Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Flávio Bolsonaro raised 26 times more in donations than Lula in runoff
Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign received R$20.3 million in donations from Oct.
5 to 16, nearly three times what it received during the entire first round.
President Lula’s campaign received R$772,500 in donations over the same period, making Flávio’s total 26 times larger.
The figures cover direct contributions from individuals and crowdfunding, and all of Flávio’s donations in this period came directly from individuals.
Lula still leads in total campaign funding, with R$118.4 million compared with Flávio’s R$95.5 million, because Lula’s Workers’ Party transferred more public election funds to his campaign.
In the first round, Flávio received 47.03% of valid votes and Lula received 45.16%.
The two candidates face each other in Brazil’s runoff this Sunday.
The donation figures show a sharp difference in private fundraising, while party funding gives Lula the higher overall campaign total.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign received R$ 20.3 million in individual donations during the second-round period covered by the report, 26 times Lula’s R$ 772,500.
The figures cover donations recorded from October 5 to 16 and were extracted from Brazil’s electoral finance system.
Flávio received nearly three times as much in that period as he had during the entire first round.
Lula raised more overall when public party funding is included, with R$ 118.4 million against Flávio’s R$ 95.5 million.
The two candidates were due to contest the runoff on October 25.
- Who
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Lula.
- What
- Flávio’s campaign received 26 times more individual donations than Lula’s during the reported second-round period.
- When
- Donations recorded from October 5 to 16; the figures were extracted on October 20. The runoff was scheduled for October 25.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- Not stated
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Flávio finished the first round with 47.03% of valid votes, ahead of Lula’s 45.16%.
Flávio’s campaign received R$ 20.3 million in donations, while Lula’s received R$ 772,500.
Flávio received R$ 17.5 million in individual donations, 85.6% of his second-round total.
The figures were extracted from the TSE’s Divulgacand system.
The runoff between Flávio and Lula was scheduled to take place.
- Flávio’s second-round donations
- R$ 20.3 million
- Lula’s second-round donations
- R$ 772,500
- Donation comparison
- Flávio received 26 times Lula’s amount
- Total campaign funding
- Lula: R$ 118.4 million; Flávio: R$ 95.5 million
- Largest donor to Flávio
- Elói Vitório Marchett: R$ 2 million
- Runoff date
- October 25