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Esperidião Amin

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Esperidião Amin
Esperidião Amin Helou Filho (legal name)
13 elections between 1978 and 2026 · latest party PP
79 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Professor de Ensino Superior
Candidate for Senator · Santa Catarina · 2026 elections · PP · no. 111
In office
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Esperidião Amin (PP) got 1,233,034 votes for senator for Santa Catarina in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Esperidião Amin (Esperidião Amin Helou Filho) ran in 13 elections between 1978 and 2026, for senator, governor, federal deputy, mayor and president. He was elected 7 times: senator in 2018 and 1990; federal deputy in 2014, 2010 and 1978; governor in 1998 and 1982. The highest vote was in 1994, for president: 1,739,458 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 350 million committed in 173 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 301 municipalities; 88% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for SC, reported R$ 3.5 million in income: R$ 2.7 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 300 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 300 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 191 thousand from private donations (8 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 2.2 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 834 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 376 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 316 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$ 5.4 million in 2022 (43% on production of radio, television or video programs) and R$ 2.4 million in 2018.

Senator · 2018
1,226,064
votes · SC
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

1,233,034 votes in 2026 · 13 elections

The votes of Esperidião Amin Helou Filho 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

2026 (partial): R$ 3.5 million in income · R$ 2.2 million em gastos contratados

Esperidião Amin reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: governor for Santa Catarina in 2006 and 2022, mayor in Florianópolis (SC) in 2008, federal deputy for Santa Catarina in 2010 and 2014, and senator for Santa Catarina in 2018 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$ 3.5 million in income: R$ 2.7 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 300 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 300 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 191 thousand from private donations (8 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 2.2 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 834 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 376 thousand); R$ 1.2 million has already been paid. In 2022, 43% of the R$ 5.4 million in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs; in 2018, R$ 2.4 million in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3.5 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 2.2 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.2 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 5.4 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns7from 2006 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)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialSenator, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3.5 million
8 individual donors
FEFC 77% · Party Fund 9% · party 9% · individuals 5%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.2 million
paid so far: R$ 1.2 million (53%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 834 thousand38.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 376 thousand17.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 316 thousand14.4%
  • Legal servicesR$ 224 thousand10.2%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 200 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 444 thousand20.2%
2022Governor, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 5.2 million
14 individual donors
FEFC 95% · individuals 5%
Spending contracted
R$ 5.4 million
paid: R$ 5.2 million (96%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 2.3 million42.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 652 thousand12.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 459 thousand8.5%
  • Content boostingR$ 430 thousand8.0%
  • 19 other categoriesincludes R$ 10 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.5 million28.6%
2018Senator, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.4 million
donations from individuals
FEFC 99% · Party Fund less than 1% · individuals less than 1% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.4 million
all paid (100%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 802 thousand33.6%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 424 thousand17.8%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 347 thousand14.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 328 thousand13.8%
  • 13 other categoriesincludes R$ 9 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 301 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 484 thousand20.3%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.4 million
4 individual donors
party 73% · individuals 2% · companies 25% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.4 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 473 thousand34.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 199 thousand14.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 71 thousand5.2%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 42 thousand3.1%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 8 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 520 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 586 thousand42.7%
2010Federal deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 310 thousand
6 individual donors
party 2% · individuals 8% · companies 84% · own funds 6%
Spending contracted
R$ 310 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 73 thousand23.5%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 51 thousand16.4%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 35 thousand11.3%
  • Despesas postaisR$ 26 thousand8.3%
  • 11 other categoriesincludes R$ 111 donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 125 thousand40.4%
2008Mayor, Florianópolis (SC)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 893 thousand
5 individual donors
party and other campaigns 73% · individuals 7% · companies 21%
Spending contracted
R$ 893 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 125 thousand14.0%
  • Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 105 thousand11.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 102 thousand11.5%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 42 thousand4.7%
  • 9 other categoriesincludes R$ 85 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 518 thousand58.1%
2006Governor, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.2 million
9 individual donors
party and other campaigns 46% · individuals 3% · companies 50% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.2 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 274 thousand23.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 165 thousand14.3%
  • TelephoneR$ 42 thousand3.6%
  • Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 37 thousand3.2%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 11 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 636 thousand55.1%

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$ 350 million committed · 88% paid · 173 amendments in 301 municipalities

Federal Senate. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · data updated on 10/14/20263

In the Federal Senate, Esperidião Amin had R$ 350 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 173 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 301 municipalities. R$ 307.8 million (88%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (49%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Florianópolis, Rio do Sul and São Cristóvão do Sul. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 187.3 million in 65 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 108 million in 66 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 54.7 million in 42 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 350 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 307.8 million88% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments173individual
Municipalities301different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 53.5 millionR$ 26.9 million50%1984
2025R$ 65.8 millionR$ 61.3 million93%23127
2024R$ 66.9 millionR$ 65.2 million98%20121
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 186.1 millionR$ 153.4 million82%62233

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 91.3 million48.7%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 60 million32.0%
  3. 3Ciência e TecnologiaR$ 11.8 million6.3%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1FlorianópolisR$ 21 million11.2%
  2. 2Rio do SulR$ 9.8 million5.2%
  3. 3São Cristóvão do SulR$ 3.4 million1.8%

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.

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 Federal Senate 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

13 candidacies · elected in 2010, 2014 and 2018

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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