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Valdir Cobalchini

Valdir Vital Cobalchini (legal name)
9 elections between 1998 and 2026 · latest party MDB
63 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Deputado
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Santa Catarina · 2026 elections · MDB · no. 1560
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Valdir Cobalchini (MDB) became an alternate for federal deputy for Santa Catarina in 2026, with 99,751 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Valdir Cobalchini (Valdir Vital Cobalchini) ran in 9 elections between 1998 and 2026, for federal deputy, state deputy and mayor. He was elected 4 times: federal deputy in 2022; state deputy in 2018, 2014 and 2010. The highest vote was in 2026, for federal deputy for SC: 99,751 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 110.9 million committed in 28 individual amendments to the 2024 to 2026 budgets, to 134 municipalities; 87% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina, directed R$ 9.7 million in 36 state amendments to the 2023 budget, to 27 municipalities; 88% of this amount has already been paid. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for SC, reported R$ 3.2 million in income: R$ 2.9 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 344 thousand from private donations (20 donors) and R$ 15 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1.1 million), advertising with printed materials (R$ 583 thousand) and advertising with stickers (R$ 578 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, spent R$ 1.3 million in 2022 and R$ 517 thousand in 2018.

Federal Deputy · 2022
98,124
votes · SC
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

99,751 votes in 2026 · 9 elections

The votes of Valdir Vital Cobalchini 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$ 3.2 million in income · R$ 3 million em gastos contratados

Valdir Cobalchini reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: state deputy for Santa Catarina in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, mayor in Caçador (SC) in 2008, and federal deputy for Santa Catarina in 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$ 3.2 million in income: R$ 2.9 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 344 thousand from private donations (20 donors) and R$ 15 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1.1 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 583 thousand); R$ 1.8 million has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 1.3 million in spending; in 2018, 45% of the R$ 517 thousand in spending went to activists and street mobilization. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3.2 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 3 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.8 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 1.3 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 2006 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialFederal deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3.2 million
20 individual donors
FEFC 89% · individuals 11% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 3 million
paid so far: R$ 1.8 million (58%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 1.1 million38.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 583 thousand19.4%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 578 thousand19.2%
  • StaffR$ 153 thousand5.1%
  • 13 other categoriesincludes R$ 20 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 377 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 549 thousand18.2%
2022Federal deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.3 million
24 individual donors
FEFC 39% · individuals 60% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.3 million
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 367 thousand29.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 223 thousand17.7%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 188 thousand14.9%
  • StaffR$ 94 thousand7.4%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 63 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 391 thousand30.9%
2018State deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 564 thousand
89 individual donors
party and other campaigns 18% · individuals 69% · own funds 13%
Spending contracted
R$ 517 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 235 thousand45.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 86 thousand16.7%
  • StaffR$ 54 thousand10.4%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 49 thousand9.5%
  • 20 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 92 thousand17.9%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2014State deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.5 million
27 individual donors
party 12% · individuals 10% · companies 75% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.5 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 617 thousand41.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 272 thousand18.2%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 135 thousand9.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 98 thousand6.5%
  • 19 other categoriesincludes R$ 340 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 375 thousand25.1%
2010State deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
58 individual donors
party and other campaigns 2% · individuals 18% · companies 70% · own funds 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 334 thousand29.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 211 thousand18.6%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 97 thousand8.6%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 93 thousand8.2%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 723 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 400 thousand35.2%
2008Mayor, Caçador (SC)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 13 thousand
donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 11% · individuals 23% · own funds 66%
Spending contracted
R$ 13 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 7 thousand53.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 3 thousand23.1%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 1 thousand7.6%
  • Encargos financeiros e taxas bancáriasR$ 620.5%
  • 2 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 2 thousand15.3%
2006State deputy, Santa CatarinaSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 415 thousand
40 individual donors
party and other campaigns 2% · individuals 11% · companies 86% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 415 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Third-party servicesR$ 246 thousand59.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 39 thousand9.3%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 22 thousand5.3%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 9 thousand2.2%
  • 20 other categoriesincludes R$ 11 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 99 thousand23.9%

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.

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Legislative amendments

R$ 110.9 million committed · 87% paid · 28 amendments in 134 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, Valdir Cobalchini had R$ 110.9 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 28 individual amendments to the 2024 to 2026 budgets (legislative term 2023 a 2026), to 134 municipalities. R$ 96.9 million (87%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (51%). The cities that received the most were Florianópolis, São Lourenço do Oeste and Caçador.2

CommittedR$ 110.9 million2024 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 96.9 million87% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments28individual
Municipalities134different
By budget year
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 36.5 millionR$ 23.4 million64%963
2025R$ 36.6 millionR$ 36.1 million99%870
2024R$ 37.8 millionR$ 37.3 million99%1169
TotalR$ 110.9 millionR$ 96.8 million87%28134

Areas that received the most

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 56.5 million50.9%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 49.3 million44.4%
  3. 3Assistência SocialR$ 2.1 million1.8%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1FlorianópolisR$ 6 million5.4%
  2. 2São Lourenço do OesteR$ 4.7 million4.2%
  3. 3CaçadorR$ 4.3 million3.9%

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 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. ↩

Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · may be out of date3 · approximate state figures4

In the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina, Valdir Cobalchini directed R$ 9.7 million in 36 state amendments to the 2023 budget, to 27 municipalities. As of the data collection at the source, 88% of this amount had been paid. The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Campos Novos, Caçador and Faxinal dos Guedes. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 8.6 million in 33 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 1.1 million in 3 amendments.2

SponsoredR$ 9.7 million2023 budget
PaidR$ 8.6 million88% of the amount directed
Amendments36state
Municipalities27different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetSponsoredPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2023R$ 8.6 millionR$ 8.6 million100%3326

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1Campos NovosR$ 1 million11.7%
  2. 2CaçadorR$ 960 thousand11.2%
  3. 3Faxinal dos GuedesR$ 500 thousand5.8%

Source: ALESC / Governo de Santa Catarina — Emendas Parlamentares (cadastro 2023-2026), organized by Radar do Voto. The total leaves out blocked amendments and caucus, committee and rapporteur amendments, which do not have a single author. "Paid" is the current stage of each amendment at the source.

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 of the Santa Catarina state government and the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina. Radar do Voto is not responsible for decisions made based only on this information. ↩

  2. 2

    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. ↩

  3. 3

    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. ↩

  4. 4

    About the state data. Each state publishes legislative amendments in its own format, with different levels of detail and publication deadlines. That is why there may be amendments without an identified municipality, amounts reallocated to another purpose and payments that only appear at the source some time later. The state figures in this profile are an approximation: before any formal use, check the transparency portal of the Santa Catarina state government and the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina. ↩

Candidacies

9 candidacies · elected in 2014, 2018 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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