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Cláudio Cunha

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Cláudio Cunha
Claudio Luiz Lima Cunha (legal name)
6 elections between 2004 and 2026 · latest party PL
58 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, incomplete
Empresário
Candidate for State Deputy · Maranhão · 2026 elections · PL · no. 22555
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Cláudio Cunha (PL) was elected state deputy for Maranhão in 2026, with 49,394 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Cláudio Cunha (Cláudio Luís Lima Cunha) ran in 6 elections between 2004 and 2026, for state deputy and mayor. He was elected 4 times: state deputy in 2026 and 2022; mayor of Apicum-Açu in 2016 and 2012. The highest vote was in 2026, for state deputy for MA: 49,394 votes. In the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão, directed R$ 24.8 million in 60 state amendments to the 2024 to 2026 budgets, to 11 municipalities; 83% of this amount has already been paid. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for MA, reported R$ 384 thousand in income: R$ 300 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 44 thousand from private donations (5 donors) and R$ 40 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 508 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 292 thousand), content boosting (R$ 70 thousand) and production of jingles, vignettes and slogans (R$ 55 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$ 419 thousand in 2022 (61% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 130 thousand in 2016.

State Deputy · 2026
49,394
votes · MA
ELECTED · REMAINDER
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

49,394 votes in 2026 (elected) · 6 elections

The votes of Claudio Luiz Lima Cunha 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$ 384 thousand in income · R$ 508 thousand em gastos contratados

Cláudio Cunha reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: mayor in Apicum-Açu (MA) in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and state deputy for Maranhão in 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$ 384 thousand in income: R$ 300 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 44 thousand from private donations (5 donors) and R$ 40 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 508 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 292 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 70 thousand); R$ 381 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, 61% of the R$ 419 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2016, R$ 130 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 384 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 508 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 381 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 419 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns5from 2008 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 384 thousand
5 individual donors
FEFC 78% · individuals 11% · own funds 10%
Spending contracted
R$ 508 thousand
paid so far: R$ 381 thousand (75%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 292 thousand57.5%
  • Content boostingR$ 70 thousand13.8%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 55 thousand10.8%
  • Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 42 thousand8.3%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 49 thousand9.6%
2022State deputy, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 419 thousand
9 individual donors
individuals 72% · own funds 28%
Spending contracted
R$ 419 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 254 thousand60.6%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 122 thousand29.1%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 12 thousand2.9%
  • Content boostingR$ 10 thousand2.4%
  • 4 other categoriesR$ 21 thousand5.0%
2016Mayor, Apicum-Açu (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 130 thousand
donations from individuals
individuals less than 1% · own funds 99%
Spending contracted
R$ 130 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 28 thousand21.7%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 24 thousand18.5%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 20 thousand15.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 13 thousand9.9%
  • 8 other categoriesincludes R$ 20 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 45 thousand34.4%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2012Mayor, Apicum-Açu (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 238 thousand
donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 4% · individuals 3% · own funds 93%
Spending contracted
R$ 108 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 29 thousand27.0%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 25 thousand23.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 20 thousand18.5%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 16 thousand15.1%
  • 2 other categoriesincludes R$ 10 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 18 thousand16.3%
2008Mayor, Apicum-Açu (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 11 thousand
donations from individuals
individuals 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 11 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 7 thousand66.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 4 thousand33.3%

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. 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$ 24.8 million directed · 83% paid · 60 amendments in 11 municipalities

Legislative Assembly of Maranhão. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · may be out of date3 · approximate state figures4

In the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão, Cláudio Cunha directed R$ 24.8 million in 60 state amendments to the 2024 to 2026 budgets (legislative term 2023 a 2026), to 11 municipalities. As of the data collection at the source, 83% of this amount had been paid. The agency that received the most was Saúde (FES / Unidade Central) (65%). The cities that received the most were Serrano do Maranhão, Bacuri and Apicum-Açu.2

SponsoredR$ 24.8 million2024 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 20.6 million83% of the amount directed
Amendments60state
Municipalities11different
By budget year
BudgetSponsoredPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 12.6 millionR$ 10.8 million85%226
2025R$ 8.5 millionR$ 6.1 million72%3011
2024R$ 3.8 millionR$ 3.8 million100%82
TotalR$ 24.8 millionR$ 20.6 million83%6011

Agencies that received the most

  1. 1Saúde (FES / Unidade Central)R$ 16.1 million65.0%
  2. 2Secretaria da CulturaR$ 6.9 million27.6%
  3. 3Fundo Estadual de Segurança Pública e Defesa SocialR$ 768 thousand3.1%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1Serrano do MaranhãoR$ 9.2 million37.2%
  2. 2BacuriR$ 4.7 million19.1%
  3. 3Apicum-AçuR$ 3.6 million14.6%

Source: Portal da Transparência do Maranhão — Emenda Parlamentar Impositiva Estadual (EPIE), 2023-2026, organized by Radar do Voto. The total leaves out blocked amendments and caucus, committee and rapporteur amendments, which do not have a single author. "Paid" is the current stage of each amendment at the source.

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 of the Maranhão state government and the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão. 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. ↩

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    About the state data. Each state publishes legislative amendments in its own format, with different levels of detail and publication deadlines. That is why there may be amendments without an identified municipality, amounts reallocated to another purpose and payments that only appear at the source some time later. The state figures in this profile are an approximation: before any formal use, check the transparency portal of the Maranhão state government and the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão. ↩

Candidacies

6 candidacies · elected in 2016, 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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