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Paulo Serra

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Paulo Serra
Paulo Henrique Pinto Serra (legal name)
5 elections between 2004 and 2026 · latest party PSDB
53 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Professor de Ensino Superior
Candidate for Federal Deputy · São Paulo · 2026 elections · PSDB · no. 4545
social media reported to the TSE

Paulo Serra (PSDB) was elected federal deputy for São Paulo in 2026, with 132,866 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Paulo Serra (Paulo Henrique Pinto Serra) ran in 5 elections between 2004 and 2026, for federal deputy, mayor and city councillor. He was elected 5 times: federal deputy in 2026; mayor of Santo André in 2020 and 2016; city councillor of Santo André in 2008 and 2004. The highest vote was in 2016, for mayor in Santo André/SP: 276,575 votes. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for SP, reported R$ 1.4 million in income: R$ 1.4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 4 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 13 thousand from private donations (3 donors) and R$ 11 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.5 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 454 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 318 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 286 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$ 1.6 million in 2020 (51% on third-party services) and R$ 1.2 million in 2016.

Federal Deputy · 2026
132,866
votes · SP
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

132,866 votes in 2026 (elected) · 5 elections

The votes of Paulo Henrique Pinto Serra 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.

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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$ 1.4 million in income · R$ 1.5 million em gastos contratados

Paulo Serra reported income and spending to the TSE in 4 campaigns: city councillor in Santo André (SP) in 2008, mayor in Santo André (SP) in 2016 and 2020, and federal deputy for São Paulo 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$ 1.4 million in income: R$ 1.4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 4 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 13 thousand from private donations (3 donors) and R$ 11 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.5 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 454 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 318 thousand); R$ 1.2 million has already been paid. In 2020, 51% of the R$ 1.6 million in spending went to third-party services; in 2016, 60% of the R$ 1.2 million 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$ 1.4 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.5 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.2 million paid
Spending in 2020R$ 1.6 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns42008, 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)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialFederal deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.4 million
3 individual donors
FEFC 98% · party less than 1% · individuals less than 1% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.5 million
paid so far: R$ 1.2 million (84%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 454 thousand31.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 318 thousand21.9%
  • Content boostingR$ 286 thousand19.7%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 245 thousand16.9%
  • 8 other categoriesR$ 148 thousand10.2%
2020Mayor, Santo André (SP)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 2 million
13 individual donors
FEFC 54% · Party Fund 12% · party 29% · individuals 3% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.6 million
all paid (100%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 798 thousand50.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 308 thousand19.5%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 183 thousand11.6%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 157 thousand9.9%
  • 7 other categoriesR$ 133 thousand8.4%
2016Mayor, Santo André (SP)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 902 thousand
157 individual donors
Party Fund 17% · individuals 75% · own funds 7%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.2 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 739 thousand59.7%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 200 thousand16.1%
  • Mail and postageR$ 77 thousand6.2%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 69 thousand5.6%
  • 13 other categoriesR$ 153 thousand12.4%
See the previous campaign
2008City councillor, Santo André (SP)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 77 thousand
96 individual donors
party and other campaigns 3% · individuals 72% · companies 1% · own funds 24%
Spending contracted
R$ 77 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Despesas postaisR$ 19 thousand24.3%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 13 thousand17.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 13 thousand16.6%
  • StaffR$ 9 thousand12.1%
  • 7 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 23 thousand29.5%

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; 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

5 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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