Has Pedro Ruas ever been elected?

Yes. Pedro Ruas was elected 6 times: city councillor of Porto Alegre in 2024, 2020, 2012, 2008 and 1996; state deputy in 2014. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

How many votes did Pedro Ruas get in the last election?

In 2024, for city councillor in Porto Alegre/RS, Pedro Ruas got 12,070 votes and was elected. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

How much did Pedro Ruas spend in each election campaign?

Pedro Ruas reported to the TSE spending of R$ 235 thousand in the 2024 campaign for city councillor in Porto Alegre/RS (all paid), R$ 196 thousand in the 2020 campaign for city councillor in Porto Alegre/RS (all paid), R$ 351 thousand in the 2018 campaign for state deputy for RS (R$ 337 thousand paid), R$ 170 thousand in the 2014 campaign for state deputy for RS (contracted spending reported) and R$ 49 thousand in the 2012 campaign for city councillor in Porto Alegre/RS (contracted spending reported), already closed. Each campaign is reported separately, in amounts of the time. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

Pedro Luiz Fagundes Ruas (Pedro Ruas): candidacies and votes

Q: How much did Pedro Ruas raise and spend in the 2024 campaign?

In the 2024 campaign for city councillor in Porto Alegre/RS, Pedro Ruas reported R$ 243 thousand in income: R$ 185 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 13 thousand from private donations (8 donors) and R$ 45 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 235 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 80 thousand), content boosting (R$ 72 thousand) and advertising in newspapers and magazines (R$ 72 thousand). Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

Pedro Ruas reported income and spending to the TSE in 8 campaigns: state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2006, 2014 and 2018, city councillor in Porto Alegre (RS) in 2008, 2012, 2020 and 2024, and governor for Rio Grande do Sul in 2010. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2024, reported R$ 243 thousand in income: R$ 185 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 13 thousand from private donations (8 donors) and R$ 45 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 235 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 80 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 72 thousand). In 2020, 49% of the R$ 196 thousand in spending went to advertising in newspapers and magazines; in 2018, R$ 351 thousand in committed spending.

Income in 2024R$ 243 thousandcampaign closed

Spending in 2024R$ 235 thousandcampaign closed; all paid

Spending in 2020R$ 196 thousandcampaign closed; all paid

Campaigns8from 2006 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)
Companies (until 2014)
Own funds

2024City councillor, Porto Alegre (RS)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 243 thousand

8 individual donors

FEFC 76% · individuals 5% · own funds 19%

Spending contracted

R$ 235 thousand

all paid (100%)

Printed materialsR$ 80 thousand33.9%
Content boostingR$ 72 thousand30.5%
Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 72 thousand30.5%
Accounting servicesR$ 9 thousand3.7%
2 other categoriesR$ 3 thousand1.4%

2020City councillor, Porto Alegre (RS)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 203 thousand

6 individual donors

FEFC 75% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 2% · own funds 22%

Spending contracted

R$ 196 thousand

all paid (100%)

Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 96 thousand48.7%
Content boostingR$ 68 thousand34.6%
Printed materialsR$ 14 thousand7.2%
Advertising with stickersR$ 7 thousand3.5%
6 other categoriesR$ 12 thousand6.0%

2018State deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 338 thousand

4 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign

FEFC 54% · Party Fund less than 1% · individuals 3% · own funds 43%

Spending contracted

R$ 351 thousand

paid: R$ 337 thousand (96%)

Printed materialsR$ 116 thousand33.0%
Activists and street mobilizationR$ 74 thousand21.1%
Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 67 thousand19.2%
Content boostingR$ 40 thousand11.4%
9 other categoriesincludes R$ 3 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 54 thousand15.3%

See the 5 previous campaigns

2014State deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 170 thousand

11 individual donors

party 53% · individuals 11% · companies 1% · own funds 35%

Spending contracted

R$ 170 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 47 thousand27.7%
Printed materialsR$ 26 thousand15.4%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 24 thousand14.3%
Third-party servicesR$ 9 thousand5.1%
6 other categoriesincludes R$ 55 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 64 thousand37.5%

2012City councillor, Porto Alegre (RS)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 93 thousand

donations from individuals

party and other campaigns 57% · individuals less than 1% · companies 2% · own funds 40%

Spending contracted

R$ 49 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 27 thousand54.1%
Printed materialsR$ 12 thousand24.8%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 10 thousand21.1%

2010Governor, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 200 thousand

donations from individuals

party 22% · individuals less than 1% · companies 75% · own funds 2%

Spending contracted

R$ 200 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Printed materialsR$ 68 thousand34.1%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 68 thousand33.7%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 15 thousand7.5%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 14 thousand7.1%
7 other categoriesincludes R$ 13 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 1 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 35 thousand17.6%

2008City councillor, Porto Alegre (RS)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 47 thousand

9 individual donors

party and other campaigns 49% · individuals 19% · companies 4% · own funds 28%

Spending contracted

R$ 47 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 8 thousand17.9%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 4 thousand8.7%
Printed materialsR$ 4 thousand8.3%
Despesas postaisR$ 4 thousand7.7%
4 other categoriesR$ 27 thousand57.5%

2006State deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 5 thousand

22 individual donors

individuals 80% · companies 4% · own funds 16%

Spending contracted

R$ 5 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Printed materialsR$ 81015.1%
Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 70013.1%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 53610.0%
Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 4007.5%
4 other categoriesincludes R$ 130 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 3 thousand54.3%

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; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026; 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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