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Direct presidential elections are held in Brazil as part of the general elections every four years (which has been regular since 1994), typically in October. The current electoral law provides for a two-round system in which a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate passes the 50% threshold, a run-off is held between the top two candidates. [1] Every candidate has a running mate who disputes the post of vice-president; prior to 1966, the vice-president was elected separately.

The country has held presidential elections since 1891, spanning over a period of several different republican governments and national constitutions.

This list shows the winner of the elections and the runner-up.

Old Republic

Presidentialism was introduced in Brazil after the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889, and the first election was held in 1891. According to the 1891 Constitution, the right to vote was restricted to men over 21 years old who were not illiterate, homeless or enlisted-rank soldiers. [2] The elections for president and vice-president were held separately and the same person could be a candidate for both.

Overall, only a small portion of the population voted. [3] Since coronelism was common, the colonel elites often persuaded people to vote for certain candidates.

1891

The very first president was elected indirectly by the Congress.

CandidateVotes%
Deodoro da Fonseca12955.60
Prudente de Morais9741.81
Floriano Peixoto31.29
Saldanha Marinho20.86
José Higino Duarte Pereira10.43
Total232100.00
Valid votes23299.15
Invalid/blank votes20.85
Total votes234100.00
Registered voters/turnout26887.31

1894

From 1894 on, elections were held every four years.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Prudente de Morais Federal Republican290,88984.38
Afonso Pena Minas Republican38,29111.11
Cesário Alvim Minas Republican3,7191.08
Ruy Barbosa Paulista Republican3,7181.08
José Luiz de Almeida Couto3,1370.91
Lauro Sodré Federal Republican1,8760.54
Others3,0920.90
Total344,722100.00
Valid votes344,72296.93
Invalid/blank votes10,9033.07
Total votes355,625100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,050,00033.87

1898

CandidatePartyVotes%
Campos Sales Paulista Republican420,28690.98
Lauro Sodré Federal Republican38,9298.43
Júlio de Castilhos Rio-Grandense Republican6210.13
Others2,1150.46
Total461,951100.00
Valid votes461,95198.34
Invalid/blank votes7,8121.66
Total votes469,763100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,168,00040.22

1902

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rodrigues Alves Paulista Republican592,03891.69
Quintino Bocaiuva Conservative Republican42,5426.59
Others11,1471.73
Total645,727100.00
Valid votes645,72797.84
Invalid/blank votes14,2732.16
Total votes660,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,286,00051.32

1906

CandidatePartyVotes%
Afonso Pena Minas Republican288,28598.27
Lauro Sodré Federal Republican4,8651.66
Ruy Barbosa Paulista Republican2070.07
Others
Total293,357100.00
Valid votes293,35798.13
Invalid/blank votes5,5991.87
Total votes298,956100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,357,00022.03

1910

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hermes da Fonseca Conservative Republican403,86764.35
Ruy Barbosa Paulista Republican222,82235.51
Venceslau Brás Minas Republican1520.02
Others7260.12
Total627,567100.00
Valid votes627,56798.06
Invalid/blank votes12,4331.94
Total votes640,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,490,00042.95

1914

CandidatePartyVotes%
Venceslau Brás Minas Republican532,10791.58
Ruy BarbosaLiberal Republican47,7828.22
Pinheiro Machado Conservative Republican2220.04
Others8890.15
Total581,000100.00
Valid votes581,00098.47
Invalid/blank votes9,0001.53
Total votes590,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,580,00037.34

1918

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rodrigues Alves Paulista Republican386,46799.03
Nilo Peçanha Fluminense Republican1,7680.45
Ruy Barbosa Paulista Republican1,0440.27
Others9620.25
Total390,241100.00
Valid votes390,24198.80
Invalid/blank votes4,7491.20
Total votes394,990100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,726,00022.88

1919

Since Rodrigues Alves, the President-elect, caught the Spanish flu and died before taking office, a new election was held in 1919.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Epitácio Pessoa Minas Republican286,37370.96
Ruy Barbosa Paulista Republican116,41428.85
Altino Arantes Paulista Republican1610.04
Others6120.15
Total403,560100.00
Valid votes403,56096.55
Invalid/blank votes14,4403.45
Total votes418,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,766,00023.67

