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Rui Costa Pimenta

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Rui Costa Pimenta
8 elections between 1996 and 2026 · PCO
69 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Jornalista e Redator
Candidate for President · 2026 elections · PCO · no. 29
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Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO) got 15,024 votes for president in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Rui Costa Pimenta ran in 8 elections between 1996 and 2026, for president, mayor, federal deputy and city councillor. Not listed as elected in any of them in the TSE results. The highest vote was in 2002, for president: 38,619 votes. In the 2026 campaign for president, reported R$ 8 thousand in income, from private donations (an online crowdfunding campaign). Contracted spending totals R$ 250, mainly on crowdfunding administration fee (R$ 250). 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$ 11 thousand in 2014 (98% on production of radio, television or video programs) and R$ 4 thousand in 2010.

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Vote trend across elections

15,024 votes in 2026 · 8 elections

The votes of Rui Costa Pimenta 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 CouncillorFederal Dep.MayorPresident

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$ 8 thousand in income · R$ 250 em gastos contratados

Rui Costa Pimenta reported income and spending to the TSE in 4 campaigns: president in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 8 thousand in income, from private donations (an online crowdfunding campaign). Contracted spending totals R$ 250, mainly on crowdfunding administration fee (R$ 250); R$ 250 has already been paid. In 2014, 98% of the R$ 11 thousand in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs; in 2010, R$ 4 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 8 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 250contracted, partial; R$ 250 paid
Spending in 2014R$ 11 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns42006, 2010, 2014 and 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Party Fund
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Own funds
2026partialPresidentSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 8 thousand
donations from individuals and an online crowdfunding campaign
individuals 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 250
paid so far: R$ 250 (100%)
  • Crowdfunding administration feeR$ 250100.0%
Raised
R$ 11 thousand
no donations from individuals
Party Fund 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 11 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 10 thousand98.3%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 1831.7%
Raised
R$ 4 thousand
donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 42% · individuals 45% · own funds 13%
Spending contracted
R$ 4 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • 1 other categoryR$ 4 thousand100.0%
See the previous campaign
Raised
R$ 11 thousand
no donations from individuals
party 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 11 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • 1 other categoryR$ 11 thousand100.0%

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. 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

8 candidacies

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.