Mineiro (PT) became an alternate for federal deputy for Rio Grande do Norte in 2026, with 75,091 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Mineiro (Fernando Wanderley Vargas da Silva) ran in 14 elections between 1990 and 2026, for federal deputy, mayor, state deputy, city councillor and governor. He was elected 7 times: federal deputy in 2022; state deputy in 2014, 2010, 2006 and 2002; city councillor of Natal in 2000 and 1996. The highest vote was in 2018, for federal deputy for RN: 98,070 votes. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for RN, reported R$ 1.8 million in income: R$ 1.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 16 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 12 thousand from private donations and R$ 3 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.1 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 135 thousand), third-party services (R$ 121 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 116 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$ 894 thousand in 2022 and R$ 416 thousand in 2018.
3 sectionsTap a section title to open or collapse it.
1
Vote trend across elections
75,091 votes in 2026 · 14 elections
The votes of Fernando Wanderley Vargas da Silva 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.
Federal Dep.GovernorCity CouncillorState Dep.Mayor
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.
2
Campaign funding
2026 (partial): R$ 1.8 million in income · R$ 1.1 million em gastos contratados
Mineiro reported income and spending to the TSE in 8 campaigns: state deputy for Rio Grande do Norte in 2006, 2010 and 2014, mayor in Natal (RN) in 2012 and 2016, and federal deputy for Rio Grande do Norte in 2018, 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$ 1.8 million in income: R$ 1.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 16 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 12 thousand from private donations and R$ 3 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.1 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 135 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 121 thousand); R$ 428 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 894 thousand in spending; in 2018, R$ 416 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 1.8 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.1 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 428 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 894 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns8from 2006 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)
FEFC 98% · Party Fund less than 1% · individuals less than 1% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
paid so far: R$ 428 thousand (39%)
Printed materialsR$ 135 thousand12.2%
Third-party servicesR$ 121 thousand11.0%
Activists and street mobilizationR$ 116 thousand10.5%
Content boostingR$ 90 thousand8.2%
14 other categoriesincludes R$ 320 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 50 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 641 thousand58.2%
FEFC 98% · individuals 2% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 894 thousand
all paid (100%)
Printed materialsR$ 238 thousand26.7%
Third-party servicesR$ 199 thousand22.2%
Content boostingR$ 47 thousand5.2%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 34 thousand3.8%
14 other categoriesincludes R$ 206 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 11 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 376 thousand42.0%
20 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 88% · individuals 10% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 416 thousand
all paid (100%)
Printed materialsR$ 140 thousand33.8%
Third-party servicesR$ 128 thousand30.7%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 38 thousand9.0%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 27 thousand6.4%
18 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 2 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 84 thousand20.1%
party and other campaigns 72% · individuals 16% · own funds 11%
Spending contracted
R$ 227 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 43 thousand19.0%
Printed materialsR$ 41 thousand18.1%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 30 thousand13.2%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 27 thousand12.0%
13 other categoriesincludes R$ 5 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 3 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 86 thousand37.7%
party and other campaigns 9% · individuals 39% · companies 19% · own funds 33%
Spending contracted
R$ 101 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Despesas postaisR$ 18 thousand18.3%
Printed materialsR$ 14 thousand13.5%
Third-party servicesR$ 9 thousand9.3%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 9 thousand8.4%
15 other categoriesincludes R$ 663 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 51 thousand50.5%
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.
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Federal Deputy · 2026ALTERNATE75,091GRN · 70 years · White · Higher education, complete · Professor de Ensino Médio · PT · no. 1333 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Federal Deputy · 2022ELECTED · REMAINDER83,481GRN · 66 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Administrador · PT · no. 1333 · see full result
Mayor · 2016NOT ELECTED36,123LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 60 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Deputado · PT · no. 13 · see full result
State Deputy · 2002ELECTED39,963GRN · 46 years · Higher education, complete · Professor de Ensino de Primeiro e Segundo Graus · PT · no. 13666 · see full result
Coligação: PT / PC do B / PMN / PL
City Councillor · 2000ELECTED4,936LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 44 years · Higher education, complete · Membros do Poder Legislativo: Senador, Deputados e Vereador · PT · no. 13666 · see full result
Coligação: PT / PCB
State Deputy · 1998ALTERNATE8,722GRN · 42 years · Higher education, complete · Professor de Ensino Superior · PT · no. 13666 · see full result
Coligação: PC do B / PCB / PDT / PT
City Councillor · 1996ELECTED5,447LNatal, Rio Grande do Norte · 40 years · Dado Inexistente · PT · no. 13666 · see full result
Governor · 1994NOT ELECTED44,596GRN · 38 years · Higher education, complete · Professor · PT · no. 131 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 199023,367not electedGRN · 34 years · PT · no. 1320 · see full result
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.
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.
