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Joâo Fernando

João Fernando Pontual Coutinho (legal name)
6 elections between 2002 and 2024 · latest party SOLIDARIEDADE
45 years old in 2024 · Male · Higher education, complete
Administrador
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Joâo Fernando (João Fernando Pontual Coutinho) ran in 6 elections between 2002 and 2024, for mayor, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 4 times: federal deputy in 2014; state deputy in 2010, 2006 and 2002. The highest vote was in 2014, for federal deputy for PE: 120,059 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 51.5 million committed in 51 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets, to 39 municipalities; 79% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2024 campaign for mayor in Água Preta/PE, reported R$ 197 thousand in income: R$ 192 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 5 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 161 thousand, mainly on content boosting (R$ 63 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 35 thousand) and legal services (R$ 20 thousand). In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 1.6 million in 2018 (44% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 1.3 million in 2014.

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Vote trend across elections

63,939 votes in 2018 · 6 elections

The votes of João Fernando Pontual Coutinho 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

2024: R$ 197 thousand in income · R$ 161 thousand em gastos

Joâo Fernando reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: state deputy for Pernambuco in 2006 and 2010, federal deputy for Pernambuco in 2014 and 2018, and mayor in Água Preta (PE) in 2024. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2024, reported R$ 197 thousand in income: R$ 192 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 5 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 161 thousand, mainly on content boosting (R$ 63 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 35 thousand). In 2018, 44% of the R$ 1.6 million in committed spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2014, 55% of the R$ 1.3 million in committed spending went to advertising with printed materials.

Income in 2024R$ 197 thousandcampaign closed
Spending in 2024R$ 161 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Spending in 2018R$ 1.6 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns5from 2006 to 2024

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
  • Other sources
2024Mayor, Água Preta (PE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 197 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 97% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 161 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Content boostingR$ 63 thousand39.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 35 thousand21.9%
  • Legal servicesR$ 20 thousand12.4%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 17 thousand10.3%
  • 6 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 26 thousand16.3%
2018Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.3 million
5 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 87% · party and other campaigns 2% · individuals 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.6 million
paid: R$ 1.3 million (81%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 707 thousand44.5%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 149 thousand9.4%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 75 thousand4.7%
  • Content boostingR$ 70 thousand4.4%
  • 12 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 378 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 590 thousand37.1%
2014Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.3 million
3 individual donors
party 39% · individuals less than 1% · companies 57% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.3 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 696 thousand54.8%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 251 thousand19.8%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 108 thousand8.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 53 thousand4.1%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 162 thousand12.7%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2010State deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 382 thousand
18 individual donors
party and other campaigns 27% · individuals 55% · companies 11% · own funds 3% · other 4%
Spending contracted
R$ 382 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 69 thousand18.0%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 51 thousand13.4%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 49 thousand12.8%
  • StaffR$ 37 thousand9.6%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 176 thousand46.2%
2006State deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 73 thousand
8 individual donors
individuals 68% · companies 19% · own funds 14%
Spending contracted
R$ 73 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 23 thousand31.6%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 23 thousand30.9%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 15 thousand20.6%
  • Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 5 thousand6.9%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 7 thousand10.0%

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. 2024: TSE data of 14/09/2026; 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$ 51.5 million committed · 79% paid · 51 amendments in 39 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, Joâo Fernando had R$ 51.5 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 51 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets (legislative term 2015 a 2018), to 39 municipalities. R$ 40.9 million (79%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (52%). The cities that received the most were Ipojuca, Brumado and Recife.2

CommittedR$ 51.5 million2016 to 2019 budgets
PaidR$ 40.9 million79% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments51individual
Municipalities39different
By budget year
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2019R$ 14.2 millionR$ 10.6 million75%225
2018R$ 13.7 millionR$ 9.7 million70%1015
2017R$ 12 millionR$ 11 million92%716
2016R$ 11.3 millionR$ 9.1 million81%1113
TotalR$ 51.2 millionR$ 40.4 million79%5039

Areas that received the most

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 26.6 million51.7%
  2. 2Desporto e LazerR$ 8.1 million15.8%
  3. 3Comércio e ServiçosR$ 5.3 million10.3%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1IpojucaR$ 3 million5.8%
  2. 2BrumadoR$ 1.9 million3.8%
  3. 3RecifeR$ 1.8 million3.5%

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

6 candidacies · elected in 2006, 2010 and 2014

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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