2020 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election 2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election
2020 Rio de Janeiro Mayoral election
Opinion polls Turnout 67.21% (first round) 64.55% (second round)
Parliamentary election
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
The 2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in November 2020[ 1] to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, and 51 city councillors for the administration of the city. On the 29 November 2020 run-off election, former mayor Eduardo Paes , of the Democrats (DEM), defeated incumbent mayor Marcelo Crivella of the Republicans (REP), who lost his bid for re-election.[ 2]
Candidates
Candidates in runoff
#
Party
Mayoral candidate
Political office(s)
Vice-Mayoral candidate
Coalition
10
Marcelo Crivella (REP)
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2017–present; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 2003–2017, Minister for Fishing and Aquaculture 2012–2014
Andréa Firmo (REP)
With God, for the Family and for Rio REP , PATRI , SD , PODE , PP , PRTB , PTC , PMN
25
Eduardo Paes (DEM)
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2017; State Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Leisure of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2008; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1999–2007; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–1999; Sub-Mayor of Barra da Tijuca and Jacarepaguá 1993–1997.
Nilton Caldeira (PL)
The Certainty of a Better Rio DEM , PL , PSDB , PV , DC , AVANTE , CDN
Candidates failing to make runoff
#
Party
Mayoral candidate
Political office(s)
Vice-Mayoral candidate
Coalition
12
Martha Rocha (PDT)
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2015–present
Anderson Quack (PSB)
United for Rio PDT , PSB
13
Benedita da Silva (PT)
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1987–95, 2011–present; Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2002–03; Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro 1999–2002; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 1995–1998; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1983–1987
Rejane de Almeida (PCdoB)
It's the People's Time PT , PCdoB
15
Paulo Messina (MDB)
City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2017–present
Sheila Barbosa (MDB)
MDB
16
Cyro Garcia (PSTU)
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1993; President of the Rio de Janeiro Bank Clerks' Union 1989–1990, 1991–1993, 1996–1997; President of the Rio de Janeiro branch of the United Socialist Workers' Party, 1994–present
Elisa Guimarães (PSTU)
PSTU
17
Luiz Lima (PSL)
Federal Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present
Fernando Veloso (PSD)
Rio Has Options PSL , PSD
18
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello (REDE)
President of Flamengo Rowing Club 2013–2018
Andrea Gouvêa Vieira (REDE)
REDE
20
Glória Heloiza (PSC)
Judge of the 2nd Court of the Childhood, Youth and the Elderly of the Justice Court of Rio de Janeiro 1996–2020
Mauro Santos (PSC)
29
Henrique Simonard (PCO)
Student activist
Caetano Sigiliano (PCO)
PCO
30
Fred Luz (NOVO)
CEO of Flamengo Rowing Club 2014–2018
Giselle Gomes (NOVO)
NOVO
35
Sued Haidar (PMB)
President of the Party of the Brazilian Woman 2015–present
Jéssica Natalino (PMB)
PMB
50
Renata Souza (PSOL)
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present
Íbis Silva Pereira (PSOL)
A Rio of Hope PSOL , PCB , UP
90
Clarissa Garotinho (PROS)
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 2015–present; State Secretary for Development, Employment and Innovation 2017–2018; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2011–2015; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2011
Jorge Coutinho (PROS)
PROS
Withdrawn candidates
Federal Deputy
Hugo Leal (
PSD )
from Rio de Janeiro
State Deputy
Luiz Paulo Corrêa da Rocha (
PSDB )
from Rio de Janeiro
Former Municipal Secretary
Mariana Ribas (
PSDB )
from Rio de Janeiro
State Secretary of Education
Pedro Fernandes Neto (
PSC )
from Rio de Janeiro
Opinion polls
Polling aggregates
Active candidates
Eduardo Paes (DEM)
Marcelo Crivella (REP)
Martha Rocha (PDT)
Benedita da Silva (PT)
Luiz Lima (PSL)
Renata Souza (PSOL)
Others
Abstentions/Undecided
First round
Published after the campaign's start
Pollster/client(s)
Date(s) conducted
Sample size
Paes DEM
Crivella REP
RochaPDT
Silva PT
MelloREDE
Garotinho PROS
Lima PSL
SouzaPSOL
GarciaPSTU
MessinaMDB
LuzNOVO
HeloizaPSC
Haidar PMB
SimonardPCO
Abst. Undec.
