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The 2024 Rio de Janeiro municipal election will take place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters will elect a mayor, vice mayor, and 51 city council members. The incumbent mayor, Eduardo Paes of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), is able to run for a second term. [1] [2]
If the most voted candidate on the first round doesn't achieve more than 50% of the votes, a second round will happen on 27 October 2024. The mayor's term will begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028. [3]
The last mayoral election in Rio de Janeiro, held in 2020, resulted in a largest victory of Eduardo Paes (DEM) in the second round. Paes obtained 1,629,319 votes (64.07% of the valid votes), while his opponent and former mayor Marcelo Crivella obtained 913,700 votes (or circa of 35.93% of the valid votes). Crivella attemped his own re-election and lost by a difference of 28 points. [4]
An opinion poll conducted by Paraná Pesquisas in November 2023 asked Rio's citizens what they thought of Paes' government. His approval rate was 59.6% and those who disapproved of his management of the city were 35.3%. [5]
7 March – 5 April | Period of the 'party window' for councillors. During this period, the councillors are able to move to other political parties in order to run for election while not losing their respective political terms. |
6 April | Deadline for all parties and party federations to obtain the registration of their statutes at the Superior Electoral Court and for all candidates to have their electoral domicile in the constituency in which they wish to contest the elections with the affiliation granted by the party. |
15 May | Start of the preliminary fundraising campaign in the form of collective financing for potential candidates. During this period, candidates are not allowed to ask for votes and are still subjected to obey the rules regarding electoral propaganda on the Internet. |
20 July – 5 August | On this date, party conventions begin to deliberate on coalitions and choose candidates for mayors and councillors tickets. Parties have until 15 August to register their names with the Brazilian Election Justice. |
16 August | Beginning of electoral campaigns on an equal basis, with any advertising or demonstration explicitly requesting for votes before the date being considered irregular and subject to fines. |
30 August –3 October | Broadcasting of free electoral propaganda on radio and television. |
6 October | Date of mayoral elections. |
27 October | Date of a possible second round in cities with more than 200,000 voters in which the most voted candidate for mayor has not reached 50% of the valid votes. |
The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:
Affiliation | Members | +/– | ||
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Elected [16] | Current [17] [lower-alpha 2] | |||
PSD | 3 | 13 | ![]() | |
PSOL | 7 | 6 | ![]() | |
MDB | 1 | 5 | ![]() | |
PT | 3 | 4 | ![]() | |
Republicanos | 7 | 4 | ![]() | |
UNIÃO | didn't exist | 3 | ![]() | |
PP | 2 | 3 | ![]() | |
PL | 2 | 3 | ![]() | |
PDT | 1 | 2 | ![]() | |
PRD | didn't exist | 1 | ![]() | |
PSDB | 0 | 1 | ![]() | |
PV | 0 | 1 | ![]() | |
NOVO | 1 | 1 | ![]() | |
Solidarity | 1 | 1 | ![]() | |
Agir | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | ![]() | |
DC | 1 | 1 | ![]() | |
MOBILIZA | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | ![]() | |
PODE | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
PROS | 1 | extinct party [lower-alpha 5] | ![]() | |
Patriota | 1 | extinct party [lower-alpha 6] | ![]() | |
PSL | 1 | extinct party [lower-alpha 7] | ![]() | |
Cidadania | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
PTB | 2 | extinct party [lower-alpha 8] | ![]() | |
PSC | 2 | extinct party [lower-alpha 9] | ![]() | |
Avante | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
DEM | 7 | extinct party [lower-alpha 10] | ![]() | |
Total | 51 |
2024
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Ramagem PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Daciolo Republicanos | Amorim UNIÃO | Sponza NOVO | Garcia PSTU | Queiroz PP | Balbi PCdoB | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
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Quaest | 13–16 June | 1,145 | 51% | 11% | 8% | — | — | 4% | — | — | 2% | — | — | 24% | 40% |
47% [lower-alpha 11] | 29% [lower-alpha 12] | 5% | — | — | 1% | — | — | — | — | — | 17% | 18% | |||
14 June | Otoni de Paula withdraws his candidacy and joins Eduardo Paes' campaign. [15] | ||||||||||||||
