2020 Belo Horizonte mayoral election

The 2020 Belo Horizonte municipal election took place in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, taking place on 15 November 2020 in a single round. Voters voted to elect the Mayor, the Vice Mayor and 41 city councillors for the administration of the city. The result was a single round victory for incumbent mayor Alexandre Kalil of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), winning 784,307 votes and a share of 63.36% of the popular, defeating state deputy Bruno Engler of the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB), who took 123,215 votes and a share of 9.95% of the popular vote.

2020 Belo Horizonte municipal election

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Mayoral election
Opinion polls
Turnout88.88%
 
Candidate Alexandre Kalil Bruno Engler
Party PSD PRTB
Running mate Fuad Noman Mauro Quintão
Popular vote 784,307 123,215
Percentage 63.36% 9.95%

     Alexandre Kalil

Mayor before election

Alexandre Kalil
PSD

Elected mayor

Alexandre Kalil
PSD

Parliamentary election
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Municipal Chamber
PSD Autair Gomes 11.46 6 +4
PP None 6.68 4 +3
PDT None 6.38 3 +1
NOVO Bernardo Ramos 5.18 3 +2
REDE None 4.41 1 +1
Patriota Gabriel Marques 3.83 2 +2
PRTB None 3.61 1 +1
Cidadania Marilda Portela 3.51 2 +1
PODE Nely Aquinos 2.87 1 −3
PMN None 2.82 1 −2
MDB Reinaldo Gomes 1.86 1 −1
PSDB Henrique Braga 1.83 1 −2
PSB Edmar Branco 1.64 0 −3
DC None 1.58 0 −1
PCdoB Gilson Reis 1.47 0 −1
PMB None 0.55 0 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Originally, the elections would occur on 4 October (first round) and 25 October (second round, if necessary). However, with the growing of cases and deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the dates were delayed.[1]

Political context and pandemic

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The 2020 municipal elections were directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the parties to remodel their campaign strategies. The Superior Electoral Court authorized the parties to do digital conventions, in order to avoid crowds.[2] Some parties launched their pre-candidacies through digital media. Besides that, from this election, the Constitutional Amendment 97/2017 took force, prohibiting party coalitions in legislative elections (federal, state or municipal).[3]

Candidates

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Party Candidate Most recent political office
or occupation
Party Running mate Most recent political office
or occupation
Coalition Electoral number
 

Republicans

 
Lafayette Andrada
State Deputy from Minas Gerais
(since 2019)
 

Republicans

 
Marlei Rodrigues
No prior political office n/a 10
 

Workers' Party (PT)

 
Nilmário Miranda
Secretary of Human Rights
(2003–2005)
 

Workers' Party (PT)

 
Luana de Souza
No prior political office n/a 13
 

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

 
Wanderson Rocha
No prior political office  

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

 
Firminia Rodrigues
No prior political office n/a 16
 

Cidadania

 
João Vítor Xavier
State Deputy from Minas Gerais
(since 2011)

Democrats (DEM)

 
Leonardo Bortoletto
No prior political office True BH
Cidadania, DEM, PSB, PL, PMN, PSL, PODE, PSC, PTB
23

Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)

 
Bruno Engler
State Deputy of Minas Gerais
(since 2019)

Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)

 
Mauro Quintão[a]
No prior political office n/a 28
 

Workers' Cause Party (PCO)

 
Marilia Domingues
No prior political office  

Workers' Cause Party (PCO)

 
Silvanio Vilaça
No prior political office n/a 29
 

New Party (NOVO)

 
Rodrigo Paiva
No prior political office  

New Party (NOVO)

 
Patrícia Albergaria
No prior political office n/a 30
Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB)  
Edmar Xavier
No prior political office Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB)  
Paula Maia
No prior political office n/a 35
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)  
Luisa Barreto
No prior political office Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)  
Juvenal Araújo
Acting Minister of Human Rights
(2018)
n/a 45
 

Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

 
Áurea Carolina
Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais
(since 2019)
Popular Unity (UP)  
Leonardo Péricles
No prior political office Left-wing Front BH in Movement
PSOL, UP, PCB
50

Patriota

 
Marcelo Souza e Silva
No prior political office

Patriota

 
Leandro Moreira
No prior political office n/a 51
 

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

 
Alexandre Kalil
Mayor of Belo Horizonte
(2017–2022)
 

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

 
Fuad Noman
Secretary of Finances
(2017–2020)
Courage and Labour
PSD, MDB, PV, REDE, Avante, PDT, DC, PP
55
 

Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

 
Wadson Ribeiro
Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais
(2011–2019)
 

Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

 
Kátia Vergilio
No prior political office n/a 65

Solidariedade

 
Wendel de Mesquita
State Deputy of Minas Gerais
(since 2019)

Solidariedade

 
Sandra Bini
No prior political office n/a 77
 

Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)

 
Fabiano Cazeca
No prior political office Christian Labour Party (PTC)  
Paula Gomes
No prior political office The Competence BH Needs
PROS, PTC
90

Opinion polls

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Published after the campaign's start

