Paulinho Freire (Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire) ran in 10 elections between 1996 and 2024, for mayor, federal deputy, city councillor, deputy mayor, alternate senator and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 9 times: mayor of Natal in 2024; federal deputy in 2022; city councillor of Natal in 2020, 2016, 2012, 2000 and 1996; deputy mayor of Natal in 2008; state deputy in 2002. The highest vote was in 2024, for mayor in Natal/RN: 222,661 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 75.1 million committed in 16 individual amendments to the 2024 to 2025 budgets, to 42 municipalities; 98% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2024 campaign for mayor in Natal/RN, reported R$ 10.2 million in income: R$ 8.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 1.9 million from the Party Fund, R$ 28 thousand de outras campanhas, R$ 196 thousand from private donations (8 donors) and R$ 32 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 10.2 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 5.6 million), creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 600 thousand) and legal services (R$ 450 thousand). In previous campaigns, already closed, spent R$ 2.8 million in 2022 and R$ 59 thousand in 2020.
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Vote trend across elections
171,146 votes in 2024 · 10 elections
The votes of Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire 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.
City CouncillorState Dep.SenatorMayorFederal Dep.ticket votes (running mate/alternate)
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. The hatched bar marks an executive running mate or an alternate senator: they do not receive individual votes, so the bar shows the ticket votes of the main candidate (hence the "ticket" next to the number). 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.
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Campaign funding
2024: R$ 10.2 million in income · R$ 10.2 million em gastos
Paulinho Freire reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: city councillor in Natal (RN) in 2012, 2016 and 2020, federal deputy for Rio Grande do Norte in 2022, and mayor in Natal (RN) in 2024. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2024, reported R$ 10.2 million in income: R$ 8.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 1.9 million from the Party Fund, R$ 28 thousand de outras campanhas, R$ 196 thousand from private donations (8 donors) and R$ 32 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 10.2 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 5.6 million) and creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 600 thousand). In 2022, R$ 2.8 million in spending; in 2020, R$ 59 thousand in spending.
Income in 2024R$ 10.2 millioncampaign closed
Spending in 2024R$ 10.2 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Spending in 2022R$ 2.8 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns5from 2012 to 2024
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Party Fund
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
FEFC 79% · Party Fund 19% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 2% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 10.2 million
all paid (100%)
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 5.6 million55.5%
Creation and inclusion of web pagesR$ 600 thousand5.9%
Legal servicesR$ 450 thousand4.4%
Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 370 thousand3.6%
19 other categoriesincludes R$ 196 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 760 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 3.1 million30.6%
FEFC 86% · Party Fund 10% · individuals 3% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.8 million
all paid (100%)
Activists and street mobilizationR$ 951 thousand34.3%
Locação/cessão de bens móveis (exceto veículos)R$ 242 thousand8.7%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 225 thousand8.1%
Third-party servicesR$ 170 thousand6.1%
14 other categoriesincludes R$ 10 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 550 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.2 million42.7%
party 62% · individuals 13% · companies 21% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 129 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 39 thousand30.2%
Third-party servicesR$ 32 thousand24.5%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 20 thousand15.5%
Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 11 thousand8.3%
8 other categoriesR$ 28 thousand21.5%
Running mates and alternates do not have their own campaign account: the account is that of the main candidate's ticket.
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. 2024: TSE data of 14/09/2026; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026. 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.
R$ 75.1 million committed · 98% paid · 16 amendments in 42 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, Paulinho Freire had R$ 75.1 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 16 individual amendments to the 2024 to 2025 budgets (legislative term 2023 a 2026), to 42 municipalities. R$ 73.5 million (98%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (50%). The cities that received the most were Natal, Jaçanã and Jucurutu.2
CommittedR$ 75.1 million2024 to 2025 budgets
PaidR$ 73.5 million98% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments16individual
Municipalities42different
By budget year
Budget
Committed
Paid
% paid
Amendments
Municipalities
2025
R$ 37.3 million
R$ 36.9 million
99%
7
18
2024
R$ 37.9 million
R$ 36.5 million
97%
9
35
Total
R$ 75.1 million
R$ 73.5 million
98%
16
42
Areas that received the most
1SaúdeR$ 37.9 million50.5%
2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 30.6 million40.7%
3Desporto e LazerR$ 4.4 million5.9%
Municipalities that received the most
1NatalR$ 26.8 million35.7%
2JaçanãR$ 3.5 million4.7%
3JucurutuR$ 3.2 million4.3%
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.
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. ↩
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Candidacies
11 candidacies · elected in 2020, 2022 and 2024
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Mayor · 2024RunoffELECTED222,661LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 60 years · White · Higher education, incomplete · Empresário · UNIÃO · no. 44 · see full result
Mayor · 2024First roundTO THE RUNOFF171,146LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 60 years · White · Higher education, incomplete · Empresário · UNIÃO · no. 44 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2022ELECTED · REMAINDER77,906GRN · 58 years · White · Higher education, incomplete · Vereador · UNIÃO · no. 4488 · see full resultcampaign finance reportChamber of Deputies
City Councillor · 2020ELECTED5,547LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 56 years · White · Secondary education, complete · Vereador · PDT · no. 12345 · see full resultcampaign finance report
City Councillor · 2016ELECTED2,884LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 52 years · White · Higher education, incomplete · Vereador · SD · no. 77222 · see full resultcampaign finance report
City Councillor · 2012ELECTED · REMAINDER4,600LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 48 years · Secondary education, complete · Empresário · PP · no. 11222 · see full result
Deputy Mayor · 2008ELECTED193,195LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 44 years · Higher education, complete · Empresário · PP · no. 43 · a running mate does not receive individual votes · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2006—GRN · 42 years · Secondary education, complete · Empresário · PMN · no. 3388 · registration was listed as withdrawn in the TSE data · see the election
Coligação: PT / PTB / PL / PHS / PMN / PSB / PC do B / PT do B
Alternate Senator · 2006NOT ELECTED634,738GRN · 42 years · Secondary education, complete · Empresário · PMN · no. 144 · an alternate senator does not receive individual votes · see full result
Coligação: PSB / PTB / PT / PL / PPS / PHS / PMN / PC do B / PT do B
State Deputy · 2002ELECTED35,352GRN · 38 years · Secondary education, complete · Senador, Deputado e Vereador · PSB · no. 40888 · see full result
Coligação: PSB / PGT / PST
City Councillor · 2000ELECTED8,959LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 36 years · Higher education, incomplete · Proprietário de Estabelecimento Comercial · PSB · no. 40888 · see full result
Coligação: PMDB / PPB / PSB
City Councillor · 1996ELECTED5,920LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 32 years · Dado Inexistente · PSDB · no. 45666 · see full result
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.
A candidacy without votes is a registration that did not reach the ballot: according to the TSE data, a registration not approved, a withdrawal, or a running mate, who does not receive individual votes.
The race or color is the one the person declared to the TSE in the registration of each candidacy. The Court started collecting this information in 2014; that is why it does not appear in earlier candidacies.
