Has Cesar Maia ever been elected?

Yes. Cesar Maia was elected 8 times: city councillor of Rio de Janeiro in 2024, 2020, 2016 and 2012; mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and 2000; federal deputy in 1990 and 1986. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

How many votes did Cesar Maia get in the last election?

In 2024, for city councillor in Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Cesar Maia got 29,665 votes and was elected. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

How much did Cesar Maia spend in each election campaign?

Cesar Maia reported to the TSE spending of R$ 1.9 million in the 2024 campaign for city councillor in Rio de Janeiro/RJ (all paid), R$ 1.1 million in the 2020 campaign for city councillor in Rio de Janeiro/RJ (all paid), R$ 4.1 million in the 2018 campaign for senator for RJ (all paid), R$ 661 thousand in the 2016 campaign for city councillor in Rio de Janeiro/RJ (contracted spending reported) and R$ 6.2 million in the 2014 campaign for senator for RJ (contracted spending reported), already closed. Each campaign is reported separately, in amounts of the time. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

Cesar Epitacio Maia (Cesar Maia): candidacies and votes

Q: How much did Cesar Maia raise and spend in the 2024 campaign?

In the 2024 campaign for city councillor in Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Cesar Maia reported R$ 2 million in income: R$ 1.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 140 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 1.9 million, mainly on staff (R$ 1.2 million), content boosting (R$ 280 thousand) and vehicle lending or rental (R$ 136 thousand). Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

Cesar Maia reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: senator for Rio de Janeiro in 2010, 2014 and 2018, and city councillor in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2024, reported R$ 2 million in income: R$ 1.8 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 140 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 1.9 million, mainly on staff (R$ 1.2 million) and content boosting (R$ 280 thousand). In 2020, R$ 1.1 million in spending; in 2018, 53% of the R$ 4.1 million in spending went to production of radio, television or video programs.

Income in 2024R$ 2 millioncampaign closed

Spending in 2024R$ 1.9 millioncampaign closed; all paid

Spending in 2020R$ 1.1 millioncampaign closed; all paid

Campaigns7from 2010 to 2024

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

2024City councillor, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 2 million

3 individual donors

FEFC 93% · individuals 7%

Spending contracted

R$ 1.9 million

all paid (100%)

StaffR$ 1.2 million62.3%
Content boostingR$ 280 thousand14.4%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 136 thousand7.0%
Printed materialsR$ 120 thousand6.2%
15 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 196 thousand10.1%

2020City councillor, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 1.1 million

3 individual donors

FEFC 78% · party 19% · individuals 3%

Spending contracted

R$ 1.1 million

all paid (100%)

StaffR$ 312 thousand29.3%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 275 thousand25.8%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 106 thousand9.9%
Content boostingR$ 105 thousand9.9%
13 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 266 thousand25.0%

2018Senator, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 4.2 million

no donations from individuals

FEFC 73% · Party Fund 14% · party and other campaigns 13%

Spending contracted

R$ 4.1 million

all paid (100%)

Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 2.2 million53.2%
StaffR$ 613 thousand14.8%
Printed materialsR$ 407 thousand9.8%
Election polls or testsR$ 264 thousand6.4%
11 other categoriesincludes R$ 150 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 650 thousand15.7%

See the 4 previous campaigns

2016City councillor, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 663 thousand

4 individual donors

Party Fund 91% · party and other campaigns 4% · individuals 5%

Spending contracted

R$ 661 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

StaffR$ 273 thousand41.3%
Printed materialsR$ 206 thousand31.2%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 40 thousand6.1%
Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 33 thousand4.9%
11 other categoriesincludes R$ 14 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 109 thousand16.5%

2014Senator, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 4.5 million

4 individual donors

Party Fund 9% · party and other campaigns 61% · individuals 18% · companies 12%

Spending contracted

R$ 6.2 million

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

StaffR$ 2.3 million36.5%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 1.4 million22.4%
Printed materialsR$ 1 million16.3%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 740 thousand11.9%
13 other categoriesincludes R$ 225 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 50 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 796 thousand12.8%

2012City councillor, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)See donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 630 thousand

7 individual donors

party and other campaigns 47% · individuals 5% · companies 48%

Spending contracted

R$ 286 thousand

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Third-party servicesR$ 99 thousand34.6%
Printed materialsR$ 93 thousand32.7%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 60 thousand20.8%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 19 thousand6.6%
1 other categoryR$ 15 thousand5.2%

2010Senator, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›

Raised

R$ 5.3 million

donations from individuals

party and other campaigns 65% · individuals less than 1% · companies 25% · own funds 9%

Spending contracted

R$ 5.3 million

the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year

Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 1.2 million22.6%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 851 thousand16.0%
Printed materialsR$ 569 thousand10.7%
StaffR$ 413 thousand7.8%
18 other categoriesincludes R$ 1.2 million entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 2.3 million42.9%

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