2016 Brazilian municipal elections

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2016 Brazilian municipal elections
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  2012 2 October 2016 (first round)
30 October 2016 (second round, if necessary)
2020  

  • 5,570 mayors
  • 56,810 councillors
  Aecio Neves 2014-02-20.jpg Foto oficial de Romero Juca.jpg Carlos Siqueira (cropped).jpg
Leader Aécio Neves Romero Jucá Carlos Siqueira
Party PSDB MDB PSB
Leader since18 May 20135 April 201613 October 2014
Popular vote17,633,65315,026,0908,407,656
Councillors5,3557,5513,625
Councillors +/–Increase2.svg115Decrease2.svg403Increase2.svg75
Mayors7931,027414
Mayors +/–Increase2.svg96Increase2.svg5Decrease2.svg20

  Alfredo cotait.jpg Carlos Lupi.JPG Senador Ciro Nogueira foto oficial 2.jpg
Leader Alfredo Cotait Neto Carlos Lupi Ciro Nogueira
Party PSD PDT PP
Leader since8 June 201623 July 200411 April 2013
Popular vote8,085,6006,404,5125,747,833
Councillors4,6233,7564,730
Councillors +/–Decrease2.svg23Increase2.svg97Decrease2.svg197
Mayors654334495
Mayors +/–Decrease2.svg23Increase2.svg26Increase2.svg24

The Brazilian municipal elections of 2016 took place on 2 October 2016 and on 30 October 2016 (for cities with more than 200,000 voters, where the second round is available). [1] Electors chose mayors, vice-mayors and city councillors of all 5,568 cities of the country. The partisan conventions took place between 20 July and 5 August. [2] The party political broadcast started on 26 August and ended on 29 September. [2] Until 2012, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays there was the broadcast for candidates to city halls, 30 minutes long. The broadcasts for candidates for city councils were broadcast on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, also 30 minutes long. At least 97 cities had only one candidate for mayor in these elections. Besides that, 48.8% of the cities of the country didn't have more than two candidates. [3] These were the first elections in which recently registered parties Partido da Mulher Brasileira (PMB), Rede Sustentabilidade (REDE) and Partido Novo (NOVO) participated; they were recognized by the Superior Electoral Court (Portuguese : Tribunal Superior Eleitoral - TSE) in 2015. [4] Some of the most highlighted elected candidates include liberal businessman João Doria (PSDB) in São Paulo and licensed bishop Marcelo Crivella (PRB) in Rio de Janeiro. The elections also took place after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and during the investigations of Operation Car Wash (Portuguese : Operação Lava Jato). However, it only affected the left-wing Workers' Party, with its reduction of elected mayors, while the centre-right Brazilian Democratic Movement Party and Progressive Party, with the most of its members investigated, had an increase of elected candidates. [5]