11 May–5 June | Pedro Duarte withdraws his potential candidacy to run for his re-election bid as a councillor of Rio de Janeiro. Carol Sponza is announced as a potential mayoral candidate of the New Party (NOVO). [10] Cabo Daciolo is announced as a potential mayoral candidate of the Republicans. [13] | ||||||||||||||
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Ramagem PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Otoni MDB | Amorim UNIÃO | Duarte NOVO | Garcia PSTU | Queiroz PP | Balbi PCdoB | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
Paraná Pesquisas | 24–29 April | 800 | 46.1% | 13.6% | 7.4% | — | 3% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.8% | — | 17% | 32.5% |
46.8% | 15.6% | 8.1% | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | — | 18.3% | 31.2% | |||
Prefab Future | 27–28 April | 1,019 | 35% | 3.2% | 5.4% | — | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 0.8 | 2.6% | — | — | 46.2% | 29.6% |
65.1% | 6% | 10% | — | 5.8% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 4.8% | — | — | [lower-alpha 13] | 55.1% | |||
Atlas Intel | 18–23 April | 1,239 | 42.6% | 31.2% | 12.7% | — | 2.3% | — | 3.8% | — | 0.5% | 1.3% | — | 5.5% | 11.4% |
Futura/100% Cidades | 11–22 April | 1,000 | 44.1% | 9% | 7.8% | 5% | 3.4% | 1% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | — | 25.1% | 35.1% |
42.2% | — | 7.2% | — | 3.5% | — | 0.8% | — | — | 1.3% | 26% [lower-alpha 14] | 19% | 16.2% | |||
48.6% | 10.2% | 9.8% | — | — | — | 1.4% | — | — | 1.7% | — | 28.3% | 38.4% | |||
Prefab Future | 1–2 April | 1,005 | 38.2% | 3.9% | 7.9% | — | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 3% | — | — | 39.8% | 30.3% |
Real Time Big Data | 22–23 March | 1,000 | 40% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | — | 15% | 27% |
2023
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Ramagem PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Otoni MDB | Amorim PRD | Freixo PT | Molon PSB | Queiroz PP | Duarte NOVO | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
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Atlas Intel [25] | 25–30 December | 800 | 36.2% | 19.1% | 17.8% | — | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | — | 17.4% | 17.1% |
Paraná Pesquisas [26] | 17–20 November | 810 | 44.4% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 8.1% | — | 2.7% | — | 5.4% | 0.9% | — | — | 21.6% | 34.8% |
43.1% | 9.4% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 2.3% | — | 5.2% | 0.9% | — | — | 20.6% | 33.7% | |||
1 November | Former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro (PL) nominates Alexandre Ramagem (PL) as a potential candidate for mayor in the 2024 elections. [27] | ||||||||||||||
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Portinho PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Otoni MDB | Amorim PTB | Freixo PT | Luizinho PP | Pampolha UNIÃO | Duarte NOVO | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
Prefab Future | 18–20 August | 1,000 | 34.8% | 1.1% | 10.1% | — | 6.1% | — | — | 2.1% | 2.6% | 3.1% | — | 44.8% | 24.7% |
32.2% | 0.8% | 8.9% | — | 5.2% | 2.4% | — | — | — | 2.2% | 1.3% [lower-alpha 15] | 47% | 23.3% | |||
Gerp | 9–14 August | 600 | 31% | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | — | — | — | 10% [lower-alpha 16] | 49% | 21% |
31 May | Flávio Bolsonaro withdraws his potential candidacy for mayor in the 2024 elections. [14] | ||||||||||||||
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Flávio PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Crivella Republicanos | Pazuello PL | Renata PSOL | Luizinho PP | Pampolha UNIÃO | Alencar PSOL | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
Brasmarket | 17–19 April | 1,100 | 25.4% | 16.9% | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | — | — | 4.6% [lower-alpha 17] | 44.9% | 8.5% |
25.4% | 16.5% | 5.7% | 4.5% | — | 1.6% | — | 1.3% | — | — | 10.6% [lower-alpha 18] | 35.3% | 8.9% | |||
27.6% | 18.5% | 6.5% | — | 2.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.3% | 9.1% | |||
26.7% [lower-alpha 19] | 26.8% [lower-alpha 20] | 4.9% [lower-alpha 21] | 6% [lower-alpha 22] | 4.7% [lower-alpha 23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.8% | 0.1% | |||
Prefab Future | 27–29 March | 1,565 | 34.5% | — | 4.1% | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 2.6% | — | 3.9% [lower-alpha 24] | 52.8% | 30.4% |
31.4% | 4.5% | 4% | 3.6% | — | 1.1% | — | 2.1% | 2.2% | — | 5.6% [lower-alpha 25] | 45.5% | 26.9% | |||
Paraná Pesquisas [28] | 2–5 March | 1,000 | 35.5% | 22.1% | 7.1% | — | — | — | — | 3% | 2.4% | — | 8.5% [lower-alpha 26] | 21.4% | 13.4% |
37.2% | 23.3% | 9.5% | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | — | — | 3% [lower-alpha 27] | 23.8% | 13.9% | |||
