2020 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election

The 2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November 2020[1] to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, and 51 city councillors for the administration of the city. On the 29 November 2020 run-off election, former mayor Eduardo Paes, of the Democrats (DEM), defeated incumbent mayor Marcelo Crivella of the Republicans (REP), who lost his bid for re-election.[2]

2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election
15 November 2020 (2020-11-15) (first round)
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) (second round)
Mayoral election
Opinion polls
Turnout67.21% (first round)
64.55% (second round)
 
Candidate Eduardo Paes Marcelo Crivella
Party DEM REP
Alliance The Certainty of a Better Rio With God, for the Family and for Rio
Running mate Nilton Caldeira Andréa Firmo
Popular vote 1,629,319 913,700
Percentage 64.07% 35.93%
Mayor before election

Marcelo Crivella
REP

 Elected Mayor

Eduardo Paes
DEM

Parliamentary election
Party Leader % Seats ±
Municipal Chamber
REP 11.07 7 +4
PSOL Tarcísio Motta 10.95 7 +1
DEM 10.37 7 +3
PSD 4.65 3 +1
PT Reimont Otoni 4.43 3 +1
AVANTE 4.40 3 +2
PL 4.17 2 +2
CDN 3.81 3 +3
PSC Elitusalem Gomes 3.78 2 -1
PTB 3.23 2 -1
SDD 2.89 1 -1
PMN 2.75 1 -1
PSL 2.53 1 +1
PDT Fernando William 2.37 1 -1
PTC 2.27 1 +1
DC 2.27 1 +1
MDB 1.84 1 -9
PSDB 0.73 0 -3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Candidates

Candidates in runoff
# Party Mayoral candidate Political office(s) Vice-Mayoral candidate Coalition
10
Republicans (REP)
Marcelo Crivella (REP) Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2017-present; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 2003-2017, Minister for Fishing and Aquaculture 2012-2014
Andréa Firmo (REP)
With God, for the Family and for Rio
REP, PATRI, SD, PODE, PP, PRTB, PTC, PMN
25
Democrats (DEM)
Eduardo Paes (DEM) Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2017; State Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Leisure of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2008; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1999–2007; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–1999; Sub-Mayor of Barra da Tijuca and Jacarepaguá 1993–1997.
Nilton Caldeira (PL)
The Certainty of a Better Rio
DEM, PL, PSDB, PV, DC, AVANTE, CDN

Candidates failing to make runoff
# Party Mayoral candidate Political office(s) Vice-Mayoral candidate Coalition
12
Democratic Labour Party (PDT)
Martha Rocha (PDT) State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2015–present
Anderson Quack (PSB)
United for Rio
PDT, PSB
13
Workers' Party (PT)
Benedita da Silva (PT) Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1987–95, 2011–present; Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2002–03; Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro 1999–2002; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 1995–1998; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1983–1987
Rejane de Almeida (PCdoB)
It's the People's Time
PT, PCdoB
15
Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
Paulo Messina (MDB) City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2017-present
Sheila Barbosa (MDB)
MDB
16
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)
Cyro Garcia (PSTU) Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1993; President of the Rio de Janeiro Bank Clerks' Union 1989-1990, 1991-1993, 1996-1997; President of the Rio de Janeiro branch of the United Socialist Workers' Party, 1994-present
Elisa Guimarães (PSTU)
PSTU
17
Social Liberal Party (PSL)
Luiz Lima (PSL) Federal Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present
Fernando Veloso (PSD)
Rio Has Options
PSL, PSD
18
Sustainability Network (REDE)
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello (REDE) President of Flamengo Rowing Club 2013-2018
Andrea Gouvêa Vieira (REDE)
REDE
20
Social Christian Party (PSC)
Glória Heloiza (PSC) Judge of the 2nd Court of the Childhood, Youth and the Elderly of the Justice Court of Rio de Janeiro 1996-2020
Mauro Santos (PSC)
Social Christian Party (PSC)
29
Workers' Cause Party (PCO)
 Henrique Simonard (PCO) Student activist
Caetano Sigiliano (PCO)
PCO
30
New Party (NOVO)
Fred Luz (NOVO) CEO of Flamengo Rowing Club 2014-2018
Giselle Gomes (NOVO)
NOVO
35
Party of the Brazilian Woman (PMB)
 Sued Haidar (PMB) President of the Party of the Brazilian Woman 2015-present
Jéssica Natalino (PMB)
PMB
50
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
Renata Souza (PSOL) State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present
Íbis Silva Pereira (PSOL)
A Rio of Hope
PSOL, PCB, UP
90
Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)
Clarissa Garotinho (PROS) Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 2015-present; State Secretary for Development, Employment and Innovation 2017-2018; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2011-2015; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2009-2011
Jorge Coutinho (PROS)
PROS

