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Marcelo Castro

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Marcelo Castro
Marcelo Costa e Castro (legal name)
11 elections between 1978 and 2026 · latest party MDB
76 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Senador
Candidate for Senator · Piauí · 2026 elections · MDB · no. 151
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Marcelo Castro (MDB) was elected senator for Piauí in 2026, with 1,307,833 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Marcelo Castro (Marcelo Costa e Castro) ran in 11 elections between 1978 and 2026, for senator, federal deputy and state deputy. He was elected 10 times: senator in 2026 and 2018; federal deputy in 2014, 2010, 2006, 2002 and 1998; state deputy in 1990, 1986 and 1982. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for PI: 1,307,833 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 362.6 million committed in 64 individual amendments to the 2017 to 2026 budgets, to 234 municipalities; 96% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for PI, reported R$ 3.3 million in income: R$ 3 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 236 thousand de outras campanhas, R$ 53 thousand from private donations (7 donors) and R$ 45 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 2.7 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 745 thousand), production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 550 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 430 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$ 1.7 million in 2018 and R$ 606 thousand in 2014.

Senator · 2026
1,307,833
votes · PI
ELECTED
Term ends in 2034
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Vote trend across elections

1,307,833 votes in 2026 (elected) · 11 elections

The votes of Marcelo Costa e Castro 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.Senator

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$ 3.3 million in income · R$ 2.7 million em gastos contratados

Marcelo Castro reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: federal deputy for Piauí in 2006, 2010 and 2014, and senator for Piauí in 2018 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$ 3.3 million in income: R$ 3 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 236 thousand de outras campanhas, R$ 53 thousand from private donations (7 donors) and R$ 45 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 2.7 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 745 thousand) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 550 thousand); R$ 2.7 million has already been paid. In 2018, R$ 1.7 million in committed spending; in 2014, 42% of the R$ 606 thousand in committed spending went to advertising with printed materials. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3.3 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 2.7 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 2.7 million paid
Spending in 2018R$ 1.7 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns5from 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
2026partialSenator, PiauíSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3.3 million
7 individual donors
FEFC 90% · party and other campaigns 7% · individuals 2% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.7 million
paid so far: R$ 2.7 million (98%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 745 thousand27.6%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 550 thousand20.3%
  • Content boostingR$ 430 thousand15.9%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 219 thousand8.1%
  • 16 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 760 thousand28.1%
2018Senator, PiauíSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.6 million
7 individual donors
FEFC 92% · Party Fund 4% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 3% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.7 million
paid: R$ 1.6 million (94%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 500 thousand29.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 413 thousand24.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 290 thousand16.9%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 100 thousand5.8%
  • 19 other categoriesincludes R$ 6 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 414 thousand24.1%
2014Federal deputy, PiauíSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 606 thousand
47 individual donors
party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 53% · companies 13% · own funds 33%
Spending contracted
R$ 606 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 253 thousand41.8%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 70 thousand11.6%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 53 thousand8.8%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 40 thousand6.6%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 189 thousand31.2%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2010Federal deputy, PiauíSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 640 thousand
32 individual donors
party and other campaigns 34% · individuals 28% · companies 10% · own funds 28%
Spending contracted
R$ 640 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 231 thousand36.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 77 thousand12.1%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 64 thousand10.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 34 thousand5.4%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 18 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 233 thousand36.5%
2006Federal deputy, PiauíSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 281 thousand
10 individual donors
individuals 24% · companies 19% · own funds 56%
Spending contracted
R$ 281 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 88 thousand31.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 43 thousand15.2%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 31 thousand11.1%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 7 thousand2.6%
  • 13 other categoriesincludes R$ 21 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 111 thousand39.7%

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; 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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Legislative amendments

R$ 362.6 million committed · 96% paid · 64 amendments in 234 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, Marcelo Castro had R$ 362.6 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 64 individual amendments to the 2017 to 2026 budgets, to 234 municipalities. R$ 347.1 million (96%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (50%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Teresina, Anísio de Abreu and Belém do Piauí. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 211 million in 21 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 109.4 million in 30 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 42.2 million in 13 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 362.6 million2017 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 347.1 million96% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments64individual
Municipalities234different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 72.8 millionR$ 63.8 million88%5152
2025R$ 68.4 millionR$ 67 million98%9175
2024R$ 69.6 millionR$ 69 million99%773
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 210.8 millionR$ 199.8 million95%21209

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 106 million50.2%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 100.4 million47.6%
  3. 3CulturaR$ 1.1 million0.5%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1TeresinaR$ 5 million2.4%
  2. 2Anísio de AbreuR$ 2.4 million1.1%
  3. 3Belém do PiauíR$ 2 million0.9%

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

11 candidacies · elected in 2014, 2018 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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