34.4% | — | 7.6% | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 2.7% | — | 24.9% [lower-alpha 28] | 27.5% | 20.1% | |||
Instituto Rio21 | 9–12 January | 1,476 | 31.3% | 27.7% | 11.84% | 5.88% | 4.06% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.21% | 3.6% |
33.8% | — | — | 7.13% | 4.65% | 26.13% | 7.76% | — | — | — | — | 20.46% | 7.67% | |||
30.24% | — | — | 7.51% | — | — | — | 13.62% | 2.93% | 12.63% | — | 33.77% | 16.62% | |||
27.1% | — | — | 7.05% | — | — | — | 13.52% | — | — | 27.92% [lower-alpha 29] | 24.44% | 12.58% | |||
34.14% | — | — | 8.24% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.01% [lower-alpha 30] | 36.58% | 25.9% | |||
33.3% | — | — | 9.18% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.28% [lower-alpha 31] | 39.21% | 24.15% |
Eduardo Paes and Alexandre Ramagem
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Ramagem PL | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quaest | 13–16 June 2024 | 1,145 | 57% | 27% | 16% | 30% |
Atlas Intel | 18–23 April 2024 | 1,239 | 51% | 36.7% | 12.3% | 14.3% |
Real Time Big Data | 22–23 March 2024 | 1,000 | 55% | 29% | 16% | 26% |
Eduardo Paes and Tarcísio Motta
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Motta PSOL | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlas Intel | 18–23 April 2024 | 1,239 | 50.3% | 21% | 28.7% | 29.3% |
Real Time Big Data | 22–23 March 2024 | 1,000 | 64% | 20% | 16% | 44% |
Eduardo Paes and Martha Rocha
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Rocha PDT | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Time Big Data | 22–23 March 2024 | 1,000 | 58% | 27% | 15% | 31% |
Hypothetical scenario with Flávio Bolsonaro (withdrawn)
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Flávio PL | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Futura/100% Cidades | 11–22 April 2024 | 1,000 | 53.8% | 32% | 14.2% | 21.8% |
In some opinion polls, the interviewee can choose more than one alternative (the so-called "multiple rejection"), therefore, the sum of the percentages of all candidates can exceed 100% of the votes in some scenarios.
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Ramagem PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Daciolo Republicanos | Amorim UNIÃO | Sponza NOVO | Garcia PSTU | Queiroz PP | Balbi PCdoB | Could vote in anyone | Others | Abst. Undec. |
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14 June 2024 | Otoni de Paula withdraws his candidacy and joins Eduardo Paes' campaign. [15] | ||||||||||||||
11 May–5 June 2024 | Pedro Duarte withdraws his potential candidacy to run for his re-election bid as a councillor of Rio de Janeiro. Carol Sponza is announced as the mayoral candidate of the New Party (NOVO). [10] Cabo Daciolo is announced as a potential mayoral candidate of the Republicans. [13] | ||||||||||||||
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Ramagem PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Otoni MDB | Amorim UNIÃO | Duarte NOVO | Garcia PSTU | Queiroz PP | Balbi PCdoB | Could vote in anyone | Others | Abst. Undec. |
Paraná Pesquisas | 24–29 April 2024 | 800 | 25.4% | 18.3% | 14.1% | — | 8.4% | 11.4% | 8.8% | 23.4% | 11.5% | 8.9% | — | — | 15% |
Prefab Future | 27–28 April 2024 | 1,019 | 22% | 4.5% | 9.1% | — | 2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10.3% | 2.7% | — | 12% | — | 32.2% |
Prefab Future | 1–2 April 2024 | 1,005 | 16.4% | 3.6% | 6.4% | — | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1% | 9% | 2.7% | — | 19.6% | — | 36.4% |
1 November 2023 | Former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro (PL) nominates Alexandre Ramagem (PL) as a potential candidate for mayor in the 2024 elections. [27] | ||||||||||||||
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Portinho PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Luizinho PP | Pampolha UNIÃO | Otoni MDB | Duarte NOVO | Amorim PTB | Queiroz PP | Could vote in anyone | Others | Abst. Undec. |
Prefab Future | 18–20 August 2023 | 1,000 | 20% | 3.8% | 10.9% | — | — | — | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.6% | — | 15.7% | 10% [lower-alpha 32] | 30.6% |
31 May 2023 | Flávio Bolsonaro withdraws his potential candidacy for mayor in the 2024 elections. [14] | ||||||||||||||
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Paes PSD | Flávio PL | Motta PSOL | Rocha PDT | Luizinho PP | Pampolha UNIÃO | Otoni MDB | Duarte NOVO | Amorim PTB | Queiroz PP | Could vote in anyone | Others | Abst. Undec. |
Prefab Future | 27–29 March 2023 | 1,565 | 19.4% | 35% | 6.3% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1% | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4% [lower-alpha 33] | 24% |
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