Lead
2020 Election
15 Nov
2,633,322
37.01%
21.90%
11.30%
11.27%
2.48%
0.46%
6.85%
3.24%
0.11%
2.93%
1.76%
0.52%
0.15%
0.02%
19.23%
15.11%
Ibope (exit poll)
15 Nov[ a]
5,000
33%
17%
9%
12%
2%
1%
5%
2%
<1%
2%
1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
15%
16%
IBOPE
12–14 Nov
1,204
35%
14%
9%
11%
3%
0%
5%
2%
0%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
16%
21%
Paraná Pesquisas
29 Oct–1 Nov
910
27.7%
14.1%
14%
8.2%
3.2%
1.2%
4.2%
1.9%
0.7%
1.2%
1.2%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
21.8%
13.6%
RealTime BigData
26–28 Oct
1,000
31%
12%
13%
10%
3%
3%
4%
4%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
1%
15%
18%
IBOPE
28–30 Oct
1,204
32%
14%
14%
9%
2%
0%
4%
2%
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
20%
18%
Datafolha [ 21]
20–21 Oct
1,008
28%
13%
13%
10%
3%
1%
4%
5%
2%
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
20%
15%
RealTime BigData
14–17 Oct
1,050
31%
11%
9%
7%
3%
1%
2%
2%
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
32%
20%
IBOPE
13–15 Oct
1,001
30%
12%
8%
7%
3%
1%
3%
3%
2%
1%
0%
0%
-
0%
28%
18%
RealTime Big Data
13–15 Oct
1,000
31%
15%
12%
10%
5%
3%
2%
3%
0%
1%
1%
0%
<1%
<1%
24%
16%
DataFolha
5–6 Oct
900
30%
14%
10%
8%
3%
1%
1%
3%
2%
1%
1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
25%
16%
IBOPE
30 Sep–2 Oct
805
27%
12%
8%
7%
2%
2%
1%
2%
3%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
<1%
35%
15%
Exame/Ideia
25–29 Sep
800
26%
17%
12%
10%
4%
2%
1%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
22%
9%
Paraná Pesquisas
20–24 Sep
910
25.1%
13.6%
11.8%
7.3%
3.6%
2.2%
1.9%
1,6%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
28.0%
11.5%
Published before the campaign's start
Pollster/client(s)
Date(s) conducted
Sample size
Paes DEM
Crivella REP
RochaPDT
Daciolo PL
Alencar PSOL
MottaPSOL
Freixo PSOL
Molon PSB /REDE
MelloREDE
Silva PT
Others
Abst. Undec.
Lead
Paraná Pesquisas
15–19 Aug
910
29.5%
15.7%
10.1%
5.2%
-
–
-
–
-
7.4%
7.7%
24.5%
14.5%
28.6%
15.4%
9.3%
5.1%
–
–
-
-
-
7.0%
11.9%
22.9%
13.2%
Instituto VER
20–23 May
1,000
31.3%
10.8%
6.8%
–
4.5%
–
–
2.9%
–
2.1%
2.2%
39.3%
20.5%
25.1%
9.6%
6.0%
–
–
3.8%
–
3.1%
–
6.6%
1.5%
42.8%
15.5%
15 Mar 2020
Marcelo Freixo drops out of the race
Paraná Pesquisas
14–19 Mar
910
27.9%
13.1%
10.1%
–
–
–
13.4%
–
3.6%
4.3%
7.5%
20.9%
14.5%
29.5%
13.1%
12.0%
–
–
–
14.5%
–
4.3%
–
4.0%
22.6%
15.0%
Datafolha
11–13 Dec 2019
872
22%
8%
7%
–
–
–
18%
2%
6%
4%
5%
27%
3%
2016 election
2 Oct 2016
–
–
27.78%
–
–
–
–
18.26%
1.43%
–
–
52.50%
18.27%
9.52%
Second round
Debates
Municipal Chamber
The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:
Results
Mayor
Candidate Running mate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Eduardo Paes Nilton Caldeira (PL) DEM 974,804 37.01 1,629,319 64.07 Marcelo Crivella (incumbent)Andréa Firmo (PRTB) Republicanos 576,825 21.90 913,700 35.93 Martha Rocha Anderson Quack (PSB) PDT 297,751 11.30 Benedita da Silva Rejane de Almeida (PCdoB) PT 296,847 11.27 Luiz Lima Fernando Veloso (PSD) PSL 180,336 6.85 Renata Souza Íbis Pereira PSOL 85,272 3.24 Paulo Messina Shiela Barbosa MDB 77,093 2.93 Bandeira de Mello Andréa Gouvêa REDE 65,296 2.48 Fred Luz Giselle Gomes NOVO 46,246 1.76 Glória Heloiza Mauro Santos PSC 13,816 0.52 Clarissa Garotinho Jorge Coutinho PROS 12,178 0.46 Suêd Haidar Jessica Natalino PMB 3,833 0.15 Cyro Garcia Elisa Guimarães PSTU 3,025 0.11 Henrique Simonard Caetano Sigiliano PCO 589 0.02 Total 2,633,911 100.00 2,543,019 100.00 Valid votes 2,633,911 80.77 2,543,019 81.20 Invalid votes 413,962 12.69 431,104 13.77 Blank votes 213,138 6.54 157,610 5.03 Total votes 3,261,011 100.00 3,131,733 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,851,887 67.21 4,851,887 64.55 Source: G1
Popular vote (first round)
Paes
37.01%
Crivella
21.90%
Rocha
11.30%
Silva
11.27%
Lima
6.85%
Souza
3.24%
Others
8.42%
Municipal Chamber
Party Votes % Seats +/– Republicanos 294,298 11.15 7 3Socialism and Liberty Party 289,102 10.96 7 1Democrats 275,298 10.43 7 3Workers' Party 142,047 5.38 3 1Social Democratic Party 123,054 4.66 3 1Avante 116,350 4.41 3 2Progressistas 112,866 4.28 2 Liberal Party 110,152 4.17 2 2Cidadania 100,458 3.81 2 2Social Christian Party 99,891 3.79 2 1Brazilian Labour Party 86,813 3.29 2 1Solidariedade 77,423 2.93 1 1New Party 74,445 2.82 1 Party of National Mobilization 73,825 2.80 1 1Patriota 67,843 2.57 1 Social Liberal Party 66,895 2.53 1 1Christian Labour Party 64,673 2.45 1 1Christian Democracy 64,371 2.44 1 1Democratic Labour Party 62,614 2.37 1 1Podemos 60,012 2.27 1 Brazilian Democratic Movement 50,519 1.91 1 9Republican Party of the Social Order 46,753 1.77 1 Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 37,422 1.42 0 Brazilian Socialist Party 35,806 1.36 0 Brazilian Woman's Party 27,506 1.04 0 Communist Party of Brazil 27,436 1.04 0 Brazilian Social Democracy Party 19,795 0.75 0 3Sustainability Network 15,710 0.60 0 Green Party 6,533 0.25 0 Popular Unity 3,754 0.14 0 New Brazilian Communist Party 3,467 0.13 0 United Socialist Workers' Party 1,683 0.06 0 Workers' Cause Party 153 0.01 0 Total 2,638,967 100.00 51 – Valid votes 2,638,967 80.93 Invalid votes 381,614 11.70 Blank votes 240,094 7.36 Total votes 3,260,675 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,851,887 67.20 Source: G1
