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Humberto Costa

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Humberto Costa
Humberto Sérgio Costa Lima (legal name)
12 elections between 1982 and 2026 · PT
69 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Senador
Candidate for Senator · Pernambuco · 2026 elections · PT · no. 130
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Humberto Costa (PT) was elected senator for Pernambuco in 2026, with 2,531,389 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Humberto Costa (Humberto Sérgio Costa Lima) ran in 12 elections between 1982 and 2026, for senator, mayor, governor, city councillor, federal deputy and state deputy. He was elected 6 times: senator in 2026, 2018 and 2010; city councillor of Recife in 2000; federal deputy in 1994; state deputy in 1990. The highest vote was in 2010, for senator for PE: 3,059,818 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 353.6 million committed in 179 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 244 municipalities; 90% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for PE, reported R$ 3.9 million in income: R$ 3.2 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 2 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 360 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 309 thousand from private donations (33 donors) and R$ 40 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3.7 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 1.6 million), advertising with printed materials (R$ 484 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 450 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$ 1.9 million in 2018 (45% on production of radio, television or video programs) and R$ 2.8 million in 2012.

Senator · 2026
2,531,389
votes · PE
ELECTED
Term ends in 2034
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Vote trend across elections

2,531,389 votes in 2026 (elected) · 12 elections

The votes of Humberto Sérgio Costa Lima 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.State Dep.SenatorCity CouncillorGovernorMayor

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$ 3.9 million in income · R$ 3.7 million em gastos contratados

Humberto Costa reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: governor for Pernambuco in 2006, senator for Pernambuco in 2010, 2018 and 2026, and mayor in Recife (PE) in 2012. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 3.9 million in income: R$ 3.2 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 2 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 360 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 309 thousand from private donations (33 donors) and R$ 40 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3.7 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 1.6 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 484 thousand); R$ 3.5 million has already been paid. In 2018, 45% of the R$ 1.9 million in spending went to production of radio, television or video programs; in 2012, 65% of the R$ 2.8 million in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3.9 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 3.7 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 3.5 million paid
Spending in 2018R$ 1.9 millioncampaign closed; all paid
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
  • Other sources
2026partialSenator, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3.9 million
33 individual donors
FEFC 82% · Party Fund less than 1% · party 9% · individuals 8% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 3.7 million
paid so far: R$ 3.5 million (96%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1.6 million43.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 484 thousand13.2%
  • Content boostingR$ 450 thousand12.3%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 334 thousand9.1%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 804 thousand21.9%
2018Senator, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.9 million
3 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 99% · individuals less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.9 million
all paid (100%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 845 thousand45.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 457 thousand24.4%
  • StaffR$ 237 thousand12.7%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 65 thousand3.5%
  • 18 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 265 thousand14.2%
2012Mayor, Recife (PE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3 million
5 individual donors
party and other campaigns 77% · individuals 4% · companies 19%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.8 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1.8 million64.7%
  • Election polls or testsR$ 225 thousand8.0%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 188 thousand6.6%
  • Pré-instalação física de comitê de campanha de candidatoR$ 53 thousand1.9%
  • 4 other categoriesincludes R$ 63 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 426 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 531 thousand18.8%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2010Senator, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 5.3 million
no donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 39% · companies 61%
Spending contracted
R$ 6.2 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Third-party servicesR$ 800 thousand12.9%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 747 thousand12.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 742 thousand12.0%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 500 thousand8.1%
  • 20 other categoriesincludes R$ 531 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 1.5 million donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 3.4 million55.1%
2006Governor, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 5.3 million
59 individual donors
party and other campaigns 84% · individuals 5% · companies 9% · own funds less than 1% · other 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 5.3 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1.8 million33.0%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 1.2 million21.9%
  • Printed materialsR$ 543 thousand10.2%
  • Election polls or testsR$ 282 thousand5.3%
  • 22 other categoriesincludes R$ 15 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 117 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.6 million29.6%

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.

See donors, suppliers and spending ›

Legislative amendments

R$ 353.6 million committed · 90% paid · 179 amendments in 244 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, Humberto Costa had R$ 353.6 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 179 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 244 municipalities. R$ 316.8 million (90%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (51%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Recife, Caruaru and Vila Maria. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 198.3 million in 58 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 101.7 million in 77 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 53.7 million in 44 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 353.6 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 316.8 million90% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments179individual
Municipalities244different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 61.4 millionR$ 49.3 million80%1897
2025R$ 67 millionR$ 61.6 million92%16131
2024R$ 68.8 millionR$ 66.2 million96%2477
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 197.2 millionR$ 177.1 million90%58205

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 100.9 million50.9%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 50.1 million25.3%
  3. 3UrbanismoR$ 22.6 million11.4%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1RecifeR$ 20.9 million10.5%
  2. 2CaruaruR$ 3.9 million2.0%
  3. 3Vila MariaR$ 3.8 million1.9%

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

12 candidacies · elected in 2010, 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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