1922

CandidatePartyVotes%
Artur Bernardes Minas Republican466,97259.46
Nilo Peçanha Fluminense Republican317,71440.46
Urbano Santos Minas Republican2320.03
Others3830.05
Total785,301100.00
Valid votes785,30173.67
Invalid/blank votes280,69926.33
Total votes1,066,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,900,00056.11

1926

CandidatePartyVotes%
Washington Luís Paulista Republican688,52899.70
Assis BrasilDemocratic Republican1,1160.16
Melo Viana Minas Republican3410.05
Others5980.09
Total690,583100.00
Valid votes690,58398.37
Invalid/blank votes11,4171.63
Total votes702,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,210,00031.76

1930

CandidatePartyVotes%
Júlio Prestes Paulista Republican1,091,70959.39
Getúlio VargasLiberal Alliance742,79440.41
Minervino de OliveiraWorkers and Peasants' Bloc1510.01
Others3,5500.19
Total1,838,204100.00
Valid votes1,838,20496.74
Invalid/blank votes61,9213.26
Total votes1,900,125100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,525,00075.25

Vargas Era

With the Revolution of 1930, the country was governed until 1930 by a military triumvirate, while Getúlio Vargas was the de facto president (officially President of the Provisional Government). [4] The new Constitution predicted that the first president would be chosen by the Congress in an indirect election.

1934

CandidatePartyVotes%
Getúlio Vargas (incumbent) Independent17557.00
Borges de Medeiros Rio-Grandense Republican5919.22
Others7323.78
Total307100.00

A second election was scheduled for 1938, but it did not happen due to the 1937 coup d'état, under which another Constitution was written.

Second Republic

After Vargas was forced to resign in 1945, a new state was born under a democratic constitution written in 1946. The new Constitution provided for direct elections every five years for both president and vice-president.

1945

CandidatePartyVotes%
Eurico Gaspar Dutra PSD3,251,50755.39
Eduardo Gomes UDN2,039,34134.74
Yedo Fiúza PCB569,8189.71
Mário Rolim TelesPAN10,0010.17
Total5,870,667100.00
Valid votes5,870,66797.74
Invalid votes65,2171.09
Blank votes70,3281.17
Total votes6,006,212100.00

1950

CandidatePartyVotes%
Getúlio Vargas PTB3,879,04048.93
Eduardo Gomes UDN2,342,38429.55
Cristiano Machado PSD1,697,17321.41
João Mangabeira PSB9,4660.12
Total7,928,063100.00
Valid votes7,928,06395.68
Invalid votes146,4731.77
Blank votes211,4332.55
Total votes8,285,969100.00

1955

CandidatePartyVotes%
Juscelino Kubitschek PSD3,077,41135.68
Juarez Távora UDN2,610,46230.27
Adhemar de Barros PSP2,222,72525.77
Plínio Salgado PRP714,3798.28
Total8,624,977100.00
Valid votes8,624,97794.81
Invalid votes310,1853.41
Blank votes161,8521.78
Total votes9,097,014100.00

1960

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jânio Quadros PTN5,636,82548.26
Teixeira Lott PSD3,846,82532.94
Adhemar de Barros PSP2,195,70918.80
Total11,679,359100.00
Valid votes11,679,35992.79
Invalid votes473,8063.76
Blank votes433,3913.44
Total votes12,586,556100.00

Military rule

With the 1964 military coup d'état, the direct democracy ended and presidents (who were all members of military, except for the last one) were now elected by the Congress. [5] The interval between elections was irregular.

1964

CandidatePartyVotes%
Humberto Castello Branco Ind.36198.63
Juarez Távora PDC30.82
Eurico Gaspar Dutra PSD20.55
Total366100.00
Valid votes36683.56
Invalid/blank votes7216.44
Total votes438100.00
Registered voters/turnout47592.21

1966

With the two-party system, only ARENA and MDB could dispute elections. President and vice-president were now part of the same ticket. The 1966 and 1969 elections had only one candidate.

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Artur da Costa e Silva Pedro Aleixo ARENA294100.00
Total294100.00
Valid votes29487.76
Invalid/blank votes4112.24
Total votes335100.00
Registered voters/turnout47570.53

1969

First election under the 1967 Constitution.