Withdrawn candidates
  • Alessandro Molon (PSB) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 2011; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2003–2011. Candidate for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2016.[3][4]
  • Arolde de Oliveira (PSD) - Senator from Rio de Janeiro since 2019; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1984-2019.[5][4]
  • Bruno Kazuhiro (DEM) - National President of the Democrats' Youth since 2014.[6][4]
  • Cabo Daciolo (PL) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 2015−2019. Candidate for President of Brazil in 2018.[7][4][8]
  • Carlo Caiado (DEM) - City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2013-2019; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro since 2019.[6][4]
  • Hélio Lopes (PSL) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 2019.[9][10][4]
  • Hugo Leal (PSD) - Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro 2007-present; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 1999-2006.
  • Luiz Paulo Corrêa da Silva (PSDB) - State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro since 2003; Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro 1995–1999.[2][4]
  • Marcelo Calero (CDN) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 2019; Minister of Culture 2016.[11]
  • Marcelo Freixo (PSOL) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 2019; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2019.[2][10][4][12]
  • Mariana Ribas (PSDB) - Municipal Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro; Director of Ancine 2018−2019.[10][13][14][4]
  • Otoni de Paula (PSC) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 2019; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2017-2019.[15][16][4]
  • Paulo Marinho (PSDB) - Businessman.[17][18]
  • Paulo Rabello de Castro (PSC) - Former president of BNDES 2017-2018; former president of IBGE 2016-2017.[19][4]
  • Pedro Fernandes Neto (PSC) - State Secretary of Education of Rio de Janeiro since 2019; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2019; Municipal Secretary of Social Assistance and Human Rights of Rio de Janeiro 2017–2018; State Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation and Social Development of Rio de Janeiro 2017; State Secretary of Social Assistance and Human Rights of Rio de Janeiro 2014, 2017; Municipal Secretary of the Environment of Rio de Janeiro 2008.[2][15][4]
  • Rodrigo Amorim (PSL - State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro since 2019.[2][20]
  • Indio da Costa (Independent) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 2007–2011, 2015–2019; Municipal Secretary of Urbanism, Infrastructure and Housing of Rio de Janeiro 2017–2018; Municipal Secretary of Administration of Rio de Janeiro 2001–2006; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–2006.[2]

Opinion polls
Polling aggregates
Active candidates
  Eduardo Paes (DEM)
  Marcelo Crivella (REP)
  Martha Rocha (PDT)
  Benedita da Silva (PT)
  Luiz Lima (PSL)
  Renata Souza (PSOL)
  Others
  Abstentions/Undecided

Published after the campaign's start
Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Paes
DEM		 Crivella
REP		 Rocha
PDT		 Silva
PT		 Mello
REDE		 Garotinho
PROS		 Lima
PSL		 Souza
PSOL		 Garcia
PSTU		 Messina
MDB		 Luz
NOVO		 Heloiza
PSC		 Haidar
PMB		 Simonard
PCO		 Abst.
Undec.		 Lead
2020 Election 15 Nov 2,633,322 37.01% 21.90% 11.30% 11.27% 2.48% 0.46% 6.85% 3.24% 0.11% 2.93% 1.76% 0.52% 0.15% 0.02% 19.23% 15.11%
Ibope (exit poll) 15 Nov[lower-alpha 1] 5,000 33% 17% 9% 12% 2% 1% 5% 2% <1% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% 15% 16%
IBOPE 12–14 Nov 1,204 35% 14% 9% 11% 3% 0% 5% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 16% 21%
Paraná Pesquisas 29 Oct–1 Nov 910 27.7% 14.1% 14% 8.2% 3.2% 1.2% 4.2% 1.9% 0.7% 1.2% 1.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 21.8% 13.6%
RealTime BigData 26–28 Oct 1,000 31% 12% 13% 10% 3% 3% 4% 4% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 15% 18%
IBOPE 28–30 Oct 1,204 32% 14% 14% 9% 2% 0% 4% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 20% 18%
Datafolha[21] 20–21 Oct 1,008 28% 13% 13% 10% 3% 1% 4% 5% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 20% 15%
RealTime BigData 14–17 Oct 1,050 31% 11% 9% 7% 3% 1% 2% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 32% 20%
IBOPE 13–15 Oct 1,001 30% 12% 8% 7% 3% 1% 3% 3% 2% 1% 0% 0% - 0% 28% 18%
RealTime Big Data 13–15 Oct 1,000 31% 15% 12% 10% 5% 3% 2% 3% 0% 1% 1% 0% <1% <1% 24% 16%
DataFolha 5–6 Oct 900 30% 14% 10% 8% 3% 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% <1% <1% <1% 25% 16%
IBOPE 30 Sep–2 Oct 805 27% 12% 8% 7% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 35% 15%
Exame/Ideia 25–29 Sep 800 26% 17% 12% 10% 4% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 22% 9%
Paraná Pesquisas 20–24 Sep 910 25.1% 13.6% 11.8% 7.3% 3.6% 2.2% 1.9% 1,6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% 28.0% 11.5%

