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Paulo Freire

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Paulo Freire
Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa (legal name)
6 elections between 2006 and 2026 · latest party PL
71 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Deputado
Candidate for Federal Deputy · São Paulo · 2026 elections · PL · no. 2233
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Paulo Freire (PL) was elected federal deputy for São Paulo in 2026, with 99,388 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Paulo Freire (Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa) ran in 6 elections between 2006 and 2026, for federal deputy. He was elected 5 times: federal deputy in 2026, 2022, 2018, 2014 and 2010. The highest vote was in 2022, for federal deputy for SP: 161,675 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 238.3 million committed in 165 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 197 municipalities; 87% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for SP, reported R$ 3 million in income: R$ 1.5 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 1.5 million from the Party Fund, R$ 8 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 110 thousand from private donations (4 donors) and R$ 5 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.8 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1 million), advertising with printed materials (R$ 289 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 223 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$ 646 thousand in 2022 and R$ 2.1 million in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2026
99,388
votes · SP
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

99,388 votes in 2026 (elected) · 6 elections

The votes of Paulo Roberto Freire da Costa 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.

Federal Dep.

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 million in income · R$ 1.8 million em gastos contratados

Paulo Freire reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: federal deputy for São Paulo in 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 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 million in income: R$ 1.5 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 1.5 million from the Party Fund, R$ 8 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 110 thousand from private donations (4 donors) and R$ 5 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.8 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 289 thousand); R$ 996 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 646 thousand in committed spending; in 2018, 56% of the R$ 2.1 million in spending went to staff. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.8 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 996 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 646 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns5from 2010 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
2026partialFederal deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3 million
4 individual donors
FEFC 48% · Party Fund 48% · party less than 1% · individuals 4% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.8 million
paid so far: R$ 996 thousand (55%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 1 million55.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 289 thousand15.9%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 223 thousand12.2%
  • Legal servicesR$ 150 thousand8.2%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 150 thousand8.3%
2022Federal deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 505 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 99% · Party Fund less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 646 thousand
paid: R$ 499 thousand (77%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 244 thousand37.8%
  • Legal servicesR$ 100 thousand15.5%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 87 thousand13.5%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 66 thousand10.2%
  • 8 other categoriesR$ 149 thousand23.1%
2018Federal deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.1 million
donations from individuals
FEFC 67% · Party Fund 33% · individuals less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.1 million
all paid (100%)
  • StaffR$ 1.2 million55.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 417 thousand20.1%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 178 thousand8.6%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 110 thousand5.3%
  • 9 other categoriesincludes R$ 36 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 215 thousand10.3%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.5 million
6 individual donors
Party Fund 55% · party and other campaigns 44% · individuals less than 1% · companies less than 1% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.5 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 1.3 million50.7%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 541 thousand21.4%
  • StaffR$ 343 thousand13.6%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 162 thousand6.4%
  • 9 other categoriesincludes R$ 30 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 200 thousand7.9%
2010Federal deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.3 million
241 individual donors
party 28% · individuals 12% · companies 58% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.3 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 407 thousand32.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 339 thousand27.1%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 135 thousand10.8%
  • StaffR$ 115 thousand9.1%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 258 thousand20.6%

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$ 238.3 million committed · 87% paid · 165 amendments in 197 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, Paulo Freire had R$ 238.3 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 165 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 197 municipalities. R$ 208.3 million (87%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (71%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were São Paulo, Campinas and Pedreira. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 102.4 million in 43 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 81.1 million in 72 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 54.8 million in 50 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 238.3 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 208.3 million87% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments165individual
Municipalities197different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 32 millionR$ 18.8 million59%13102
2025R$ 33.3 millionR$ 31.1 million93%1248
2024R$ 36.4 millionR$ 34.1 million94%1760
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 101.8 millionR$ 84.1 million83%42153

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 72.2 million70.5%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 12.6 million12.3%
  3. 3UrbanismoR$ 6.3 million6.2%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1São PauloR$ 19.3 million18.8%
  2. 2CampinasR$ 4.7 million4.6%
  3. 3PedreiraR$ 4.5 million4.4%

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

6 candidacies · elected in 2018, 2022 and 2026

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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