Elections 2026: Man, White and Businessman Is Majority Profile of Candidates, Shows the TSE

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Electronic ballot box for voting in the Brazilian elections Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil Entrepreneurs are the largest group among the specific occupations declared by the candidates in the 2026 elections. All in all, 2,579 competitors — 12.53% of the total — said to carry out this activity, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). They only fall behind the generic category "Others", which concentrates 2,722 candidates (13.23…

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A survey of the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib) indicates that the 2026 elections will have the highest number of indigenous candidates already registered in Brazil. According to the organization, 191 candidates to the positions in dispute declared to the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) that they are descended from original peoples. The total represents less than 1% of all 20,506 applications for registration of candidates …

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The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) counted 20,530 applications for registration of candidacy for this year's elections - 8,732 less than in the 2022 lawsuit...