Túlio Gadêlha (PSD) got 671,975 votes for senator for Pernambuco in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Túlio Gadêlha (Túlio Gadêlha Sales de Melo) ran in 5 elections between 2012 and 2026, for senator, federal deputy and city councillor. He was elected 2 times: federal deputy in 2022 and 2018. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for PE: 671,975 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 180 million committed in 132 individual amendments to the 2020 to 2026 budgets, to 129 municipalities; 82% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for PE, reported R$ 4.1 million in income: R$ 4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 47 thousand from private donations (11 donors) and R$ 40 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3.8 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 1.1 million), production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 736 thousand) and legal services (R$ 350 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$ 163 thousand in 2018.
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Vote trend across elections
671,975 votes in 2026 · 5 elections
The votes of Túlio Gadelha Sales de Melo 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.
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.
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Campaign funding
2026 (partial): R$ 4.1 million in income · R$ 3.8 million em gastos contratados
Túlio Gadêlha reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: city councillor in Recife (PE) in 2012, federal deputy for Pernambuco in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and senator for Pernambuco 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$ 4.1 million in income: R$ 4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 47 thousand from private donations (11 donors) and R$ 40 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3.8 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 1.1 million) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 736 thousand); R$ 2.8 million has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 2.7 million in committed spending; in 2018, 40% of the R$ 163 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 4.1 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 3.8 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 2.8 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 2.7 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns5from 2012 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)
FEFC 98% · individuals 1% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 3.8 million
paid so far: R$ 2.8 million (74%)
Third-party servicesR$ 1.1 million29.2%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 736 thousand19.5%
Legal servicesR$ 350 thousand9.3%
Advertising with stickersR$ 341 thousand9.0%
17 other categoriesincludes R$ 227 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 38 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.2 million33.0%
FEFC 95% · party 2% · individuals 3% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.7 million
paid: R$ 2.5 million (93%)
Activists and street mobilizationR$ 1 million38.1%
Printed materialsR$ 518 thousand19.3%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 300 thousand11.2%
Creation and inclusion of web pagesR$ 160 thousand6.0%
14 other categoriesincludes R$ 38 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 16 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 684 thousand25.5%
party 64% · individuals 35% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 32 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 24 thousand75.5%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 4 thousand12.7%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 2 thousand6.3%
Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 2 thousand5.5%
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.
R$ 180 million committed · 82% paid · 132 amendments in 129 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, Túlio Gadêlha had R$ 180 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 132 individual amendments to the 2020 to 2026 budgets, to 129 municipalities. R$ 147 million (82%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (52%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Palmares, Recife and Exu. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 101.9 million in 45 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 78.1 million in 87 amendments.2
CommittedR$ 180 million2020 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 147 million82% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments132individual
Municipalities129different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
Budget
Committed
Paid
% paid
Amendments
Municipalities
2026
R$ 28 million
R$ 13.1 million
47%
16
23
2025
R$ 36.8 million
R$ 32.6 million
89%
14
30
2024
R$ 37.2 million
R$ 32.9 million
89%
15
17
Legislative term 2023 a 2026
R$ 101.9 million
R$ 78.6 million
77%
45
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Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)
1SaúdeR$ 52.9 million51.9%
2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 27.3 million26.8%
3Direitos da CidadaniaR$ 6.2 million6.1%
Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)
1PalmaresR$ 11.3 million11.1%
2RecifeR$ 9 million8.9%
3ExuR$ 6.9 million6.8%
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.
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. ↩
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Candidacies
5 candidacies · elected in 2018 and 2022
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Senator · 2026NOT ELECTED671,975GPE · 39 years · White · Higher education, complete · Deputado · PSD · no. 555 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Federal Deputy · 2022ELECTED134,391GPE · 35 years · White · Higher education, complete · Deputado · REDE · no. 1818 · see full result
City Councillor · 2012ALTERNATE1,471LRecife, Pernambuco · 25 years · Higher education, incomplete · Estudante, Bolsista, Estagiário e Assemelhados · PDT · no. 12222 · see full result
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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