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Zeca Cavalcanti

José Cavalcanti Alves Júnior (legal name)
7 elections between 2004 and 2024 · latest party PODE
58 years old in 2024 · Male · Higher education, complete
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Zeca Cavalcanti (José Cavalcanti Alves Júnior) ran in 7 elections between 2004 and 2024, for mayor, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 4 times: mayor of Arcoverde in 2024, 2008 and 2004; federal deputy in 2014. The highest vote was in 2014, for federal deputy for PE: 97,057 votes. In the Chamber of Deputies, had R$ 54.1 million committed in 30 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets, to 75 municipalities; 86% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2024 campaign for mayor in Arcoverde/PE, reported R$ 226 thousand in income, from the Electoral Fund (FEFC). Contracted spending totals R$ 226 thousand, mainly on third-party services (R$ 104 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 59 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 40 thousand). In previous campaigns, already closed, spent R$ 455 thousand in 2022 and R$ 166 thousand in 2020.

Mayor · 2024
23,091
votes · Arcoverde, Pernambuco
ELECTED
Term ends in 2028
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Vote trend across elections

23,091 votes in 2024 (elected) · 7 elections

The votes of José Cavalcanti Alves Júnior 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.

MayorFederal Dep.State 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

2024: R$ 226 thousand in income · R$ 226 thousand em gastos

Zeca Cavalcanti reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: mayor in Arcoverde (PE) in 2008, 2020 and 2024, federal deputy for Pernambuco in 2014 and 2018, and state deputy for Pernambuco in 2022. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2024, reported R$ 226 thousand in income, from the Electoral Fund (FEFC). Contracted spending totals R$ 226 thousand, mainly on third-party services (R$ 104 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 59 thousand). In 2022, R$ 455 thousand in spending; in 2020, R$ 166 thousand in spending.

Income in 2024R$ 226 thousandcampaign closed
Spending in 2024R$ 226 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Spending in 2022R$ 455 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 2008 to 2024

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2024Mayor, Arcoverde (PE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 226 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 226 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 104 thousand46.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 59 thousand25.9%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 40 thousand17.7%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 12 thousand5.3%
  • 3 other categoriesR$ 11 thousand5.0%
2022Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
no income reported
Spending contracted
no spending reported in the TSE data
2022State deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 455 thousand
donations from individuals
party 55% · individuals 45% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 455 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 156 thousand34.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 90 thousand19.7%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 80 thousand17.6%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 65 thousand14.2%
  • 6 other categoriesR$ 65 thousand14.3%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2020Mayor, Arcoverde (PE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 166 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 166 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 50 thousand30.2%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 30 thousand18.1%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 21 thousand12.4%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 10 thousand6.0%
  • 6 other categoriesincludes R$ 30 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 55 thousand33.3%
2018Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.2 million
9 individual donors
FEFC 95% · individuals 5% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.2 million
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 343 thousand28.3%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 273 thousand22.5%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 57 thousand4.7%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 45 thousand3.7%
  • 7 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 445 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 494 thousand40.8%
2014Federal deputy, PernambucoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 223 thousand
8 individual donors
party and other campaigns 34% · individuals 29% · companies 25% · own funds 12%
Spending contracted
R$ 223 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 57 thousand25.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 48 thousand21.6%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 32 thousand14.2%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 23 thousand10.1%
  • 9 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 63 thousand28.3%
2008Mayor, Arcoverde (PE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 188 thousand
23 individual donors
individuals 42% · companies 58% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 188 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 86 thousand45.6%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 19 thousand10.1%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 11 thousand5.7%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 10 thousand5.4%
  • 12 other categoriesincludes R$ 17 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 62 thousand33.2%

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; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 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.

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Legislative amendments

R$ 54.1 million committed · 86% paid · 30 amendments in 75 municipalities

Chamber of Deputies. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · data updated on 10/21/20263

In the Chamber of Deputies, Zeca Cavalcanti had R$ 54.1 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 30 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets (legislative term 2015 a 2018), to 75 municipalities. R$ 46.4 million (86%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (53%). The cities that received the most were Paulista, Recife and Cabo de Santo Agostinho.2

CommittedR$ 54.1 million2016 to 2019 budgets
PaidR$ 46.4 million86% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments30individual
Municipalities75different
By budget year
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2019R$ 15.4 millionR$ 12.9 million84%65
2018R$ 14.7 millionR$ 12 million82%65
2017R$ 11.9 millionR$ 11.6 million97%842
2016R$ 12.1 millionR$ 9.9 million82%1048
TotalR$ 54.1 millionR$ 46.4 million86%3075

Areas that received the most

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 28.6 million52.7%
  2. 2Desporto e LazerR$ 17.7 million32.7%
  3. 3UrbanismoR$ 6.4 million11.8%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1PaulistaR$ 4.4 million8.2%
  2. 2RecifeR$ 2.3 million4.3%
  3. 3Cabo de Santo AgostinhoR$ 2.2 million4.1%

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 Chamber of Deputies 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 10/21/2026, collected at the source in Oct 2026. ↩

Candidacies

8 candidacies · elected in 2008, 2014 and 2024

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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