As the 2024 municipal elections approach, RenovaBR presents a summary of the leaders who are ready to run for various positions across the country.
The students are not just aspiring political leaders; they are citizens who have undergone a rigorous training process, guided by principles of ethics, transparency and commitment to the public interest.
RenovaBR leadership applications in numbers
The leaders formed are present in 680 municipalities throughout Brazil with a total of 1,470 candidates. Among them, 1,271 will run for the position of councilor, 139 for mayor and 60 will run for vice-mayor. Among the candidates for the Executive, 10 are running for mayor and 6 for vice-mayor, all distributed in 12 capitals, in the following cities: Aracaju (SE), Boa Vista (RR), Belo Horizonte (MG), Campo Grande (MS), Fortaleza (CE), Florianópolis (SC), Goiânia (GO), Macapá (AP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Recife (PE), São Luís (MA) and São Paulo (SP).
In total, 1,144 candidates are running outside the capitals, while 326 are running in the capitals. These candidates are distributed across all 26 states of Brazil, with a regional distribution that reflects the diversity of the country: 51% are in the Southeast, 21% in the Northeast, 16% in the South, 6% in the Center-West and 6% in the North.
Among the candidates for the Executive in the capitals, the following stand out: Tabata Amaral and Marina Helena in São Paulo (SP), Delegate Danielle Garcia and Niully Campos in Aracaju (SE), Camila Jara and Beto Pereira in Campo Grande (MS), Gabriel Azevedo in Belo Horizonte (MG), Matheus Ribeiro in Goiânia (GO), Carol Sponza in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Maryanne Mattos as deputy mayor of Topázio in Florianópolis (SC) and Duarte Júnior in São Luís (MA).
In other municipalities, the following stand out: Loreny Roberto and Sérgio Victor in Taubaté (SP), Lucas Scaramussa in Linhares (ES), Gerson Pessoa in Osasco (SP), Adriano Silva in Joinville (SC), André Vechi in Brusque (SC) and Kayo Amado in São Vicente (SP).
Furthermore, the leadership is distributed among 26 parties in Brazil, which reinforces the political plurality of the organization. The Novo party leads with 168 candidates, followed by the PSD with 126, MDB with 115 and PSB with 108. Other significant parties include PP (104), União Brasil (107), PL (101) and Republicanos (95).
Diversity
The racial diversity among the RenovaBR group is striking, with 42,31% of the candidates self-declaring as black, brown or indigenous. Only 0.48% of the candidates did not disclose this information.
Furthermore, the gender distribution in RenovaBR was established at 40% of women and 60% of men, standing out in relation to the national average. According to data from the TSE (2024), 155 thousand candidacies are from women, representing 34% of the total.
In terms of age range, they span multiple generations, mostly ranging from 18 to 65 years old. Specifically, 4.35% of the candidates are between 18 and 24 years old, 32.86% are between 25 and 34 years old, 39.05% are between 35 and 44 years old, 17.82% are between 45 and 54 years old, 4.97% are between 55 and 64 years old, and 0.75% are between 65 and 75 years old.
Applications in 2020
In 2020, RenovaBR had 1,069 leaders running for elected office, with a diverse distribution. Among the positions, 123 ran for mayor, 31 for vice-mayor and 915 for city councilor. In the capitals, the total number of candidacies was 353, of which 334 were for city councilors, 14 for mayors and 5 for vice-mayors.
These candidates represented 472 municipalities in 26 states, distributed among 29 parties. Furthermore, diversity was increasing, with 30% of the candidacies occupied by women (314) and 37% by black, brown and indigenous people (393).
Check out the list of RenovaBR leaders who will compete for the Executive in the capitals:
Candidates for mayor in capital cities:
- Beto Pereira (PSDB) – Campo Grande (MS)
- Camila Jara (PT) – Campo Grande (MS)
- Carol Sponza (NEW) – Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- Delegate Danielle (MDB) – Aracaju (SE)
- Duarte Junior (PSB) – Sao Luis (MA)
- Gabriel Azevedo (MDB) – Belo Horizonte (MG)
- Marina Helena (NEW) – Sao Paulo (SP)
- Matheus Ribeiro (PSDB) – Goiania (GO)
- Niully Campos (PSOL) – Aracaju (SE)
- Tabata Amaral (PSB) – Sao Paulo (SP)
Candidates for vice-mayor in capital cities:
- Alice Gabino (REDE) – Recife (PE)
- Colonel Pereira (PRTB) – Sao Luis (MA)
- Cindy Carvalho (REDE) – Fortaleza (CE)
- Daniela Fortunato (NEW) – Macapá (AP)
- Maryanne Mattos (PL) – Florianopolis (SC)
- Yano Rodrigues (REDE) – Boa Vista (RR)
