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Pimenta
Paulo Roberto Severo Pimenta (legal name)
10 elections between 1998 and 2026 · PT
61 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Deputado
Candidate for Senator · Rio Grande do Sul · 2026 elections · PT · no. 131
In office
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Pimenta (PT) got 1,870,301 votes for senator for Rio Grande do Sul in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Pimenta (Paulo Roberto Severo Pimenta) ran in 10 elections between 1998 and 2026, for senator, federal deputy, mayor, deputy mayor and state deputy. He was elected 8 times: federal deputy in 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2006 and 2002; deputy mayor of Santa Maria in 2000; state deputy in 1998. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for RS: 1,870,301 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 168.7 million committed in 111 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 191 municipalities; 92% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for RS, reported R$ 4.7 million in income: R$ 4.4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 244 thousand from private donations (37 donors and an online crowdfunding campaign) and R$ 50 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 957 thousand), production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 760 thousand) and staff (R$ 555 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$ 2.1 million in 2022 (45% on activists and street mobilization) and R$ 996 thousand in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2022
223,109
votes · RS
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

1,870,301 votes in 2026 · 10 elections

The votes of Paulo Roberto Severo 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.

State Dep.MayorFederal Dep.Senatorticket 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$ 4.7 million in income · R$ 3 million em gastos contratados

Pimenta reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: federal deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022, mayor in Santa Maria (RS) in 2008, and senator for Rio Grande do Sul 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$ 4.7 million in income: R$ 4.4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 244 thousand from private donations (37 donors and an online crowdfunding campaign) and R$ 50 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 957 thousand) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 760 thousand); R$ 1.4 million has already been paid. In 2022, 45% of the R$ 2.1 million in spending went to activists and street mobilization; in 2018, 51% of the R$ 996 thousand in spending went to staff. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 4.7 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 3 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.4 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 2.1 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 2006 to 2026

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
2026partialSenator, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 4.7 million
37 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 94% · individuals 5% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 3 million
paid so far: R$ 1.4 million (45%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 957 thousand31.5%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 760 thousand25.0%
  • StaffR$ 555 thousand18.2%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 342 thousand11.2%
  • 13 other categoriesincludes R$ 100 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 430 thousand14.1%
2022Federal deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.1 million
124 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 84% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 15% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.1 million
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 943 thousand45.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 599 thousand28.6%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 89 thousand4.3%
  • Property rentalR$ 41 thousand2.0%
  • 13 other categoriesincludes R$ 312 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 421 thousand20.1%
2018Federal deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1 million
46 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 89% · individuals 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 996 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • StaffR$ 510 thousand51.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 161 thousand16.2%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 114 thousand11.5%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 39 thousand4.0%
  • 16 other categoriesincludes R$ 94 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 172 thousand17.3%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2 million
57 individual donors
party 64% · individuals 5% · companies 28% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 2 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 529 thousand26.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 268 thousand13.5%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 191 thousand9.7%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 107 thousand5.4%
  • 20 other categoriesincludes R$ 475 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 883 thousand44.6%
2010Federal deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
60 individual donors
party and other campaigns 14% · individuals 23% · companies 58% · own funds 5%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 342 thousand32.2%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 147 thousand13.8%
  • StaffR$ 120 thousand11.3%
  • Property rentalR$ 94 thousand8.9%
  • 22 other categoriesincludes R$ 42 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 358 thousand33.7%
2008Mayor, Santa Maria (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 764 thousand
52 individual donors
party and other campaigns 18% · individuals 24% · companies 52% · own funds 3% · other 4%
Spending contracted
R$ 764 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 155 thousand20.3%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 126 thousand16.5%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 100 thousand13.1%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 70 thousand9.2%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 18 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 312 thousand40.9%
2006Federal deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 606 thousand
143 individual donors
party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 54% · companies 34% · own funds 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 588 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 280 thousand47.6%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 83 thousand14.1%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 77 thousand13.0%
  • StaffR$ 21 thousand3.6%
  • 18 other categoriesincludes R$ 328 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 127 thousand21.6%

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 ›

Legislative amendments

R$ 168.7 million committed · 92% paid · 111 amendments in 191 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, Pimenta had R$ 168.7 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 111 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 191 municipalities. R$ 154.8 million (92%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (50%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Porto Alegre, Santa Maria and Bagé. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 32.6 million in 17 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 81.8 million in 47 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 54.3 million in 47 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 168.7 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 154.8 million92% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments111individual
Municipalities191different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 32.6 millionR$ 25.1 million77%1772

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 16.3 million49.8%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 10.9 million33.4%
  3. 3EducaçãoR$ 2.5 million7.7%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1Porto AlegreR$ 6.5 million19.8%
  2. 2Santa MariaR$ 3.2 million9.8%
  3. 3BagéR$ 1.1 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

10 candidacies · elected in 2014, 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.

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