Published before the campaign's start
Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Paes
DEM		 Crivella
REP		 Rocha
PDT		 Daciolo
PL		 Alencar
PSOL		 Motta
PSOL		 Freixo
PSOL		 Molon
PSB/REDE		 Mello
REDE		 Silva
PT		 Others Abst.
Undec.		 Lead
Paraná Pesquisas 15–19 Aug 910 29.5% 15.7% 10.1% 5.2% - – - – - 7.4% 7.7% 24.5% 14.5%
28.6% 15.4% 9.3% 5.1% – – - - - 7.0% 11.9% 22.9% 13.2%
Instituto VER 20–23 May 1,000 31.3% 10.8% 6.8% – 4.5% – – 2.9% – 2.1% 2.2% 39.3% 20.5%
25.1% 9.6% 6.0% – – 3.8% – 3.1% – 6.6% 1.5% 42.8% 15.5%
15 Mar 2020 Marcelo Freixo drops out of the race
Paraná Pesquisas 14–19 Mar 910 27.9% 13.1% 10.1% – – – 13.4% – 3.6% 4.3% 7.5% 20.9% 14.5%
29.5% 13.1% 12.0% – – – 14.5% – 4.3% – 4.0% 22.6% 15.0%
Datafolha 11–13 Dec 2019 872 22% 8% 7% – – – 18% 2% 6% 4% 5% 27% 3%
2016 election 2 Oct 2016 – – 27.78% – – – – 18.26% 1.43% – – 52.50% 18.27% 9.52%

Second round
Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Paes
DEM		 Crivella
REP		 Abst.
Undec.		 Lead
2020 election 29 Nov – 64.07% 35.93% 18.80% 28.14%
Ibope 23–25 Nov 1,001 53% 28% 19% 25%
Datafolha 16–18 Nov 1,254 54% 21% 25% 33%
Ibope 16–18 Nov 1,001 53% 23% 23% 30%
RealTime Big Data/CNN Brasil 16–17 Nov 1,050 71% 29% – 43%

Debates

First Round
Date Host Moderator Bandeira de Mello (REDE) Benedita da Silva (PT) Clarissa Garotinho (PROS) Eduardo Paes (DEM) Fred Luz (NOVO) Glória Heloíza (PSC) Luiz Lima (PSL) Marcelo Crivella (REP) Martha Rocha (PDT) Paulo Messina (MDB) Renata Souza (PSOL) Cyro Garcia (PSTU) Henrique Simonard (PCO) Suêd Haidar (PMB)
1 October Band Carlos Andreazza Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Not invited Not invited Not invited
31 October SBT Cancelled[22]
8 November RecordTV Cancelled
10 November CNN Brazil Cancelled
13 November Rede Globo Cancelled
  • Note: According to Law no. 13,488/2017, TV and radio hosts are obligated to invite candidates from parties with, at least, five representatives in the National Congress. Invitation for other candidates is optional.[23]

Second Round
Date Host Moderator Eduardo Paes (DEM) Marcelo Crivella (REP)
17 November CNN Brazil Carol Nogueira Absent Present
19 November Rede Bandeirantes Mariana Procópio Present Present
26 November Rede Globo Ana Paula Araújo Present Present