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Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted
Sample
size
Kalil
PSD
Xavier
Cidadania
Carolina
PSOL
Paiva
NOVO
Engler
PRTB
Others Abst.
Undec.
Lead
2020 election 15 Nov 1,237,764 63.36% 9.22% 8.33% 3.63% 9.95% 9.12% 11.12% 53.41%
Datafolha 10–11 Nov 1,036 63% 8% 5% 2% 4% 6% 14% 55%
55% 8% 5% 1% 3% 6% 25% 50%
Ibope 7–9 Nov 1,001 59% 7% 3% 1% 1% 5% 22% 52%
Datafolha 3–4 Nov 868 65% 7% 6% 1% 4% 8% 14% 58%
57% 4% 3% 2% 5% 29% 53%
Ibope 26–29 Oct 1,001 63% 8% 5% 1% 3% 6% 22% 55%
Datatempo/CP2 26–29 Oct 1,500 63.6% 5.5% 3.0% 1.4% 3.4% 7.0% 16.1% 58.1%
58.9% 2.7% 1.9% 0.7% 1.9% 3.3% 30.6% 56.2%
Paraná Pesquisas 20–23 Oct 802 59.5% 8.0% 4.6% 2.0% 3.9% 4.9% 16.9% 50.9%
Datafolha 20–21 Oct 868 60% 7% 5% 1% 3% 8% 14% 53%
49% 3% 3% 2% 5% 37% 46%
RealTime BigData 14–17 Oct 1,050 56% 7% 6% 4% 4% 4% 19% 49%
47% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 45% 45%
Ibope 13–15 Oct 1,001 59% 7% 3% 1% 1% 5% 22% 52%
Datatempo/CP2 12–14 Oct 800 64.8% 4.4% 3.3% 1.2% 1.7% 5.5% 19.4% 60.4%
58.4% 1.5% 1.9% 0.5% 1.0% 2.8% 35.2% 56.5%
Datafolha 5–6 Oct 800 56% 6% 3% 2% 3% 9% 20% 50%
37% 1% 2% 1% 1% 5% 53% 35%
Ibope 30 Sep–2 Oct 805 58% 4% 3% 2% 3% 8% 23% 54%
43% 1% 2% 2% 5% 47% 41%

Published before the campaign's start

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Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted
Sample
size
Kalil
PSD
Xavier
Cidadania
Carolina
PSOL
Paiva
NOVO
Engler
PRTB
Others Abst.
Undec.
Lead
Paraná Pesquisas 25–29 Sep 820 56.5% 6.6% 4.5% 3.0% 2.4% 9.4% 18.1% 49.9%
Paraná Pesquisas 22–25 Jul 820 55.9% 6.5% 4.1% 3.0% 2.1% 7.0% 21.2% 49.4%
56.5% 6.7% 4.4% 3.7% 2.1% 10.6% 21.7% 49.8%

Results

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Mayor

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CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Alexandre Kalil (incumbent)Fuad NomanPSD784,30763.36
Bruno EnglerMauro QuintãoPRTB123,2159.95
João Vítor XavierLeonardo Bortoletto (DEM)Cidadania114,1309.22
Áurea CarolinaLeonardo Péricles (UP)PSOL103,1158.33
Rodrigo PaivaPatricia AlbergariaNOVO44,9773.63
Nilmário MirandaLuana de SouzaPT23,3311.88
Luisa BarretoJuvenal AraújoPSDB17,1611.39
Wendel MesquitaSandra BiniSolidariedade9,2660.75
Lafayette de AndradaMarlei RodriguesRepublicanos7,3270.59
Marcelo Souza e SilvaLeandro MoreiraPatriota4,1050.33
Fabiano CazecaPaula Gomes (PTC)PROS2,5170.20
Wadson RibeiroKátia VergilioPCdoB2,2110.18
Wanderson RochaFirminia RodriguesPSTU9070.07
Edmar XavierPaula MaiaPMB8650.07
Marilia RodriguesAdilson RosaPCO3300.03
Total1,237,764100.00
Valid votes1,237,76488.88
Invalid votes95,5756.86
Blank votes59,2124.25
Total votes1,392,551100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,943,18471.66
Source: G1
Popular vote
Kalil
63.36%
Engler
9.95%
Xavier
9.22%
Carolina
8.33%
Others
9.12%

Municipal Chamber

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party133,87411.546 4
Progressistas78,0126.724 3
Democratic Labour Party74,5546.433 3
Avante61,6745.323 1
New Party60,5755.223 2
Socialism and Liberty Party51,8144.472 
Sustainability Network51,5194.441 1
Solidariedade46,9584.050 
Workers' Party46,2203.982 
Patriota44,7283.862 2
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party42,2023.641 1
Cidadania41,0063.532 2
Republican Party of the Social Order38,5693.321 
Democrats38,4403.311 
Christian Labour Party34,7683.001 
Brazilian Labour Party33,9312.921 
Podemos33,5232.891 7
Party of National Mobilization32,9252.841 2
Social Liberal Party25,8322.231 
Social Christian Party25,3052.181 
Liberal Party22,4241.931 
Brazilian Democratic Movement21,7241.871 1
Brazilian Social Democracy Party21,4041.841 1
Republicanos20,6421.781 1
Brazilian Socialist Party19,1081.650 3
Christian Democracy18,4671.590 
Communist Party of Brazil17,1381.480 1
Green Party14,2891.230 
Popular Unity5,2030.450New
United Socialist Workers' Party1,6750.140 
Brazilian Communist Party1,4490.120 
Workers' Cause Party1930.020 
Total1,160,145100.0041
Valid votes1,160,14583.82
Invalid votes113,3068.19
Blank votes110,7058.00
Total votes1,384,156100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,943,18471.23
Source: G1

Notes

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  1. ^ Quintão replaced Colonel Cláudia Romualdo (PRTB) after her candidacy for Vice Mayor was rejected by the Regional Electoral Court.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mazieiro, Guilherme (1 July 2020). "Câmara aprova o adiamento das eleições 2020 para novembro". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ Pontes, Felipe (4 June 2020). "TSE autoriza convenções partidárias virtuais para eleição desse ano". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ Garcia, Gustavo (4 October 2017). "Congresso promulga emenda que extingue coligações em 2020 e cria cláusula de barreira". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Justiça Eleitoral rejeita chapa de Bruno Engler com Coronel Cláudia para a disputa da Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte". G1 (in Portuguese). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.