White Men and Entrepreneurs Make up the Majority Among Candidates in the 2026 Elections

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Electronic ballot box for voting in the Brazilian elections Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil Entrepreneurs are the largest group among the specific occupations declared by the candidates in the 2026 elections. All in all, 2,579 competitors — 12.53% of the total — said to carry out this activity, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). They only fall behind the generic category "Others", which concentrates 2,722 candidates (13.23…

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The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) counted 20,530 applications for registration of candidacy for this year's elections - 8,732 less than in the 2022 lawsuit...