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Marcelo Aro

Marcelo Guilherme de Aro Ferreira (legal name)
5 elections between 2012 and 2026 · latest party PP
39 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Advogado
Candidate for Senator · Minas Gerais · 2026 elections · PP · no. 111
social media reported to the TSE

Marcelo Aro (PP) got 2,387,973 votes for senator for Minas Gerais in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Marcelo Aro (Marcelo Guilherme de Aro Ferreira) ran in 5 elections between 2012 and 2026, for senator, federal deputy and city councillor. He was elected 3 times: federal deputy in 2018 and 2014; city councillor of Belo Horizonte in 2012. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for MG: 2,387,973 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 137.5 million committed in 78 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2023 budgets, to 162 municipalities; 95% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for MG, reported R$ 4.8 million in income: R$ 4.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 200 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 10 thousand from private donations and R$ 445 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 2 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 886 thousand), production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 500 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 190 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, spent R$ 4.5 million in 2022 and R$ 1.5 million in 2018.

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Vote trend across elections

2,387,973 votes in 2026 · 5 elections

The votes of Marcelo Guilherme de Aro Ferreira 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 CouncillorFederal 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$ 4.8 million in income · R$ 2 million em gastos contratados

Marcelo Aro reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: city councillor in Belo Horizonte (MG) in 2012, federal deputy for Minas Gerais in 2014 and 2018, and senator for Minas Gerais in 2022 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$ 4.8 million in income: R$ 4.1 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 200 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 10 thousand from private donations and R$ 445 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 2 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 886 thousand) and production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 500 thousand); R$ 545 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 4.5 million in spending; in 2018, R$ 1.5 million in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 4.8 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 2 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 545 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 4.5 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns5from 2012 to 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
2026partialSenator, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 4.8 million
donations from individuals
FEFC 86% · party 4% · individuals less than 1% · own funds 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 2 million
paid so far: R$ 545 thousand (27%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 886 thousand43.6%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 500 thousand24.6%
  • Content boostingR$ 190 thousand9.4%
  • Property rentalR$ 139 thousand6.8%
  • 14 other categoriesR$ 315 thousand15.5%
2022Senator, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 5 million
donations from individuals
FEFC 32% · Party Fund 56% · party and other campaigns 12% · individuals less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 4.5 million
all paid (100%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 1.4 million30.0%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 1.1 million23.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 664 thousand14.6%
  • Content boostingR$ 660 thousand14.5%
  • 18 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 784 thousand17.2%
2018Federal deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.9 million
no donations from individuals
FEFC 99% · Party Fund less than 1% · party and other campaigns less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.5 million
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 494 thousand33.0%
  • StaffR$ 411 thousand27.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 142 thousand9.5%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 102 thousand6.8%
  • 21 other categoriesincludes R$ 45 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 346 thousand23.1%
See the 2 previous campaigns
2014Federal deputy, Minas GeraisSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
7 individual donors
party and other campaigns 1% · individuals 14% · companies 84% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 522 thousand46.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 181 thousand16.0%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 125 thousand11.1%
  • Mail and postageR$ 63 thousand5.6%
  • 18 other categoriesincludes R$ 902 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 241 thousand21.3%
2012City councillor, Belo Horizonte (MG)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 342 thousand
10 individual donors
party 9% · individuals 16% · companies 62% · own funds 13%
Spending contracted
R$ 193 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 46 thousand23.9%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 41 thousand21.3%
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 27 thousand14.0%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 16 thousand8.4%
  • 13 other categoriesR$ 63 thousand32.5%

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; 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$ 137.5 million committed · 95% paid · 78 amendments in 162 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, Marcelo Aro had R$ 137.5 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 78 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2023 budgets, to 162 municipalities. R$ 131 million (95%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term was Saúde (51%). The cities that received the most in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term were Riacho dos Machados, Ouro Verde de Minas and Januária. By legislative term: in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 82.7 million in 37 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 54.8 million in 41 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 137.5 million2016 to 2023 budgets
PaidR$ 131 million95% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments78individual
Municipalities162different
By budget year (legislative term 2019 a 2022)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2023R$ 32.1 millionR$ 31.9 million99%741
2022R$ 18.4 millionR$ 18.4 million100%539
2021R$ 16.3 millionR$ 15.8 million97%1233
2020R$ 15.9 millionR$ 15.6 million98%1324
Legislative term 2019 a 2022R$ 82.7 millionR$ 81.6 million99%37102

Areas that received the most (2019 a 2022)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 42.5 million51.4%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 26.6 million32.1%
  3. 3Assistência SocialR$ 5 million6.1%

Municipalities that received the most (2019 a 2022)

  1. 1Riacho dos MachadosR$ 3.7 million4.5%
  2. 2Ouro Verde de MinasR$ 3 million3.6%
  3. 3JanuáriaR$ 1.7 million2.1%

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

5 candidacies · elected in 2012, 2014 and 2018

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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