2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election

A special election for the Brazilian Senate in Mato Grosso took place on 15 November 2020,[1] to fill a vacancy in the Federal Senate through the end of the term ending on 1 February 2027, arising from the expelling of Selma Arruda from the upper house after a trial in the Superior Electoral Court.[2][3]

2020 Brazilian Senate special election in Mato Grosso

15 November 2020
 
Candidate Carlos Fávaro Rubia Fernanda
Party PSD Patriota
Popular vote 371,857 293,362
Percentage 25.97% 20.49%

Senator before election

Carlos Fávaro
PSD

Elected Senator

Carlos Fávaro
PSD

History

On 10 December 2019, the Superior Electoral Court considered valid the repeal of senator Selma Arruda term, along with her substitutes, elect in 2018. The former judge was accused of omitting expenses of R$ 1.2 million (US$ 328,425.2, as of 2018) in her electoral campaign to fill one of the two seats available and represent the state of Mato Grosso in the Senate, configuring supposed slush funds and abuse of economic power. It is necessary a bureaucratic act from the Senate Director Board to fulfill this decision. Selma Arruda could appeal to the Supreme Federal Court, but the appeal, at first, cannot suspend the TSE decision.[4]

After the night of 12 March 2020, all the 12 candidacies were published and registered in the Regional Electoral Court of Mato Grosso.[5]

Senator Selma was officially removed from the Senate on 15 April 2020. The 3rd place of the 2018 Senate election, Cárlos Favaro (PSD), temporarily took office as Senator.[6] The election was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[7]

Electoral process

The election was disputed in a single round, with the most voted declared the winner of the election, regardless the vote percentage.

Candidates

Party Candidate Most relevant political office or occupation Party Candidates for Alternate Senators Coalition Electoral number
Workers' Party

Workers' Party (PT)

Valdir Barranco
Valdir Barranco
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso
(since 2016)
Communist Party of Brazil

Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

1st alternate senator:
Maria Lúcia Neder
Defense of Life, Education, Land, Labour and Citizenship 131
Workers' Party

Workers' Party (PT)

2nd alternate senator:
Enelinda Scalla
Podemos (Brazil)

Podemos (PODE)

José Medeiros
José Medeiros
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Mato Grosso
(since 2019)
Podemos (Brazil)

Podemos (PODE)

1st alternate senator:
Alexandre Agustin
191
2nd alternate senator:
Zósima dos Santos
Social Christian Party

Social Christian Party (PSC)

Reinaldo Morais Entrepeneur and author Social Christian Party

Social Christian Party (PSC)

1st alternate senator:
Gilberto Cattani
Change Mato Grosso 200
2nd alternate senator:
Neles Farias
Christian Democracy

Christian Democracy (DC)

Elizeu Nascimento Member of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso
(since 2019)
Social Liberal Party

Social Liberal Party (PSL)

1st alternate senator:
Naime Moraes
Now It's the People's Turn 270
2nd alternate senator:
Marcio Paulo da Silva
New Party

New Party (NOVO)

Feliciano Azuaga Economist and university professor New Party

New Party (NOVO)

1st alternate senator:
Antônio Carlos Rezende
300
2nd alternate senator:
Vanessa Tomizawa
Brazilian Social Democracy Party

Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)

Nilson Leitão
Nilson Leitão
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Mato Grosso
(2011–2019)
Democrats

Democrats (DEM)

1st alternate senator:
Júlio Campos
Mato Grosso as Whole 456

Liberal Party (PL)

2nd alternate senator:
José Márcio Guedes
Socialism and Liberty Party

Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

Mauro César de Barros State prosecutor Socialism and Liberty Party

Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

1st alternate senator:
Gonçalina de Melo
500
2nd alternate senator:
Wanderley da Guia

Patriota

Rúbia Fernanda
Rúbia Fernanda
Colonel of the Mato Grosso Military Police

Patriota

1st alternate senator:
Victório Galli
My Party is Brazil. Our Mission is Mato Grosso 511
2nd alternate senator:
Luciano Esteves
Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Carlos Fávaro
Carlos Fávaro
Senator for Mato Grosso
(since 2019)
Progressistas

Progressistas (PP)

1st alternate senator:
Margareth Busetti
Do More for Mato Grosso 555
Brazilian Democratic Movement

Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

2nd alternate senator:
José Lacerda
Avante

Avante

Euclides Ribeiro Entrepeneur and lawyer Brazilian Socialist Party

Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

1st alternate senator:
Francileide Fontinelle
Forward Mato Grosso 700
Democratic Labour Party

Democratic Labour Party (PDT)

2nd alternate senator:
Ernando Cardoso
Solidarity

Solidariedade

Pedro Taques
Pedro Taques
Governor of Mato Grosso
(2015–2019)
Cidadania

Cidadania

1st alternate senator:
Fausto Freitas
We're All Mato Grosso 777
2nd alternate senator:
Elza Queiroz

Opinion polls

Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted
Sample
size
Fávaro
PSD
Leitão
PSDB
Taques
SDD
Barros
PSOL
Siqueira
PATRI
Medeiros
PODE
Nascimento
DC
Barranco
PT
Ribeiro
AVANTE
Morais
PSC
Azuaga
NOVO
Abst.
Undec.
Lead
RealTime Big Data/CNN Brasil 7–10 Nov 850 20% 14% 14% 9% 7% 9% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 17% 6
RealTime Big Data/CNN Brasil 3–4 Nov 1,050 16% 13% 12% 8% 7% 7% 5% 4% 2% 1% 0% 25% 3%
Ibope 30 Oct–2 Nov 812 13% 13% 13% 9% 8% 7% 5% 4% 2% 1% 0% 24% Tie
Segmenta/Mega FM Archived 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine 16–20 Oct 1,012 23.17% 14.08% 11.23% 15.33% 13.19% 6.42% 8.02% 3.92% 1.07% 2.50% 0.89% 7.84%

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Fávaro (incumbent)PSD371,85725.97
Rúbia FernandaPatriota293,36220.49
Nilson LeitãoPSDB157,50411.00
José MedeirosPODE138,9229.70
Valdir BarrancoPT117,9338.24
Mauro CésarPSOL97,5736.82
Pedro TaquesSolidariedade71,3684.98
Elizeu NascimentoDC66,9664.68
Euclides RibeiroAvante58,4554.08
Reinaldo MoraisPSC36,5452.55
Feliciano AzuagaNOVO21,2141.48
Total1,431,699100.00
Valid votes1,431,69982.87
Invalid votes142,9368.27
Blank votes152,9858.86
Total votes1,727,620100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,317,10274.56
PSD gain from PSL

References

  1. Richter, André (17 July 2020). "TSE define data de nova eleição para o Senado em Mato Grosso". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. de Souza, André (10 December 2019). "Senadora Selma Arruda tem mandato cassado por TSE" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. Shalders, André (11 December 2019). "Por que a senadora Selma Arruda, a 'Moro de Saias', foi cassada" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. Leitão, Matheus (8 January 2020). "Alcolumbre deve dar prosseguimento à cassação da senadora Selma Arruda após fim do recesso" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. "Eleição ao Senado em MT terá 12 candidatos; veja list" (in Portuguese). G1. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. Melo, Karine (15 April 2020). "Mesa do Senado reconhece perda de mandato de Juíza Selma" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. Vivas, Fernanda; Oliveira, Mariana; D'Agostino, Rosanne (17 March 2020). "TSE adia eleição para escolha do senador substituto de Selma Arruda em Mato Grosso" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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