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Bruno Lessa

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Bruno Lessa
Bruno Bastos Lessa (legal name)
8 elections between 2008 and 2026 · latest party PL
36 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Advogado
Candidate for State Deputy · Rio de Janeiro · 2026 elections · PL · no. 22822
social media reported to the TSE

Bruno Lessa (PL) became an alternate for state deputy for Rio de Janeiro in 2026, with 29,444 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Bruno Lessa (Bruno Bastos Lessa) ran in 8 elections between 2008 and 2026, for state deputy, mayor, deputy mayor and city councillor. He was elected 2 times: city councillor of Niterói in 2016 and 2012. The highest vote was in 2026, for state deputy for RJ: 29,444 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for RJ, reported R$ 628 thousand in income: R$ 450 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 5 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas and R$ 173 thousand from private donations (11 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 611 thousand, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 281 thousand), content boosting (R$ 80 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 70 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$ 1.7 million in 2024 and R$ 488 thousand in 2022.

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Vote trend across elections

29,444 votes in 2026 · 8 elections

The votes of Bruno Bastos Lessa 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.Mayorticket votes (running mate/alternate)

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.

Campaign funding

2026 (partial): R$ 628 thousand in income · R$ 611 thousand em gastos contratados

Bruno Lessa reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: city councillor in Niterói (RJ) in 2008, 2012 and 2016, state deputy for Rio de Janeiro in 2018, 2022 and 2026, and mayor in Niterói (RJ) in 2024. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 628 thousand in income: R$ 450 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 5 thousand de outros recursos do partido e de outras campanhas and R$ 173 thousand from private donations (11 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 611 thousand, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 281 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 80 thousand); R$ 459 thousand has already been paid. In 2024, R$ 1.7 million in spending; in 2022, R$ 488 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 628 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 611 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 459 thousand paid
Spending in 2024R$ 1.7 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 2008 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 628 thousand
11 individual donors
FEFC 72% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 28%
Spending contracted
R$ 611 thousand
paid so far: R$ 459 thousand (75%)
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 281 thousand46.0%
  • Content boostingR$ 80 thousand13.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 70 thousand11.5%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 61 thousand10.0%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 119 thousand19.5%
2024Mayor, Niterói (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.7 million
8 individual donors
FEFC 95% · individuals 5% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.7 million
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 257 thousand15.4%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 249 thousand14.9%
  • StaffR$ 133 thousand8.0%
  • Content boostingR$ 120 thousand7.2%
  • 15 other categoriesincludes R$ 412 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 910 thousand54.5%
2022State deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 493 thousand
14 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 60% · party and other campaigns 4% · individuals 36%
Spending contracted
R$ 488 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 182 thousand37.4%
  • StaffR$ 64 thousand13.1%
  • Content boostingR$ 60 thousand12.3%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 59 thousand12.2%
  • 12 other categoriesincludes R$ 4 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 122 thousand25.0%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2018State deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 354 thousand
33 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
party and other campaigns 14% · individuals 72% · own funds 14%
Spending contracted
R$ 313 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 186 thousand59.4%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 32 thousand10.1%
  • Property rentalR$ 15 thousand4.8%
  • Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 12 thousand3.8%
  • 12 other categoriesR$ 68 thousand21.8%
2016City councillor, Niterói (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 132 thousand
5 individual donors
individuals 67% · own funds 33%
Spending contracted
R$ 130 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 39 thousand30.0%
  • StaffR$ 26 thousand20.1%
  • Property rentalR$ 23 thousand17.4%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 12 thousand9.5%
  • 7 other categoriesR$ 30 thousand23.0%
2012City councillor, Niterói (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 77 thousand
5 individual donors
party and other campaigns 4% · individuals 41% · own funds 55%
Spending contracted
R$ 50 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 25 thousand50.5%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 10 thousand20.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 7 thousand14.7%
  • Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 5 thousand10.8%
  • 2 other categoriesR$ 2 thousand3.3%
2008City councillor, Niterói (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 33 thousand
5 individual donors
individuals 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 33 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 6 thousand19.3%
  • StaffR$ 6 thousand19.2%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 5 thousand16.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 5 thousand15.2%
  • 5 other categoriesR$ 10 thousand29.7%

Running mates and alternates do not have their own campaign account: the account is that of the main candidate's ticket.

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; 2024: TSE data of 14/09/2026; 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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Candidacies

8 candidacies · elected in 2012 and 2016

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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