Candidates sponsored by political leaders are also in the spotlight.In PSOL, Deborah Lima and Amanda Pascual are linked to Guilherme Bols and Congresswoman Erika Hilton – the most voted candidate for PSOL in 2020 – respectively. In PL, former Jovem Pan commentator Zoe Martinez is supported by former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro.
At PSB, Tabata Amaral praised lawyer Mayara Torres.The two were together in the debate promoted by Estadão on Wednesday (14). The union is betting on the candidacy of Pastor Sandra Alves to win more seats.
In the quest for re-election, veterans are also helping to find votes.Aurelio Nomura (PSD), Eliseo Gabriel (PSB), Paulo Frang (MDB) and Roberto Triboli (PV) have been in the Chamber of Deputies for 20 years and could get good votes. Councillors like Silvia da Bancada Feminista (PSOL), Thami Miranda (PSD), André Santos (Republicans) and Rut Costa (PL) are among the politicians who got the best votes in 2020 and are seeking re-election in this election.
There are withdrawals due to the way candidates are elected.In order to become a council member, a candidate must obtain at least 10% of the electoral quotient. The quotient is the result of dividing the number of valid votes for the position by the number of available vacancies. In the case of the São Paulo City Council, there are 55.
Another condition for election is that the candidate must be among the party's candidates who receive the most votes.This is necessary because the distribution of seats to be occupied by each party is based on the party quotient, which is the indicator that results from dividing the number of votes of the party or union by the electoral quotient.
In 2020, São Paulo (SP) had an electoral quotient of 92,738.In total, there were about 5 million valid votes for the councillor, a position for which there were 55 vacancies. At the time, the candidate with the fewest votes was Rinaldi Digilio (then from the PSL party, now União Brasil), with 13,673 votes – above the 10% threshold that year.
