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João Bacelar

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João Bacelar
João Carlos Paolilo Bacelar Filho (legal name)
6 elections between 2006 and 2026 · latest party PL
54 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
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Candidate for Federal Deputy · Bahia · 2026 elections · PL · no. 2288
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João Bacelar (PL) was elected federal deputy for Bahia in 2026, with 107,232 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). João Bacelar (João Carlos Paolilo Bacelar Filho) ran in 6 elections between 2006 and 2026, for federal deputy. He was elected 6 times: federal deputy in 2026, 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010 and 2006. The highest vote was in 2014, for federal deputy for BA: 111,643 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 249.7 million committed in 49 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 116 municipalities; 95% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for BA, reported R$ 1.4 million in income, from private donations (7 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 543 thousand, mainly on advertising with stickers (R$ 450 thousand), legal services (R$ 35 thousand) and accounting services (R$ 35 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$ 1.5 million in 2022 and R$ 2.2 million in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2026
107,232
votes · BA
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

107,232 votes in 2026 (elected) · 6 elections

The votes of João Carlos Paolilo Bacelar 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.

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$ 1.4 million in income · R$ 543 thousand em gastos contratados

João Bacelar reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: federal deputy for Bahia in 2006, 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$ 1.4 million in income, from private donations (7 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 543 thousand, mainly on advertising with stickers (R$ 450 thousand) and legal services (R$ 35 thousand); R$ 0 has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 1.5 million in committed spending; in 2018, R$ 2.2 million in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 1.4 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 543 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 0 paid
Spending in 2022R$ 1.5 millioncontracted, campaign closed
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, BahiaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.4 million
7 individual donors
individuals 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 543 thousand
paid so far: R$ 0 (0%)
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 450 thousand82.8%
  • Legal servicesR$ 35 thousand6.4%
  • Accounting servicesR$ 35 thousand6.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 23 thousand4.3%
2022Federal deputy, BahiaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1 million
5 individual donors
FEFC 49% · Party Fund less than 1% · party and other campaigns 2% · individuals 39% · own funds 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.5 million
paid: R$ 898 thousand (60%)
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 593 thousand39.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 591 thousand39.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 127 thousand8.5%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 81 thousand5.4%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 109 thousand7.2%
2018Federal deputy, BahiaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.3 million
3 individual donors
FEFC 88% · party and other campaigns 1% · individuals 4% · own funds 6%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.2 million
all paid (100%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 393 thousand18.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 385 thousand17.6%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 362 thousand16.6%
  • Mail and postageR$ 96 thousand4.4%
  • 8 other categoriesincludes R$ 80 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 803 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 946 thousand43.4%
See the 3 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, BahiaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.9 million
no donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 76% · companies 24%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.9 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 826 thousand44.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 487 thousand25.9%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 238 thousand12.7%
  • Mail and postageR$ 102 thousand5.4%
  • 10 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 178 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 225 thousand12.0%
2010Federal deputy, BahiaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 357 thousand
no donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 46% · companies 38% · own funds 16%
Spending contracted
R$ 357 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 116 thousand32.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 90 thousand25.3%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 67 thousand18.9%
  • Despesas postaisR$ 32 thousand9.0%
  • 6 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 40 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 51 thousand14.2%
2006Federal deputy, BahiaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 384 thousand
51 individual donors
individuals 45% · companies 45% · own funds 10%
Spending contracted
R$ 384 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 56 thousand14.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 44 thousand11.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 34 thousand8.8%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 11 thousand2.7%
  • 5 other categoriesincludes R$ 822 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 239 thousand62.3%

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; 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$ 249.7 million committed · 95% paid · 49 amendments in 116 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, João Bacelar had R$ 249.7 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 49 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 116 municipalities. R$ 237.7 million (95%) 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 Itaguaçu da Bahia, Porto Seguro and Jandaíra. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 113.1 million in 15 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 82.7 million in 14 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 53.8 million in 20 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 249.7 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 237.7 million95% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments49individual
Municipalities116different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 40 millionR$ 31.6 million79%628
2025R$ 35.3 millionR$ 34.9 million99%426
2024R$ 37.9 millionR$ 37.7 million99%515
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 113.1 millionR$ 104.2 million92%1556

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 55.6 million49.1%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 55.2 million48.8%
  3. 3Direitos da CidadaniaR$ 2 million1.8%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1Itaguaçu da BahiaR$ 9.6 million8.5%
  2. 2Porto SeguroR$ 9 million8.0%
  3. 3JandaíraR$ 7.5 million6.7%

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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