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Mendonça Filho (PL) got 1,728,587 votes for senator for Pernambuco in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Mendonça Filho (José Mendonça Bezerra Filho) ran in 14 elections between 1986 and 2026, for senator, federal deputy, mayor, governor, vice governor and state deputy. He was elected 7 times: federal deputy in 2022, 2014, 2010 and 1994; vice governor in 2002; state deputy in 1990 and 1986. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for PE: 1,728,587 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 144.5 million committed in 58 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 118 municipalities; 87% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for PE, reported R$ 4.7 million in income: R$ 1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 3.7 million from private donations (68 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 4.5 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 983 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 768 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 741 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$ 3.3 million in 2022 and R$ 6 million in 2020.
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The votes of José Mendonça Bezerra Filho 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. The hatched bar marks an executive running mate or an alternate senator: they do not receive individual votes, so the bar shows the ticket votes of the main candidate (hence the "ticket" next to the number). 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.
Mendonça Filho reported income and spending to the TSE in 9 campaigns: governor for Pernambuco in 2006, mayor in Recife (PE) in 2008, 2012 and 2020, federal deputy for Pernambuco in 2010, 2014 and 2022, and senator for Pernambuco in 2018 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$ 4.7 million in income: R$ 1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 3.7 million from private donations (68 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 4.5 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 983 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 768 thousand); R$ 4.3 million has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 3.3 million in spending; in 2020, R$ 6 million in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Fundraising, where the money came from:
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; 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.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Mendonça Filho had R$ 144.5 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 58 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 118 municipalities. R$ 125.6 million (87%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (54%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Belo Jardim, Bezerros and Vertentes. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 110 million in 36 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 34.5 million in 22 amendments.2
| Budget | Committed | Paid | % paid | Amendments | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R$ 35.1 million | R$ 27.4 million | 78% | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | R$ 36.9 million | R$ 36.2 million | 98% | 13 | 61 |
| 2024 | R$ 37.7 million | R$ 35 million | 93% | 13 | 56 |
| Legislative term 2023 a 2026 | R$ 109.7 million | R$ 98.6 million | 90% | 35 | 98 |
Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)
Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)
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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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. ↩
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. ↩
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Senator · 2026NOT ELECTED1,728,587GPE · 60 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Deputado · PL · no. 222 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Federal Deputy · 2022ELECTED76,022GPE · 56 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Administrador · UNIÃO · no. 4433 · see full resultcampaign finance reportChamber of Deputies
Mayor · 2020NOT ELECTED200,551LRecife, Pernambuco · 54 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Administrador · DEM · no. 25 · see full result
Senator · 2018NOT ELECTED1,302,446GPE · 52 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · DEM · no. 252 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2014ELECTED · REMAINDER88,250GPE · 48 years · White · Higher education, complete · Deputado · DEM · no. 2525 · see full result
Mayor · 2012NOT ELECTED19,903LRecife, Pernambuco · 46 years · Higher education, complete · Administrador · DEM · no. 25 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 2010ELECTED142,699GPE · 44 years · Higher education, complete · Administrador · DEM · no. 2525 · see full resultG 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.
