Lessa (PSDB) became an alternate for state deputy for Rio de Janeiro in 2026, with 663 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Lessa (Marcelo de Souza Lessa) ran in 7 elections between 2012 and 2026, for state deputy, city councillor and federal deputy. He was elected 1 time: city councillor of Petrópolis in 2020. The highest vote was in 2014, for federal deputy for RJ: 7,964 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for RJ, reported R$ 46 thousand in income: R$ 5 thousand from the Party Fund and R$ 41 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 44 thousand, mainly on staff (R$ 30 thousand), content boosting (R$ 8 thousand) and advertising with sound cars (R$ 5 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$ 303 thousand in 2024 (60% on activists and street mobilization) and R$ 136 thousand in 2022.
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Vote trend across elections
663 votes in 2026 · 7 elections
The votes of Marcelo de Souza Lessa 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$ 46 thousand in income · R$ 44 thousand em gastos contratados
Lessa reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: city councillor in Petrópolis (RJ) in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024, federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro in 2014 and 2022, and state deputy for Rio de Janeiro 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$ 46 thousand in income: R$ 5 thousand from the Party Fund and R$ 41 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 44 thousand, mainly on staff (R$ 30 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 8 thousand); R$ 38 thousand has already been paid. In 2024, 60% of the R$ 303 thousand in committed spending went to activists and street mobilization; in 2022, R$ 136 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 46 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 44 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 38 thousand paid
Spending in 2024R$ 303 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns7from 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)
party and other campaigns 3% · individuals 49% · own funds 48%
Spending contracted
R$ 24 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 14 thousand56.7%
Printed materialsR$ 6 thousand25.2%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 2 thousand9.5%
FoodR$ 1 thousand5.1%
2 other categoriesR$ 8503.5%
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; 2024: TSE data of 14/09/2026; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026. 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.
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
State Deputy · 2026ALTERNATE663GRJ · 50 years · White · Secondary education, complete · Empresário · PSDB · no. 45777 · see full resultcampaign finance report
City Councillor · 2024ALTERNATE1,216LPetrópolis, Rio de Janeiro · 48 years · White · Secondary education, complete · Vereador · PL · no. 22111 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Federal Deputy · 2022ALTERNATE3,865GRJ · 46 years · White · Secondary education, complete · Vereador · SOLIDARIEDADE · no. 7777 · see full resultcampaign finance report
City Councillor · 2020ELECTED · REMAINDER1,694LPetrópolis, Rio de Janeiro · 44 years · White · Secondary education, complete · Empresário · SOLIDARIEDADE · no. 77777 · see full resultcampaign finance report
City Councillor · 2016ALTERNATE1,665LPetrópolis, Rio de Janeiro · 40 years · White · Secondary education, complete · Comerciante · SD · no. 77777 · see full result
City Councillor · 2012ALTERNATE1,681LPetrópolis, Rio de Janeiro · 36 years · Secondary education, complete · Comerciante · PR · no. 22777 · 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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