Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Flávio Bolsonaro spent more than Lula on Brazil runoff campaign
Brazilian presidential candidates Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula spent more than R$171 million on their campaigns before the runoff on Sunday, October 25.
The figures come from partial campaign accounts submitted to Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court by Friday, October 23.
Flávio reported R$105.4 million in spending, while Lula reported R$65.6 million.
Flávio’s total rose by R$42.5 million in the 19 days after the first round; Lula’s reported spending stayed at the same level as before.
Both campaigns spent the largest share on services provided by third parties, while Flávio’s next-largest category was promoting online content and Lula’s was campaign events.
Only R$120 million of the total was listed as paid, leaving reported unpaid balances of R$22.3 million for Flávio and R$28.7 million for Lula.
The figures cover campaign spending before the runoff, which was scheduled for Sunday.
Flávio Bolsonaro reported spending R$105.4 million on his runoff campaign, more than Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s R$65.6 million.
The figures came from partial campaign-finance accounts submitted to Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court by October 23.
The two candidates reported spending more than R$171 million combined.
Most spending by both campaigns was on services provided by third parties.
Flávio’s campaign had paid R$83.1 million, while Lula’s reported spending exceeded payments by R$28.7 million.
- Who
- Presidential candidates Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- What
- Their partial accounts showed spending of R$105.4 million and R$65.6 million, respectively, for the runoff campaign.
- When
- The accounts covered figures submitted by Friday, October 23, ahead of the runoff on Sunday, October 25.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The spending was for their presidential election campaigns; the sources do not state a more specific reason.
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign reported spending R$62.9 million in the first round.
The candidates’ campaign-finance data were updated in the Superior Electoral Court’s database.
The candidates’ partial campaign accounts reported their spending figures to the court.
Brazil’s presidential election runoff was scheduled to take place.
- Flávio Bolsonaro
- R$105.4 million spent on the runoff campaign
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- R$65.6 million spent on the runoff campaign
- Combined reported spending
- More than R$171 million
- Flávio campaign payments
- R$83.1 million paid; R$22.3 million spending balance unpaid
- Lula campaign spending balance
- R$28.7 million between reported spending and payments