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Flavio Arns

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Flavio Arns
Flavio Jose Arns (legal name)
7 elections between 1990 and 2018 · latest party REDE
68 years old in 2018 · Male · Higher education, complete
Professor de Ensino Superior
social media reported to the TSE

Flavio Arns (Flávio José Arns) ran in 7 elections between 1990 and 2018, for senator, vice governor, governor and federal deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 6 times: senator in 2018 and 2002; vice governor in 2010; federal deputy in 1998, 1994 and 1990. The highest vote was in 2018, for senator for PR: 2,331,740 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 305 million committed in 78 individual amendments to the 2020 to 2026 budgets, to 336 municipalities; 94% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2018 campaign for senator for PR, reported R$ 321 thousand in income: R$ 140 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 2 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 134 thousand from private donations (164 donors and an online crowdfunding campaign) and R$ 44 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 237 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 105 thousand), advertising with stickers (R$ 39 thousand) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 32 thousand). In the 2006 campaign, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 835 thousand, 41% on production of radio, television or video programs.

Senator · 2018
2,331,740
votes · PR
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

2,331,740 votes in 2018 (elected) · 7 elections

The votes of Flavio Jose Arns 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.SenatorGovernorticket 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

2018: R$ 321 thousand in income · R$ 237 thousand em gastos

Flavio Arns reported income and spending to the TSE in 2 campaigns: governor for Paraná in 2006, and senator for Paraná in 2018. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2018, reported R$ 321 thousand in income: R$ 140 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 2 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 134 thousand from private donations (164 donors and an online crowdfunding campaign) and R$ 44 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 237 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 105 thousand) and advertising with stickers (R$ 39 thousand). In 2006, 41% of the R$ 835 thousand in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs.

Income in 2018R$ 321 thousandcampaign closed
Spending in 2018R$ 237 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Spending in 2006R$ 835 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns22006 and 2018

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
2018Senator, ParanáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 321 thousand
164 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 44% · Party Fund less than 1% · individuals 42% · own funds 14%
Spending contracted
R$ 237 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 105 thousand44.2%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 39 thousand16.4%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 32 thousand13.3%
  • StaffR$ 19 thousand8.0%
  • 15 other categoriesR$ 43 thousand18.1%
2006Governor, ParanáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 848 thousand
4 individual donors
party and other campaigns 48% · individuals less than 1% · companies 51%
Spending contracted
R$ 835 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 340 thousand40.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 170 thousand20.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 90 thousand10.7%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 25 thousand3.0%
  • 21 other categoriesincludes R$ 7 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 210 thousand25.1%

Running mates and alternates do not have their own campaign account: the account is that of the main candidate's ticket.

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. 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$ 305 million committed · 94% paid · 78 amendments in 336 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, Flavio Arns had R$ 305 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 78 individual amendments to the 2020 to 2026 budgets, to 336 municipalities. R$ 288.2 million (94%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (55%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Curitiba, Rio Bonito do Iguaçu and Sarandi. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 202.7 million in 39 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 102.3 million in 39 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 305 million2020 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 288.2 million94% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments78individual
Municipalities336different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 65.8 millionR$ 57.5 million87%10201
2025R$ 67.6 millionR$ 64.5 million95%13214
2024R$ 68 millionR$ 65.8 million97%1545
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 201.5 millionR$ 187.8 million93%38313

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 110.9 million54.7%
  2. 2Assistência SocialR$ 45.2 million22.3%
  3. 3Encargos EspeciaisR$ 32.3 million15.9%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1CuritibaR$ 36.6 million18.0%
  2. 2Rio Bonito do IguaçuR$ 7.4 million3.6%
  3. 3SarandiR$ 6 million3.0%

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

7 candidacies · elected in 2002, 2010 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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