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Emílio Garrastazu Médici Augusto Rademaker ARENA293100.00
Total293100.00
Valid votes29379.40
Invalid/blank votes7620.60
Total votes369100.00
Registered voters/turnout47577.68

1974

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Ernesto Geisel Adalberto Pereira dos Santos ARENA40084.03
Ulysses Guimarães Barbosa Lima Sobrinho MDB7615.97
Total476100.00
Valid votes47695.77
Invalid/blank votes214.23
Total votes497100.00
Registered voters/turnout50398.81

1978

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
João Figueiredo Aureliano Chaves ARENA35561.10
Euler Bentes Monteiro Paulo Brossard MDB22638.90
Total581100.00
Valid votes58198.14
Invalid/blank votes111.86
Total votes592100.00
Registered voters/turnout592100.00

1985

The two-party system ended in 1979 and many other parties were created. This was the last election under the military regime.

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Tancredo Neves José Sarney PMDB48072.73
Paulo MalufFlávio Marcílio PDS18027.27
Total660100.00
Valid votes66096.21
Invalid/blank votes263.79
Total votes686100.00
Registered voters/turnout69598.71

New Republic

Under the current Constitution enacted in October 1988, elections are held every four years (except for the first one, which was held five years before the second to match the centenary of the Proclamation of the Republic) and citizens elect a ticket for both president and vice-president. Voting is mandatory for men and women between 18 and 70 years old who are not illiterate, and optional for people aged 16–17, over 70, and illiterates. [1]

1989

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Fernando Collor Itamar Franco PRN20,611,03030.4835,090,20653.03
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva José Paulo Bisol ( PSB) PT11,622,32117.1931,075,80346.97
Leonel Brizola Fernando Lyra PDT11,167,66516.51
Mário CovasAlmir Gabriel PSDB7,790,38111.52
Paulo Maluf Bonifácio de Andrada PDS5,986,5858.85
Guilherme Afif DomingosAluísio Pimenta (PDC) PL3,272,5204.84
Ulysses Guimarães Waldir Pires PMDB3,204,9964.74
Roberto Freire Sérgio Arouca PCB769,1171.14
Aureliano Chaves Cláudio Lembo PFL600,8210.89
Ronaldo CaiadoCamilo Calazans (PDN) PSD488,8930.72
Affonso Camargo NetoPaiva Muniz PTB379,2840.56
Enéas CarneiroLenine Madeira PRONA360,5780.53
José Alcides de OliveiraReinau Valim PSP238,4080.35
Paulo GontijoLuís PaulinoPP198,7100.29
Zamir José TeixeiraWilliam PereiraPCN187,1640.28
Lívia Maria PioArdwin GrunewaldPN179,9250.27
Eudes Oliveira MattarDaniel Lazzeoroni JrPLP162,3430.24
Fernando GabeiraMaurício Lobo Abreu PV125,8440.19
Celso BrantEmídio Neto PMN109,9030.16
Antônio PedreiraJosé FortunatoPPB86,1070.13
Manoel HortaJorge Coelho de SáPDCdoB83,2910.12
Armando CorrêaAgostinho LinharesPMB00.00
Total67,625,886100.0066,166,009100.00
Valid votes67,625,88693.5566,166,00994.17
Invalid votes3,487,9634.823,108,2324.42
Blank votes1,176,3671.63986,4601.40
Total votes72,290,216100.0070,260,701100.00
Registered voters/turnout82,074,71888.0882,074,71885.61

1994

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Marco Maciel ( PFL) PSDB34,314,96154.24
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Aloizio Mercadante PT17,122,12727.07
Enéas CarneiroRoberto Gama PRONA4,671,4577.38
Orestes QuérciaIris de Araújo PMDB2,772,1214.38
Leonel Brizola Darcy Ribeiro PDT2,015,8363.19
Esperidião Amin Gardênia Gonçalves PPR1,739,8942.75
Carlos Antônio GomesDilton Salomoni PRN387,7380.61
Hernani FortunaVítor Nósseis PSC238,1970.38
Total63,262,331100.00
Valid votes63,262,33181.21
Invalid votes7,444,0179.56
Blank votes7,192,1169.23
Total votes77,898,464100.00
Registered voters/turnout94,732,41082.23

