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Marcelo Arruda

4 elections between 2012 and 2026 · latest party PSD
43 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
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Candidate for State Deputy · Rio Grande do Sul · 2026 elections · PSD · no. 55755
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Marcelo Arruda (PSD) was elected state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2026, with 36,804 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Marcelo Arruda ran in 4 elections between 2012 and 2026, for state deputy and mayor. He was elected 3 times: state deputy in 2026; mayor of Barra do Rio Azul in 2020 and 2016. The highest vote was in 2026, for state deputy for RS: 36,804 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for RS, reported R$ 489 thousand in income: R$ 250 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 77 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas, R$ 42 thousand from private donations (8 donors) and R$ 120 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 282 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 159 thousand), creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 40 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 19 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$ 5 thousand in 2020 and R$ 3 thousand in 2016.

State Deputy · 2026
36,804
votes · RS
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

36,804 votes in 2026 (elected) · 4 elections

The votes of Marcelo Arruda 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.

MayorState Dep.

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$ 489 thousand in income · R$ 282 thousand em gastos contratados

Marcelo Arruda reported income and spending to the TSE in 4 campaigns: mayor in Barra do Rio Azul (RS) in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 489 thousand in income: R$ 250 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 77 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas, R$ 42 thousand from private donations (8 donors) and R$ 120 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 282 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 159 thousand) and creation and inclusion of web pages (R$ 40 thousand); R$ 171 thousand has already been paid. In 2020, R$ 5 thousand in spending; in 2016, 41% of the R$ 3 thousand in committed spending went to advertising with printed materials. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 489 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 282 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 171 thousand paid
Spending in 2020R$ 5 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns42012, 2016, 2020 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)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 489 thousand
8 individual donors
FEFC 51% · party and other campaigns 16% · individuals 9% · own funds 25%
Spending contracted
R$ 282 thousand
paid so far: R$ 171 thousand (60%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 159 thousand56.2%
  • Creation and inclusion of web pagesR$ 40 thousand14.0%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 19 thousand6.9%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 18 thousand6.4%
  • 7 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 47 thousand16.5%
2020Mayor, Barra do Rio Azul (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 5 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 75% · own funds 25%
Spending contracted
R$ 5 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 2 thousand33.8%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 1 thousand22.6%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1 thousand18.8%
  • Legal servicesR$ 5009.4%
  • 4 other categoriesR$ 82015.4%
2016Mayor, Barra do Rio Azul (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3 thousand
no donations from individuals
Party Fund 14% · own funds 86%
Spending contracted
R$ 3 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 1 thousand41.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 91129.2%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 50016.0%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 43213.8%
  • 1 other categoryincludes R$ 0 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 0less than 0.1%
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2012Mayor, Barra do Rio Azul (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 8 thousand
donations from individuals
party 52% · individuals 28% · own funds 20%
Spending contracted
R$ 8 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 6 thousand72.1%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 2 thousand22.3%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 4505.6%

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. 2026: partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026. 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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Candidacies

4 candidacies · elected in 2016, 2020 and 2026

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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