Results in capitals

Result
CapitalFederative unitMayorVice MayorColligation
Aracaju Sergipe Edvaldo Nogueira (PCdoB) Eliane Aquino (PT) PCdoB; PT; PMDB; PSD; PRB; PTN; PTdoB; PRP
Belém Pará Zenaldo Coutinho (PSDB) Orlando Reis (PSB) PSDB; PSB; PTdoB; DEM; PR; PTB; PTN; PSC; SD; PEN; PTC; PSL; PSDC; PMN; PRP
Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Alexandre Kalil (PHS) Paulo Lamac (REDE) PHS; REDE; PV
Boa Vista Roraima Teresa Surita (PMDB) Arthur Henrique (PSD) PMDB; PSD; PR; PSB; PPS; SD; PTdoB; PSDC; PSL; PPL
Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul Marquinhos Trad (PSD) Adriane Lopes (PEN) PSD; PEN; PTB; DEM; PTdoB; PMN; PHS
Cuiabá Mato Grosso Emanuel Pinheiro (PMDB) Niuan Ribeiro (PTB) PMDB; PTB; PP; PSC; PMB; PR; PROS; SD; PPL; PTdoB; PRP; PTC
Curitiba Paraná Rafael Greca (PMN) Eduardo Pimentel (PSDB) PMN; PSDB; PSB; DEM; PTdoB; PSDC; PTN
Florianópolis Santa Catarina Gean Loureiro (PMDB) João Batista (PSDB) PMDB; PSDB; PDT; PRB; PRTB; PSC; PTB; PTN; SD; PRP; PPS; PPL
Fortaleza Ceará Roberto Cláudio (PDT) Moroni Torgan (DEM) PDT; DEM; PP; PEN; PSC; PSDC; PRTB; PTC; PPS; PTN; PPL; PSL; PV; PTB; PSD; PROS; PMB; PCdoB
Goiânia Goiás Iris Rezende (PMDB) Major Araújo (PRP) PMDB; PRP; DEM; PDT; PRTB; PTC
João Pessoa Paraíba Luciano Cartaxo (PSD) Manoel Junior (PMDB) PSD; PMDB; PSDB; PP; SD; PCdoB; PSC; PRB; PSDC; PMB; PHS; PTN
Macapá Amapá Clécio Luís (REDE) Telma Nery (DEM) REDE; DEM; PSDB; PCdoB; PR; PSC; PPL; PTdoB
Maceió Alagoas Rui Palmeira (PSDB) Marcelo Palmeira (PP) PSDB; PP; PR; PPS; PDT; DEM; PROS
Manaus Amazonas Arthur Virgílio Neto (PSDB) Marcos Rotta (PMDB) PSDB; PMDB; PP; PTB; PPS; PV; PHS; PTN; PRP; PPL; PSL
Natal Rio Grande do Norte Carlos Eduardo Alves (PDT) Álvaro Dias (PMDB) PDT; PMDB; PR; DEM; PTB; PRB; PSC; PROS; PSDC
Palmas Tocantins Carlos Amastha (PSB) Cinthia Ribeiro (PSDB) PSB; PSDB; PTB; PMN; PSL; PTC; PCdoB; PRP
Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul Nelson Marchezan Júnio r (PSDB) Gustavo Paim (PP) PSDB; PP; PMB; PTC; PV
Porto Velho Rondônia Hildon Chaves (PSDB) Edgar do Boi (PSDC) PSDB; PSDC
Recife Pernambuco Geraldo Júlio (PSB) Luciano Siqueira (PCdoB) PSB; PCdoB; PMDB; PRTB; PPL; PSC; PR; PMB; PTC; PP; PPS; PSD; PDT; PRP; SD; REDE; PSDC; PROS; PHS; PEN
Rio Branco Acre Marcus Alexandre (PT) Socorro Neri (PSB) PT; PSB; PTdoB; PPL; PRB; PSL; PRP; PHS; PDT; PROS; PTN; PSDC; PSOL; PV; PSTU
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Marcelo Crivella (PRB) Fernando Mac Dowell (PR) PRB; PR; PTN
Salvador Bahia ACM Neto (DEM) Bruno Soares Reis (PMDB) DEM; PMDB; PMB; PSDB; PEN; PHS; PPS; PRB; PSC; PTdoB; PSDC; PTB; PTC; PV; SD
São Luís Maranhão Edivaldo Holanda Júnior (PDT) Júlio Pinheiro (PCdoB) PDT; PCdoB; PTB; PRB; PSC; PR; DEM; PROS; PTC; PSL; PEN; PT
São Paulo São Paulo João Doria (PSDB) Bruno Covas (PSDB) PSDB; PP; PSB; DEM; PTN; PMN; PR; PPS; PHS; PV; PSL; PMB; PRP; PTC; PTdoB
Teresina Piauí Firmino Filho (PSDB) Luiz Júnior (PMDB) PSDB; PMDB; PRB; PSB; PSDC; PP; PMB; PV; PSL; SD; PRP; PRTB; PCdoB; PTdoB; PPS; DEM; PDT; PEN; PSC; REDE; PPL
Vitória Espirito Santo Luciano Rezende (PPS) Sérgio Sá (PSB) PPS; PSB; PCdoB; PRB; PP; PHS; PRP; PPL; REDE; PV; PROS; PEN

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