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Nilson Leitão

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Nilson Leitão
Nilson Aparecido Leitão (legal name)
8 elections between 1996 and 2026 · latest party PP
57 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Deputado
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Mato Grosso · 2026 elections · PP · no. 1111
social media reported to the TSE

Nilson Leitão (PP) became an alternate for federal deputy for Mato Grosso in 2026, with 61,904 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Nilson Leitão (Nilson Aparecido Leitão) ran in 8 elections between 1996 and 2026, for federal deputy, senator, mayor, state deputy and city councillor. He was elected 5 times: federal deputy in 2014 and 2010; mayor of Sinop in 2004 and 2000; city councillor of Sinop in 1996. The highest vote was in 2018, for senator for MT: 330,430 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 51.4 million committed in 38 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets, to 50 municipalities; 89% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for MT, reported R$ 3.3 million in income: R$ 3.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 190 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 28 thousand from private donations (4 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 1.7 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 362 thousand), content boosting (R$ 308 thousand) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 293 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$ 2.9 million in 2018 and R$ 2.5 million in 2014.

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Vote trend across elections

61,904 votes in 2026 · 8 elections

The votes of Nilson Aparecido Leitão 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.

City CouncillorState Dep.MayorFederal Dep.Senator

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$ 3.3 million in income · R$ 1.7 million em gastos contratados

Nilson Leitão reported income and spending to the TSE in 4 campaigns: federal deputy for Mato Grosso in 2010, 2014 and 2026, and senator for Mato Grosso 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$ 3.3 million in income: R$ 3.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 190 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 28 thousand from private donations (4 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 1.7 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 362 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 308 thousand); R$ 617 thousand has already been paid. In 2018, R$ 2.9 million in spending; in 2014, 42% of the R$ 2.5 million in committed spending went to staff. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3.3 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.7 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 617 thousand paid
Spending in 2018R$ 2.9 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns42010, 2014, 2018 and 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
2026partialFederal deputy, Mato GrossoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3.3 million
4 individual donors
FEFC 93% · party 6% · individuals less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.7 million
paid so far: R$ 617 thousand (36%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 362 thousand21.0%
  • Content boostingR$ 308 thousand17.9%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 293 thousand17.1%
  • StaffR$ 211 thousand12.2%
  • 12 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 545 thousand31.7%
2018Senator, Mato GrossoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3 million
22 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 73% · Party Fund less than 1% · individuals 27% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.9 million
all paid (100%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 674 thousand23.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 585 thousand20.0%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 412 thousand14.0%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 293 thousand10.0%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 293 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 968 thousand33.0%
2014Federal deputy, Mato GrossoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2.5 million
58 individual donors
party and other campaigns 60% · individuals 21% · companies 19% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.5 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 1 million42.4%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 334 thousand13.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 329 thousand13.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 118 thousand4.8%
  • 20 other categoriesincludes R$ 43 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 376 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 636 thousand25.9%
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2010Federal deputy, Mato GrossoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.4 million
80 individual donors
party and other campaigns 7% · individuals 32% · companies 61% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.4 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 512 thousand37.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 270 thousand19.8%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 127 thousand9.2%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 98 thousand7.2%
  • 20 other categoriesincludes R$ 45 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 91 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 361 thousand26.4%

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; 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$ 51.4 million committed · 89% paid · 38 amendments in 50 municipalities

Federal Senate. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · data updated on 10/14/20263

In the Federal Senate, Nilson Leitão had R$ 51.4 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 38 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets (legislative term 2015 a 2018), to 50 municipalities. R$ 45.5 million (89%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (52%). The cities that received the most were Cuiabá, Canabrava do Norte and Sinop.2

CommittedR$ 51.4 million2016 to 2019 budgets
PaidR$ 45.5 million89% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments38individual
Municipalities50different
By budget year
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2019R$ 11.9 millionR$ 10.4 million87%1016
2018R$ 14.6 millionR$ 13.5 million92%719
2017R$ 12.2 millionR$ 10.6 million87%722
2016R$ 12.4 millionR$ 10.6 million85%1312
TotalR$ 51.2 millionR$ 45.1 million88%3750

Areas that received the most

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 26.7 million51.9%
  2. 2UrbanismoR$ 7.2 million14.0%
  3. 3Comércio e ServiçosR$ 7 million13.7%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1CuiabáR$ 11.1 million21.5%
  2. 2Canabrava do NorteR$ 1.7 million3.3%
  3. 3SinopR$ 1.5 million2.9%

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.

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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 Federal Senate 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

8 candidacies · elected in 2004, 2010 and 2014

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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