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Augusto Coutinho

Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo (legal name)
9 elections between 1996 and 2026 · latest party REPUBLICANOS
64 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
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Candidate for Federal Deputy · Pernambuco · 2026 elections · REPUBLICANOS · no. 1000
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Augusto Coutinho (REPUBLICANOS) was elected federal deputy for Pernambuco in 2026, with 94,737 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Augusto Coutinho (Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo) ran in 9 elections between 1996 and 2026, for federal deputy, state deputy and city councillor. He was elected 8 times: federal deputy in 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2010; state deputy in 2006, 2002 and 1998; city councillor of Recife in 1996. The highest vote was in 2022, for federal deputy for PE: 101,142 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 243.6 million committed in 178 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 176 municipalities; 89% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for PE, reported R$ 2.5 million in income: R$ 1.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 898 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 251 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 315 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 1.8 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 905 thousand), transportation or travel (R$ 155 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 130 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 2022 (49% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 1.2 million in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2026
94,737
votes · PE
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

94,737 votes in 2026 (elected) · 9 elections

The votes of Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo 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$ 2.5 million in income · R$ 1.8 million em gastos contratados

Augusto Coutinho reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: state deputy for Pernambuco in 2006, and federal deputy for Pernambuco in 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$ 2.5 million in income: R$ 1.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 898 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 251 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 315 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 1.8 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 905 thousand) and transportation or travel (R$ 155 thousand); R$ 1.5 million has already been paid. In 2022, 49% of the R$ 1.9 million in spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2018, 58% of the R$ 1.2 million 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$ 2.5 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.8 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.5 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 1.9 millioncampaign closed; all paid
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
  • Other sources
2026partialFederal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.5 million
3 individual donors
FEFC 42% · Party Fund 35% · party 10% · individuals 12%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.8 million
paid so far: R$ 1.5 million (80%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 905 thousand50.0%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 155 thousand8.6%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 130 thousand7.2%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 126 thousand6.9%
  • 12 other categoriesincludes R$ 12 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 495 thousand27.4%
2022Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2 million
15 individual donors
FEFC 78% · Party Fund 5% · party 8% · individuals 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.9 million
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 939 thousand48.9%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 525 thousand27.3%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 86 thousand4.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 77 thousand4.0%
  • 12 other categoriesR$ 295 thousand15.3%
2018Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
20 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 81% · Party Fund less than 1% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 9% · own funds 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.2 million
paid: R$ 1.1 million (86%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 719 thousand57.8%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 76 thousand6.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 67 thousand5.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 55 thousand4.4%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 189 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 328 thousand26.3%
See the 3 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.6 million
donations from individuals
party 41% · individuals 2% · companies 46% · own funds 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.6 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 440 thousand28.4%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 352 thousand22.7%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 78 thousand5.0%
  • Election polls or testsR$ 70 thousand4.5%
  • 18 other categoriesincludes R$ 379 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 612 thousand39.4%
2010Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
4 individual donors
party and other campaigns 26% · individuals 1% · companies 64% · own funds 7% · other 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 122 thousand11.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 114 thousand10.6%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 37 thousand3.5%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 26 thousand2.4%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 677 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 779 thousand72.2%
2006State deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 482 thousand
5 individual donors
party 4% · individuals 11% · companies 85% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 482 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 120 thousand25.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 113 thousand23.5%
  • Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 69 thousand14.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 59 thousand12.3%
  • 16 other categoriesincludes R$ 30 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 119 thousand24.8%

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$ 243.6 million committed · 89% paid · 178 amendments in 176 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, Augusto Coutinho had R$ 243.6 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 178 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 176 municipalities. R$ 216.2 million (89%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (52%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Recife, Ouricuri and Jaboatão dos Guararapes. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 111.7 million in 57 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 80.4 million in 68 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 51.6 million in 53 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 243.6 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 216.2 million89% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments178individual
Municipalities176different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 35.7 millionR$ 28.5 million80%1739
2025R$ 37.3 millionR$ 34.3 million92%2065
2024R$ 37.5 millionR$ 37 million98%1970
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 110.5 millionR$ 99.7 million90%56128

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 57.5 million51.5%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 24.5 million21.9%
  3. 3UrbanismoR$ 15.7 million14.1%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1RecifeR$ 7.9 million7.1%
  2. 2OuricuriR$ 6.7 million6.0%
  3. 3Jaboatão dos GuararapesR$ 5.4 million4.8%

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

9 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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