Carlito Merss ran in 12 elections between 1994 and 2024, for mayor, state deputy and federal deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 5 times: mayor of Joinville in 2008; federal deputy in 2006, 2002 and 1998; state deputy in 1994. The highest vote was in 2008, for mayor in Joinville/SC: 170,955 votes. In the 2024 campaign for mayor in Joinville/SC, reported R$ 667 thousand in income: R$ 601 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 66 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 666 thousand, mainly on creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 440 thousand), legal services (R$ 110 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 57 thousand). In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 84 thousand in 2018 (48% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 139 thousand in 2016.
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Vote trend across elections
23,278 votes in 2024 · 12 elections
The votes of Carlito Merss 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.
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. "Annulled votes" = votes cast in the voting machines that, according to the TSE data, do not count among the valid votes (the registration status is in the list below). 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.
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Campaign funding
2024: R$ 667 thousand in income · R$ 666 thousand em gastos
Carlito Merss reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: federal deputy for Santa Catarina in 2006 and 2014, mayor in Joinville (SC) in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2024, and state deputy for Santa Catarina in 2018. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2024, reported R$ 667 thousand in income: R$ 601 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 66 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 666 thousand, mainly on creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 440 thousand) and legal services (R$ 110 thousand). In 2018, 48% of the R$ 84 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2016, R$ 139 thousand in committed spending.
Income in 2024R$ 667 thousandcampaign closed
Spending in 2024R$ 666 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Spending in 2018R$ 84 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 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)
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 208 thousand45.4%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 66 thousand14.5%
StaffR$ 33 thousand7.3%
Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 33 thousand7.2%
17 other categoriesincludes R$ 15 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 117 thousand25.6%
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; 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.
Federal Deputy · 2014ALTERNATE37,167GSC · 59 years · White · Higher education, complete · Aposentado (exceto Servidor Público) · PT · no. 1312 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2012ANNULLED VOTESCASSADO57,493LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 57 years · Higher education, complete · Prefeito · PT · no. 13 · votes outside the valid votes, according to the TSE data · see full result
Coligação: PRB / PP / PT / PR / PHS / PC do B / PT do B
Mayor · 2008First roundTO THE RUNOFF106,164LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 53 years · Higher education, complete · Deputado · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2006ELECTED83,769GSC · 51 years · Higher education, complete · Professor e Instrutor de Formação Profissional · PT · no. 1312 · see full result
Mayor · 2004NOT ELECTED81,542LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 49 years · Higher education, complete · Senador, Deputado e Vereador · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Mayor · 2000NOT ELECTED74,112LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 45 years · Higher education, complete · Membros do Poder Legislativo: Senador, Deputados e Vereador · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 1998ELECTED53,608GSC · 43 years · Higher education, complete · Membros do Poder Legislativo: Senador, Deputados e Vereador · PT · no. 1312 · see full result
Coligação: PC do B / PDT / PMN / PPS / PSB / PSN / PT
State Deputy · 1994ELECTED19,513GSC · 39 years · Higher education, complete · Professor · PT · no. 13212 · see full result
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.
A candidacy without votes is a registration that did not reach the ballot: according to the TSE data, a registration not approved, a withdrawal, or a running mate, who does not receive individual votes.
The race or color is the one the person declared to the TSE in the registration of each candidacy. The Court started collecting this information in 2014; that is why it does not appear in earlier candidacies.
Mayor · 2024NOT ELECTED23,278LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 69 years · White · Higher education, complete · Gerente · PT · no. 13 · see full result
State Deputy · 2018ALTERNATE14,960GSC · 63 years · White · Higher education, complete · Aposentado (exceto Servidor Público) · PT · no. 13212 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2016NOT ELECTED17,870LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 61 years · White · Higher education, complete · Economista · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2014ALTERNATE37,167GSC · 59 years · White · Higher education, complete · Aposentado (exceto Servidor Público) · PT · no. 1312 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2012ANNULLED VOTESCASSADO57,493LJoinville, Santa Catarina · 57 years · Higher education, complete · Prefeito · PT · no. 13 · votes outside the valid votes, according to the TSE data · see full result