Notes
^ Exit poll conducted on election day.
^ Debates broadcast on television or radio were legally required to invite all candidates whose parties or coalitions had at least five members in the National Congress based on the most recent election.[ 22] The candidates listed in this table satisfied this condition.[ 23]
References
^ "Câmara aprova PEC que adia para novembro eleições deste ano" . G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-03 .
^ a b c d e f Gomes Freire, Quintino (28 October 2018). "Os prováveis candidatos a prefeito do Rio em 2020" . Diário do Rio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2019 .
^ Abel, Victoria (15 July 2019). "PSB confirma Márcio França como pré-candidato à Prefeitura de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Jovem Pan. Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gomes Freire, Quintino (11 March 2020). "Os pré-candidatos confirmados à Prefeitura do Rio em 2020" (in Portuguese). Diário do Rio. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-08-10). "Os pré-candidatos a prefeito do Rio em 2020" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-10 .
^ a b Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-07-18). "Será Eduardo Paes pré-candidato a Prefeito do Rio em 2020?" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-07-27 .
^ Bruno, Cássio (28 February 2019). "Cabo Daciolo embarca no Podemos para concorrer à Prefeitura do Rio" (in Portuguese). O Dia. Retrieved 17 October 2019 .
^ Lucena, Felipe (2020-05-18). "Cabo Daciolo deve ser o candidato do PL à Prefeitura do Rio" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-15 .
^ Jardim, Lauro (21 August 2019). "Bolsonaro escolhe o seu candidato a prefeito do Rio. Saiba quem é" . Lauro Jardim - O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-21 .
^ a b c Alves, Chico (8 September 2019). "Cenário para as eleições 2020 no Rio prevê disputa maior por um lugar ao Sol" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
^ "Eleições 2020: Paes estuda troca de partido para concorrer à prefeitura" . Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-30 .
^ Sabóia, Gabriel (15 May 2020). "Marcelo Freixo desiste de se candidatar à Prefeitura do Rio" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-08-06). "Mariana Ribas deve ser a candidata do PSDB a prefeita do Rio em 2020" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Com aval de Doria, Mariana Ribas será a candidata do PSDB à Prefeitura do Rio" . Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ a b "Apoio de Witzel a candidato de Bolsonaro à prefeitura do Rio em 2020 é incerto" . O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-26 .
^ Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-08-01). "Benedita pode ser a candidata a prefeita do Rio em 2020" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-01 .
^ Freire, Quintino Gomes (2020-03-16). "Paulo Marinho será o pré-candidato a prefeito do Rio em 2020 pelo PSDB" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-15 .
^ "PSDB escolhe Paulo Marinho para substituir Bebianno, e partido de Witzel lança pré-candidatura de ex-juíza" . O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-06-15 .
^ Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-10-17). "Paulo Rabello de Castro pode ser o nome de Witzel para prefeito do Rio em 2020" . Diário do Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-23 .
^ "PSL lança pré-candidatura de Rodrigo Amorim à Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro" . G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-19 .
^ "Pesquisa Datafolha no Rio de Janeiro: Paes, 28%; Crivella, 13%; Martha, 13%; Benedita, 10%" . G1. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-22 .
^ "Resolution no. 23610, of 18 December 2019. Article 44" (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court of Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "Annex to order no. 739, of 12 August 2022" (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court of Brazil. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024.
^ "Veja os 51 vereadores eleitos para a Câmara Municipal do Rio" (in Portuguese). G1. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ "Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2020 .