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Brazil records 7,803 federal deputy candidates and 11,726 state and DF legislative candidates for the 2026 election
The October 4 vote will fill 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 1,059 seats in state legislatures and the Federal District legislature. The figures come from Brazil’s electoral court.
Brazil has 7,803 registered candidates running for federal deputy seats across the 26 states and the Federal District in the 2026 election, according to data from the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral cited by O Globo.
The report says the first round will be held on October 4, with 513 seats at stake in the Chamber of Deputies.
O Globo also reported that there are 11,726 registered candidates for state deputy in the 26 states and district deputy in the Federal District. In that race, 1,035 seats will be contested in the state legislative assemblies and another 24 in the Federal District Legislative Chamber, for a total of 1,059 positions.
According to TSE figures cited by the Brazilian outlet, 158.7 million voters are eligible to cast ballots this year. Voters will also choose the president, governors, senators, and state or district deputies. All offices carry four-year terms except for senators, who serve eight years.
The TSE groups candidacies into two broad categories: those allowed to run and those deemed ineligible. The first group includes approved filings, approved filings under appeal, cases still under judicial dispute, and applications awaiting a ruling. The second includes canceled, revoked, or rejected candidacies, as well as cases involving death, resignation, or filings that were not accepted.
The electoral authority also said that some lists may show the same candidate more than once. In those cases it will keep the duplicate entries, but only one option will be marked as eligible to run up to election day.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
