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Fernando Melo

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Fernando Melo
Fernando Melo da Costa (legal name)
7 elections between 2002 and 2026 · latest party PODE
68 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Advogado
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Acre · 2026 elections · PODE · no. 2000
social media reported to the TSE

Fernando Melo (PODE) got 266 votes for federal deputy for Acre in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Fernando Melo (Fernando Melo da Costa) ran in 7 elections between 2002 and 2026, for federal deputy, city councillor, mayor and state deputy. He was elected 2 times: federal deputy in 2006; state deputy in 2002. The highest vote was in 2006, for federal deputy for AC: 18,385 votes. In the 2020 campaign for city councillor in Rio Branco/AC, reported R$ 7 thousand in income: R$ 3 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 4 thousand from private donations. Contracted spending totals R$ 4 thousand, mainly on creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 2 thousand), production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 1 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 650). In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 327 thousand in 2018 (67% on staff) and R$ 293 thousand in 2012.

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Vote trend across elections

266 votes in 2026 · 7 elections

The votes of Fernando Melo 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.

State Dep.Federal Dep.MayorCity Councillor

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

2020: R$ 7 thousand in income · R$ 4 thousand em gastos

Fernando Melo reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: federal deputy for Acre in 2006, 2010 and 2018, mayor in Rio Branco (AC) in 2012, and city councillor in Rio Branco (AC) in 2020. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2020, reported R$ 7 thousand in income: R$ 3 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 4 thousand from private donations. Contracted spending totals R$ 4 thousand, mainly on creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 2 thousand) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 1 thousand). In 2018, 67% of the R$ 327 thousand in spending went to staff; in 2012, 58% of the R$ 293 thousand in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs.

Spending in 2020R$ 4 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns6from 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
2026partialFederal deputy, AcreSee donors and spending ›
Raised
no income reported
Spending contracted
no spending reported in the TSE data
2020City councillor, Rio Branco (AC)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 7 thousand
donations from individuals
FEFC 49% · individuals 51%
Spending contracted
R$ 4 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Creation and inclusion of web pagesR$ 2 thousand42.9%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1 thousand28.6%
  • Content boostingR$ 65018.6%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 3309.4%
  • 1 other categoryR$ 200.6%
2018Federal deputy, AcreSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 333 thousand
6 individual donors
FEFC 95% · party and other campaigns 2% · individuals 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 327 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • StaffR$ 219 thousand67.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 40 thousand12.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 15 thousand4.7%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 7 thousand2.1%
  • 5 other categoriesincludes R$ 33 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 45 thousand13.9%
See the 3 previous campaigns
2012Mayor, Rio Branco (AC)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 304 thousand
donations from individuals
Party Fund 10% · party 76% · individuals 3% · companies 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 293 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 169 thousand57.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 48 thousand16.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 33 thousand11.3%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 23 thousand7.7%
  • 3 other categoriesR$ 21 thousand7.0%
2010Federal deputy, AcreSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 178 thousand
9 individual donors
Party Fund 34% · party and other campaigns 30% · individuals 17% · companies 13% · own funds 7%
Spending contracted
R$ 178 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 28 thousand15.9%
  • StaffR$ 20 thousand11.2%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 15 thousand8.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 10 thousand5.6%
  • 7 other categoriesincludes R$ 43 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 105 thousand58.9%
2006Federal deputy, AcreSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 254 thousand
18 individual donors
party and other campaigns 11% · individuals 39% · companies 35% · own funds 15%
Spending contracted
R$ 167 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 35 thousand20.8%
  • Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 21 thousand12.7%
  • Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 17 thousand10.4%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 17 thousand9.9%
  • 16 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 77 thousand46.2%

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; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026; 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.

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Candidacies

7 candidacies · elected in 2002 and 2006

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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