1998

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (incumbent) Marco Maciel ( PFL) PSDB35,936,54053.06
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Leonel Brizola ( PDT) PT21,475,21831.71
Ciro Gomes Roberto Freire PPS7,426,17010.97
Enéas CarneiroIrapuan Teixeira PRONA1,447,0902.14
Ivan FrotaJoão Ferreira da Silva PMN251,3370.37
Alfredo SirkisCarla Rabello PV212,9840.31
José Maria de AlmeidaJosé Galvão de Lima PSTU202,6590.30
João de DeusNanci Pilar PTdoB198,9160.29
José Maria EymaelJormar Alderete PSDC171,8310.25
Thereza RuizEduardo Gomes PTN166,1380.25
Sérgio BuenoRonald Azaro PSC124,6590.18
Vasco Azevedo NetoAlexandre José dos SantosPSN109,0030.16
Total67,722,545100.00
Valid votes67,722,54581.30
Invalid votes8,886,89510.67
Blank votes6,688,4038.03
Total votes83,297,843100.00
Registered voters/turnout106,101,06778.51

2002

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva José Alencar ( PL) PT39,455,23346.4452,793,36461.27
José Serra Rita Camata ( PMDB) PSDB19,705,44523.2033,370,73938.73
Anthony GarotinhoJosé Antônio Almeida PSB15,180,09717.87
Ciro Gomes Paulo Pereira da Silva PPS10,170,88211.97
José Maria de Almeida Dayse Oliveira PSTU402,2360.47
Rui Costa PimentaPedro Paulo de Abreu PCO38,6190.05
Total84,952,512100.0086,164,103100.00
Valid votes84,952,51289.6186,164,10394.00
Invalid votes6,976,1077.363,772,1384.12
Blank votes2,873,7203.031,727,7601.88
Total votes94,802,339100.0091,664,001100.00
Registered voters/turnout115,254,11382.26115,254,11379.53

2006

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (incumbent) José Alencar ( PRB) PT46,662,36548.6158,298,04260.83
Geraldo AlckminJosé Jorge ( PFL) PSDB39,968,36941.6437,543,17839.17
Heloísa HelenaCésar Benjamin PSOL6,575,3936.85
Cristovam Buarque Jefferson Peres PDT2,538,8442.64
Ana Maria RangelDelma Gama e Narcini PRP126,4040.13
José Maria EymaelJosé Paulo Neto PSDC63,2940.07
Luciano BivarAmérico de Souza PSL62,0640.06
Total95,996,733100.0095,841,220100.00
Valid votes95,996,73391.5895,841,22093.96
Invalid votes5,957,5215.684,808,5534.71
Blank votes2,866,2052.731,351,4481.32
Total votes104,820,459100.00102,001,221100.00
Registered voters/turnout125,913,13483.25125,913,13481.01

2010

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Dilma Rousseff Michel Temer ( PMDB) PT47,651,43446.9155,752,52956.05
José Serra Indio da Costa ( DEM) PSDB33,132,28332.6143,711,38843.95
Marina Silva Guilherme Leal PV19,636,35919.33
Plínio de Arruda SampaioHamilton Assis PSOL886,8160.87
José Maria EymaelJosé Paulo Neto PSDC89,3500.09
José Maria de AlmeidaCláudia Durans PSTU84,6090.08
Levy FidelixLuiz Eduardo Duarte PRTB57,9600.06
Ivan Pinheiro Edmilson Costa PCB39,1360.04
Rui Costa PimentaEdson Dorta PCO12,2060.01
Total101,590,153100.0099,463,917100.00
Valid votes101,590,15391.3699,463,91793.30
Invalid votes6,124,2545.514,689,4284.40
Blank votes3,479,3403.132,452,5972.30
Total votes111,193,747100.00106,605,942100.00
Registered voters/turnout135,804,43381.88135,804,43378.50

