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Luiz Couto

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Luiz Couto
Luiz Albuquerque Couto (legal name)
11 elections between 1994 and 2026 · PT
81 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Deputado
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Paraíba · 2026 elections · PT · no. 1345
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Luiz Couto (PT) became an alternate for federal deputy for Paraíba in 2026, with 62,212 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Luiz Couto (Luiz Albuquerque Couto) ran in 11 elections between 1994 and 2026, for federal deputy, senator, mayor and state deputy. He was elected 7 times: federal deputy in 2022, 2014, 2010, 2006 and 2002; state deputy in 1998 and 1994. The highest vote was in 2018, for senator for PB: 792,420 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 148.6 million committed in 131 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 204 municipalities; 80% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for PB, reported R$ 2.1 million in income: R$ 1.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 16 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 188 thousand from private donations (14 donors) and R$ 76 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.9 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 605 thousand), activists and street mobilization (R$ 383 thousand) and staff (R$ 271 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$ 1.3 million in 2022 and R$ 1.4 million in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2022
54,851
votes · PB
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

62,212 votes in 2026 · 11 elections

The votes of Luiz Albuquerque Couto 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$ 2.1 million in income · R$ 1.9 million em gastos contratados

Luiz Couto reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: federal deputy for Paraíba in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022 and 2026, and senator for Paraíba in 2018. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 2.1 million in income: R$ 1.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 16 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 188 thousand from private donations (14 donors) and R$ 76 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.9 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 605 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 383 thousand); R$ 1.4 million has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 1.3 million in committed spending; in 2018, R$ 1.4 million in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 2.1 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.9 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.4 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 1.3 millioncontracted, campaign closed
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, ParaíbaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.1 million
14 individual donors
FEFC 87% · Party Fund less than 1% · individuals 9% · own funds 4%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.9 million
paid so far: R$ 1.4 million (72%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 605 thousand31.2%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 383 thousand19.7%
  • StaffR$ 271 thousand14.0%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 250 thousand12.9%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 6 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 431 thousand22.2%
2022Federal deputy, ParaíbaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.3 million
25 individual donors
FEFC 83% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 16% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.3 million
paid: R$ 1.3 million (99%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 422 thousand32.1%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 227 thousand17.3%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 146 thousand11.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 130 thousand9.9%
  • 15 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 390 thousand29.7%
2018Senator, ParaíbaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.5 million
45 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 74% · party and other campaigns 1% · individuals 21% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.4 million
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 257 thousand18.1%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 253 thousand17.8%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 179 thousand12.6%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 160 thousand11.3%
  • 18 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 571 thousand40.2%
See the 3 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, ParaíbaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 402 thousand
54 individual donors
party and other campaigns 26% · individuals 56% · companies 10% · own funds 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 402 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 124 thousand30.8%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 74 thousand18.3%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 46 thousand11.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 36 thousand9.0%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 880 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 123 thousand30.5%
2010Federal deputy, ParaíbaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 515 thousand
59 individual donors
individuals 37% · companies 18% · own funds 45%
Spending contracted
R$ 515 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 109 thousand21.1%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 83 thousand16.0%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 76 thousand14.8%
  • StaffR$ 58 thousand11.3%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 189 thousand36.7%
2006Federal deputy, ParaíbaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 175 thousand
25 individual donors
party and other campaigns 16% · individuals 11% · companies less than 1% · own funds 70% · other 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 175 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 56 thousand31.8%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 24 thousand13.6%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 18 thousand10.2%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 18 thousand10.2%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 4 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 60 thousand34.2%

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$ 148.6 million committed · 80% paid · 131 amendments in 204 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, Luiz Couto had R$ 148.6 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 131 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 204 municipalities. R$ 119.1 million (80%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (55%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Rio de Janeiro, João Pessoa and Campina Grande. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 96.1 million in 62 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 52.6 million in 69 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 148.6 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 119.1 million80% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments131individual
Municipalities204different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 22.9 millionR$ 9.8 million43%1935
2025R$ 35.7 millionR$ 29.1 million81%18112
2024R$ 34.3 millionR$ 31.1 million91%2474
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 92.8 millionR$ 70 million75%61151

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 52.8 million55.0%
  2. 2EducaçãoR$ 12.3 million12.8%
  3. 3Organização AgráriaR$ 11.8 million12.3%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1Rio de JaneiroR$ 10.9 million11.3%
  2. 2João PessoaR$ 7.2 million7.5%
  3. 3Campina GrandeR$ 3.2 million3.3%

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.

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

11 candidacies · elected in 2010, 2014 and 2022

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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