Municipal Chamber

The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:

Affiliation Members
Elected[24] Current[25]
MDB 10 1
PSOL 6 6
DEM 4 8
REP 3 6
PSDB 3 0
PSC 3 3
PTB 3 1
PT 2 2
PDT 2 2
PP 2 6
SDD 2 2
PHS 2 0
PSD 2 3
PMN 2 1
NOVO 1 0
PROS 1 1
PATRI 1 1
Avante 1 1
PODE 1 2
DC 0 1
CDN 0 2
PL 0 1
PTC 0 1
Total 51

Results

Mayor
Candidate[26] Party Running mate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Eduardo Paes DEM Nilton Caldeira PL 974,804 37.01 1,629,319 64.07
Marcelo Crivella REP Andréa Firmo PRTB 576,825 21.90 913,700 35.93
Martha Rocha PDT Anderson Quack PSB 297,751 11.30
Benedita da Silva PT Rejane de Almeida PCdoB 296,847 11.27
Luiz Lima PSL Fernando Veloso PSD 180,336 6.85
Renata Souza PSOL Íbis Pereira da Silva PSOL 85,272 3.24
Paulo Messina MDB Sheila Barbosa MDB 77,093 2.93
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello REDE Andréa Gouvêa Vieira REDE 65,296 2.48
Fred Luz NOVO Giselle Gomes NOVO 46,246 1.76
Glória Heloíza Lima PSC Mauro Santos PSC 13,816 0.52
Clarissa Garotinho PROS Jorge Coutinho PROS 12,178 0.46
Suêd Haidar PMB Jessica Natalino PMB 3,833 0.15
Cyro Garcia PSTU Elisa Guimarães PSTU 3,025 0.11
Henrique Simonard PCO Caetano Sigiliano PCO 589 0.02
Invalid/blank votes 627,100 – 588,714 –
Total 3,261,011 100 3,131,733 100
Registered voters/turnout 4,851,886 67.21 4,851,886 64.55
Popular vote (first round)
Paes
 
 37.01%
Crivella
 
 21.90%
Rocha
 
 11.30%
Silva
 
 11.27%
Lima
 
 6.85%
Souza
 
 3.24%
Others
 
 8.42%
Popular vote (second round)
Paes
 
 64.07%
Crivella
 
 35.93%

Municipal Chamber
Municipal Chamber elect in 2020
Party Municipal Chamber
Votes % Seats +/–
Republicanos 292,202 11.07 7 3
Socialism and Liberty Party 289,102 10.95 7 1
Democrats 273,752 10.37 7 3
Social Democratic Party 122,715 4.65 3 1
Workers' Party 117,053 4.43 3 1
Avante 116,247 4.40 3 2
Progressistas 112,510 4.26 2
Liberal Party 110,152 4.17 2 2
Cidadania 100,458 3.81 2 2
Social Christian Party 99,891 3.78 2 1
Brazilian Labour Party 85,236 3.23 2 1
Solidariedade 76,382 2.89 1 1
New Party 74,445 2.82 1
Party of National Mobilization 72,598 2.75 1 1
Patriota 67,843 2.57 1
Social Liberal Party 66,895 2.53 1 1
Democratic Labour Party 62,473 2.37 1 1
Christian Labour Party 66,009 2.27 1 1
Podemos 59,865 2.27 1
Christian Democracy 59,836 2.27 1 1
Brazilian Democratic Movement 48,522 1.84 1 9
Republican Party of the Social Order 46,462 1.76 1
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 37,073 1.40 0
Brazilian Socialist Party 35,806 1.36 0
Party of the Brazilian Woman 27,506 1.04 0
Communist Party of Brazil 27,042 1.02 0
Brazilian Social Democracy Party 19,365 0.73 0 3
Sustainability Network 15,038 0.57 0
Green Party 6,402 0.24 0
Popular Unity 3,754 0.14 0 New
Brazilian Communist Party 3,467 0.13 0
Unified Workers' Socialist Party 1,354 0.05 0
Workers' Cause Party 0 0.00 0
Invalied/blank votes 621,708 – – –
Total 3,261,011 100.0 51 –
Registered voters/turnout 4,851,886 67.21 – –

Notes
  1. Exit poll conducted on election day.

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