2014

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Dilma Rousseff (incumbent) Michel Temer ( PMDB) PT43,267,66841.5954,501,11851.64
Aécio Neves Aloysio Nunes PSDB34,897,21133.5551,041,15548.36
Marina SilvaBeto Albuquerque PSB22,176,61921.32
Luciana GenroJorge Paz PSOL1,612,1861.55
Everaldo PereiraLeonardo Gadelha PSC780,5130.75
Eduardo JorgeCélia Sacramento PV630,0990.61
Levy FidelixJosé Alves de Oliveira PRTB446,8780.43
José Maria de AlmeidaCláudia Durans PSTU91,2090.09
José Maria EymaelRoberto Lopes PSDC61,2500.06
Mauro Iasi Sofia Manzano PCB47,8450.05
Rui Costa PimentaRicardo Machado PCO12,3240.01
Total104,023,802100.00105,542,273100.00
Valid votes104,023,80290.36105,542,27393.66
Invalid votes6,678,5805.805,219,7874.63
Blank votes4,420,4883.841,921,8191.71
Total votes115,122,870100.00112,683,879100.00
Registered voters/turnout142,822,04680.61142,822,04678.90

2018

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Jair Bolsonaro Hamilton Mourão ( PRTB) PSL49,276,99046.0357,797,84755.13
Fernando Haddad Manuela d'Ávila ( PCdoB) PT31,342,05129.2847,040,90644.87
Ciro Gomes Kátia Abreu PDT13,344,37112.47
Geraldo Alckmin Ana Amélia Lemos ( PP) PSDB5,096,3504.76
João AmoêdoChristian Lohbauer NOVO2,679,7452.50
Benevenuto DacioloSuelene Balduino Patriota1,348,3231.26
Henrique Meirelles Germano Rigotto MDB1,288,9501.20
Marina Silva Eduardo Jorge ( PV) REDE1,069,5781.00
Álvaro Dias Paulo Rabello ( PSC) PODE859,6010.80
Guilherme Boulos Sônia Guajajara PSOL617,1220.58
Vera Lúcia SalgadoHertz Dias PSTU55,7620.05
José Maria EymaelHelvio Costa DC41,7100.04
João Goulart FilhoLéo Alves PPL30,1760.03
Total107,050,729100.00104,838,753100.00
Valid votes107,050,72991.21104,838,75390.43
Invalid votes7,206,2226.148,608,1057.43
Blank votes3,106,9372.652,486,5932.14
Total votes117,363,888100.00115,933,451100.00
Registered voters/turnout147,306,29579.67147,306,29478.70

2022

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Geraldo Alckmin ( PSB) PT57,259,50448.4360,345,99950.90
Jair Bolsonaro (incumbent) Walter Braga Netto PL51,072,34543.2058,206,35449.10
Simone Tebet Mara Gabrilli ( PSDB) MDB4,915,4234.16
Ciro Gomes Ana Paula Matos PDT3,599,2873.04
Soraya Thronicke Marcos Cintra UNIÃO600,9550.51
Luiz Felipe d'AvilaTiago Mitraud NOVO559,7080.47
Kelmon SouzaLuiz Cláudio Gamonal PTB81,1290.07
Leonardo PériclesSamara Martins UP53,5190.05
Sofia ManzanoAntônio Alves PCB45,6200.04
Vera Lúcia SalgadoKunã Yporã Tremembé PSTU25,6250.02
José Maria Eymael João Barbosa Bravo DC16,6040.01
Total118,229,719100.00118,552,353100.00
Valid votes118,229,71995.59118,552,35395.41
Invalid votes3,487,8742.823,930,7653.16
Blank votes1,964,7791.591,769,6781.42
Total votes123,682,372100.00124,252,796100.00
Registered voters/turnout156,453,35479.05156,453,35479.42

References

  1. ^ a b Eleições 2018
  2. ^ Brazilian Constitution of Brazil, 1891. Political Database of the Americas.
  3. ^ Carvalho, José Murilo de (2001). Cidadania no Brasil: o longo caminho (11ª ed.). Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Civilização Brasileira. p. 40. ISBN  978-85-200-0565-1.
  4. ^ "A Revolução de 1930: Principais fatos da Revolução de 1930"
  5. ^ Ato Institucional Nº 1, 9 de abril de 1964