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In 2024, the race for mayor of Porto Alegre was won by Sebastião Melo (MDB), with 406,467 votes in the runoff, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). For city councillor, in 2024 the one elected with the fewest votes had 2,669 votes, and the council has 35 seats; the number changes with each election and also depends on the party's votes.
In 2024, the city councillor elected with the fewest votes in Porto Alegre (RS) had 2,669 votes, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The electoral quotient was 19,230 votes and the council has 35 seats. The number changes with each election and also depends on the party's votes: in 2024, the candidate with the most votes among those left out had 4,856 votes.
| Year | Seats | Candidates | Quotient | Cutoff | Most voted | Top non-elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | 511 | 19,230 | 2,669 | 22,966 | 4,856 |
| 2020 | 36 | 834 | 17,494 | 2,394 | 15,702 | 4,160 |
| 2016 | 36 | 551 | 19,284 | 2,906 | 14,630 | 5,230 |
| 2012 | 36 | 569 | 20,937 | 3,311 | 14,610 | 5,356 |
| 2008 | 36 | 467 | 21,040 | 2,372 | 15,454 | 6,100 |
| 2004 | 36 | 439 | 22,127 | 3,780 | 22,994 | 5,610 |
| 2000 | 33 | 384 | 23,410 | 4,179 | 39,989 | 5,116 |
| 1996 | 33 | 297 | — | 2,427 | 20,838 | 5,735 |
Quotient is the number of votes the party needs per seat (valid votes ÷ seats); the seat goes to its candidate with the most votes. Cutoff is the lowest vote total among those elected (the entry threshold for the council), and it is usually much lower than the quotient. Top non-elected is the highest vote total among those not elected, and it can be higher than the cutoff, because the seat belongs to the party before it belongs to the candidate. Learn about the cutoff and the quotient in the tutorial.
The cutoff above is for the municipal elections (mayor and city councillor). The votes in each election in this city, year by year, municipal and general (president, governor, senator and deputies), are in General and municipal elections in Porto Alegre, just below.
In 2024, the race for mayor of Porto Alegre (RS) was won by Sebastião Melo (MDB), with 406,467 votes, in the runoff. The list below shows who the TSE recorded as elected in each municipal election since 1996.
2024Sebastião Melo (MDB), 406,467 votes (61.5%) in the runoff2020Sebastião Melo (MDB), 370,550 votes (54.6%) in the runoff2016Nelson Marchezan Junior (PSDB), 402,165 votes (60.5%) in the runoff2012Fortunati (PDT), 517,969 votes (65.2%)2008José Fogaça (PMDB), 470,696 votes (58.9%) in the runoff2004Fogaça (PPS), 431,820 votes (53.3%) in the runoff2000Tarso Genro (PT), 491,775 votes (63.5%) in the runoff1996Raul Jorge Anglada Pont (PT), 408,998 votesWho the TSE recorded as elected in each municipal election, with the votes from the deciding round. Special (off-cycle) elections are not included in this list.
The elections of Porto Alegre (RS), year by year: in the municipal elections from 1996 to 2024, the votes of each candidate for mayor and city councillor, with the full list of candidates and who was elected; in the general elections from 1994 to 2026, the votes of each candidate for president, governor, senator, federal deputy and state deputy added up in Porto Alegre, with the full list of candidates. Choose the year and the office:
General election: president, governor, senator and deputies. Municipal election: mayor and city councillor.
Porto Alegre has 1,061,485 voters in 2026: 55.3% are women; the age group with the most voters is 45 to 59 years old (25%); 28.9% reached higher education (complete or incomplete; in Rio Grande do Sul, 18.5%).
Full electorate profile of Porto Alegre (gender, age, education, marital status and color or race, compared with the state and with Brazil; free).
Source: Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE), 2026 electorate profile. Percentages among those who reported each item.
In the 2023 a 2026 legislature, Porto Alegre had R$ 195.7 million committed in individual federal legislative amendments destined to the municipality (R$ 163.1 million already paid), in the budgets from 2024 to 2026, sponsored by 61 federal deputies and senators. Of that total, R$ 26.7 million came through special transfers (the "Pix amendment").
Choose a name to see, in the panel, that author's amendments for Porto Alegre.
And 56 more legislators. The full list is in the panel.
There is also R$ 181 million committed in collective federal amendments (from state caucuses and committees) destined to the municipality, which do not belong to a single legislator. They are not included in the list above or in the individual total.
In addition, R$ 443.7 million was committed in federal amendments (individual and collective) to the state government, headquartered in the capital; that amount serves the whole state and is not counted for the municipality.
Another R$ 30.1 million in individual federal amendments was committed to companies or suppliers based in Porto Alegre, which may serve purchases and works elsewhere; that amount is not counted for the municipality.
In the 2023 a 2026 state legislature, 41 state deputies designated R$ 44.5 million in amendments for Porto Alegre (from 2024 to 2026), of which R$ 19.4 million is already listed as paid, according to the source of Rio Grande do Sul.
And 36 more deputies. The full list is in the panel.
A city councillor's amendment is the part of the city government's budget that each councillor of Porto Alegre designates a destination for: a project, a service or an organization in the city. The City Council approves it and the city government carries it out. Each city has its own rules, and not every designated amendment ends up being paid.
From 2024 to 2026, 50 city councillors designated 2,147 amendments in Porto Alegre, in the legislative terms 2025-2028 and 2021-2024. The designated amount totals R$ 180.6 million. Of the designated amount, R$ 110 million is listed as paid in the source.
See each city councillor amendment for Porto Alegre in the panel: the councillor, the destination, the year and what was paid (free, with sign-in; in Portuguese).
In the panel: each amendment, the author, the area, the year, the committed and paid amounts, who received the money, and the map.
Legislative amendments for Porto Alegre on their own page (to save or share).
Amounts of the individual federal amendments of the 2023 a 2026 legislature: committed (the amount reserved in the budget), destined to the municipality (the city government, organizations and consortia based there), excluding what went to the state government, to companies or to federal agencies; the amount paid may be lower. The special transfer (the "Pix amendment") goes straight to the municipality's treasury and is included in the total, reported separately; it is not a voluntary amendment. For state amendments, the amount is the one designated by each deputy in the state's own source (caveats above). Source: Transparency Portal (CGU) and government portal of Rio Grande do Sul. For city councillors' amendments, the amount is the one designated. Source: Prefeitura de Porto Alegre: Monitoramento de Emendas Impositivas (painel Power BI), data from 2026. Federal data checked on 16/10/2026. Summary put together on 18/10/2026; it may be out of date. Radar do Voto organizes public data and is not a primary source: always check the original source before any decision.
Results added up across all of the city's electoral zones, with the percentage of valid votes. Municipal elections from 1996 to 2024; there is no data by municipality before 1994.
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