO · no. 44044
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Dr. Paulo (UNIÃO) became an alternate for state deputy for Minas Gerais in 2026, with 46,722 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Dr. Paulo (Paulo Valdir Ferreira) ran in 5 elections between 2012 and 2026, for state deputy, deputy mayor and city councillor. He was elected 4 times: state deputy in 2022 and 2018; deputy mayor of Pouso Alegre in 2016; city councillor of Pouso Alegre in 2012. The highest vote was in 2022, for state deputy for MG: 70,569 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for MG, reported R$ 756 thousand in income: R$ 730 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas and R$ 26 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 680 thousand, mainly on staff (R$ 574 thousand), transportation or travel (R$ 28 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 26 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$ 249 thousand in 2022 (48% on advertising with stickers) and R$ 103 thousand in 2018.

State Deputy · 2022
70,569
votes · MG
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

46,722 votes in 2026 · 5 elections

The votes of Paulo Valdir Ferreira 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 CouncillorMayorState Dep.ticket 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$ 756 thousand in income · R$ 680 thousand em gastos contratados

Dr. Paulo reported income and spending to the TSE in 4 campaigns: city councillor in Pouso Alegre (MG) in 2012, and state deputy for Minas Gerais in 2018, 2022 and 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. Did not receive the Electoral Fund (FEFC) in any of the 3 campaigns from 2018 on. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 756 thousand in income: R$ 730 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas and R$ 26 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 680 thousand, mainly on staff (R$ 574 thousand) and transportation or travel (R$ 28 thousand); R$ 594 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, 48% of the R$ 249 thousand in spending went to advertising with stickers; in 2018, R$ 103 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 756 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 680 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 594 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 249 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns42012, 2018, 2022 and 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 756 thousand
no donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 97% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 680 thousand
paid so far: R$ 594 thousand (87%)
  • StaffR$ 574 thousand84.5%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 28 thousand4.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 26 thousand3.8%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 26 thousand3.8%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 26 thousand3.8%
2022State deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 284 thousand
9 individual donors
party and other campaigns 12% · individuals 43% · own funds 44%
Spending contracted
R$ 249 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 120 thousand48.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 69 thousand27.8%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 29 thousand11.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 10 thousand4.0%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 20 thousand8.2%
2018State deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 108 thousand
donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 4% · individuals 2% · own funds 94%
Spending contracted
R$ 103 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 35 thousand34.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 33 thousand32.6%
  • Mail and postageR$ 11 thousand10.6%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 10 thousand10.2%
  • 5 other categoriesR$ 13 thousand12.3%
See the previous campaign
2012City councillor, Pouso Alegre (MG)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 11 thousand
no donations from individuals
companies 62% · own funds 38%
Spending contracted
R$ 11 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 6 thousand52.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 3 thousand28.5%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 2 thousand17.0%
  • Mail and postageR$ 2892.5%

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; 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 ›

Candidacies

5 candidacies · elected in 2016, 2018 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.