There are 10,224 candidacies from black or brown people, compared to 9,974 from white people, in a total of 20,496 records presented for the positions of president, governor, senator, federal deputy, state deputy and district deputy, in addition to vices and substitutes. The difference between the two groups is 250 candidacies (see below the racial distribution of candidacies by position, gender and party).
The deadline for parties, federations and coalitions to submit candidacy registration requests ended at 7pm this Saturday (15). The numbers may still change as the Electoral Court processes and analyzes the requests, in addition to possible replacements of candidates.
The combined participation of black and brown people went from 50.3% in the 2022 general elections to 49.9% in 2026. In absolute numbers, there were 14,712 candidacies from black or brown people in 2022, among 29,262 registrations.
Separately, there are 7,430 brown people and represent 36.3% of this year's applications. Blacks number 2,794, or 13.6%. There are also 191 indigenous candidates, 0.9% of the total, and 107 yellow candidates, 0.5%.
White candidates account for 48.7% of registrations. In 2022, it was 48.2%. The participation of brown people went from 36.2% to 36.3%, while that of black people went from 14.1% to 13.6%.
Indigenous people went from 186 candidates in 2022 to 191 this year. Based on the previous election, another 120 records did not have information on color or race and 29 appeared as “non-disclosable”.
Participation of black and brown people varies by position
Of the 13 candidates for President in 2026, three are black or mixed race. They represent 23.1% of the total. The other ten declared themselves white.
In 2022, there were also three black or brown candidates among the same 13 registrations, the same percentage of 23.1%.
In disputes for state governments, there are 79 black or mixed race candidates among 195 candidates, or 40.5%. The percentage was similar in 2022, when the two groups represented 40.2%, with 90 applications out of a total of 224.
For the Senate, black and brown people correspond to 37.1% of candidates this year: there are 117 out of 315 registrations. In 2022, they represented 32.5%, with 79 applications out of a total of 243.
Participation increases when vice vacancies are considered. There are five black or brown people among the 13 candidates for vice president, or 38.5%. In 2022, there were four, equivalent to 30.8%.
Among the candidates for vice-governor, black and brown people are 89 out of a total of 196 and reach 45.4%. Four years ago, they occupied 38.8% of these applications.
In the alternates to the Senate, blacks and browns make up 40.6% of the candidates for first alternate and 53.6% of those competing for second alternate. In 2022, the percentages were, respectively, 41.2% and 45.7%.
Proportional candidacies concentrate the majority of registrations and present a slightly higher participation of black and brown people than that seen in the election as a whole.
The two groups occupy 9,631 of the 19,127 candidacies for federal, state or district deputy in 2026, equivalent to 50.4%. In 2022, there were 14,203 among 27,977 records, or 50.8%.
Participation varies between the three disputes:
among candidates for federal deputy, the presence of black and brown people increased from 48.3% to 48.5%;
for state deputy, it fell from 52.2% to 51.3%;
for district deputy, it increased from 54.6% to 58.6%.
Black and brown people are the majority among candidates for state and district deputy. In the race for federal deputy, white people represent a slightly larger portion: they make up 49.9% of registrations, compared to 48.5% for black and mixed race people.
Applications by gender
The division of records by gender shows that black and brown women are the majority among female candidates, but not among men.
Of the total of 7,134 female candidates, 3,731 are from black or brown women, equivalent to 52.3%. In 2022, there were 5,238, or 53% of women who ran that year.
Among the 13,362 male candidates, 6,493 are black or mixed race, or 48.6%. Whites represent 50.1% of male candidates.
Considering only women candidates in 2026, 45.9% are white, 35% are brown, 17.3% are black, 1.2% are indigenous and 0.6% are yellow.
The participation of black people is higher among female candidates. Black women represent 17.3% of candidates, while black men make up 11.7% of candidates. The proportion of brown people is 35% among women and 36.9% among men.
Participation of blacks and browns varies between parties
Blacks and browns represent at least half of the candidacies in 19 of the 30 parties participating in the 2026 elections.
The PCB has the highest proportion, with 15 black or brown candidates among 23 registrations, or 65.2%. Next comes Mobiliza, with 63.6%; Network, with 62.9%; PSOL, with 61.8%; Solidarity, with 61.5%; and Avante, with 60.2%.
In absolute numbers, the MDB has the largest number of black or brown candidates: there are 636 out of 1,386 registrations, or 45.9%. Next come Republicans, with 631; PDT, with 622; PL, with 615; We can, with 594; and Avante, with 572.
See the participation of black and brown people in each party, in alphabetical order:
Act: 268 black or brown candidates among 457 registrations, or 58.6%;
Forward: 572 out of 950, or 60.2%;
Citizenship: 79 out of 146, or 54.1%;
DC: 388 out of 754, or 51.5%;
Democrat: 241 out of 403, or 59.8%;
MDB: 636 out of 1,386, or 45.9%;
Mission: 205 out of 541, or 37.9%;
Mobilizes: 362 out of 569, or 63.6%;
New: 554 out of 1,293, or 42.8%;
PCB: 15 out of 23, or 65.2%;
PCdoB: 87 out of 146, or 59.6%;
PCO: 74 out of 146, or 50.7%;
PDT: 622 out of 1,095, or 56.8%;
PL: 615 out of 1,624, or 37.9%;
We can: 594 out of 1,214, or 48.9%;
PP: 281 out of 709, or 39.6%;
PRD: 258 out of 485, or 53.2%;
PRTB: 5 out of 10, or 50%;
PSB: 484 out of 957, or 50.6%;
PSD: 478 out of 1,115, or 42.9%;
PSDB: 506 out of 1,063, or 47.6%;
PSOL: 486 out of 787, or 61.8%;
PSTU: 61 out of 126, or 48.4%;
PT: 542 out of 1,095, or 49.5%;
PV: 123 out of 232, or 53%;
Network: 220 out of 350, or 62.9%;
Republicans: 631 out of 1,295, or 48.7%;
Solidarity: 313 out of 509, or 61.5%;
Union: 420 out of 828, or 50.7%;
UP: 104 out of 188, or 55.3%.
Among the parties that contested the two elections, the participation of black and brown people increased in Rede, from 54.2% to 62.9%, and in Solidariedade, from 49.1% to 61.5%. In PSOL, it remained practically stable, going from 61.5% to 61.8%.
In PT, the proportion fell from 50% to 49.5%. In MDB, it fell from 50.9% to 45.9%; in PL, from 42.8% to 37.9%; and in PP, from 46.5% to 39.6%.
