Jeffrey Chiquini is the most voted federal deputy in the history of Paraná

Jeffrey Chiquini — Photo: Disclosure

Candidate Jeffrey Chiquini, from the Novo party, was the candidate for federal deputy with the most votes in Paraná in the 2026 elections.

Until 8:43 pm, when the polls were 99.75% counted, he had a total of more than 424 thousand votes, equivalent to 6.82% of the valid votes.

The number represents a historic record in the state. Until then, the federal deputy elected with the highest number of votes in Paraná had been the current governor, Ratinho Junior; in 2010, when he contested the election for the PSC. Ratinho Junior received 358,924 votes in that election. Find out more below.

Born in Curitiba, Jeffrey Chiquini da Costa is 36 years old, married and father of two children. This was the first time he contested elections.

The elected candidate has been a lawyer since 2013, specialist in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Master in Criminal Law. In addition to working as a lawyer, Chiquini is also a professor of Criminal Procedural Law at the Federal Judiciary School of Paraná.

He gained national prominence during the trial for undemocratic acts on January 8, when he defended Filipe Martins, former advisor to former president Jair Bolsonaro. Martins was sentenced to 21 years in prison for an attempted coup d'état by the First Panel of the STF and is imprisoned in the Ponta Grossa Public Prison.

The lawyer is active on social media, where he declared his support for the candidates Flavio Bolsonaro (PL), for the presidency; Deltan Dallagnol (Novo) and Filipe Barros (PL), to the Senate; and Sergio Moro (PL), for the government of Paraná.

To the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), he declared that he had R$6,415,000 in assets. Until this Sunday (4), the candidate recorded that he received a total of R$ 2,219,881.78 in resources for the campaign, and that he spent R$ 886,509.18.

Chiquini was the candidate for federal deputy with the most votes in the history of Paraná

Jeffrey Chiquini — Photo: Globo / Disclosure

With more than 424 thousand votes, Jeffrey Chiquini (Novo) was the candidate for federal deputy with the most votes in the history of Paraná. See results from previous years below:

2022: with 344,917 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Deltan Dallagnol (Podemos);

2018: with 314,963 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Sergeant Fahur (PSD);

2014: with 200,144 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Christiane Yared (PTN);

2010: with 358,924 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Ratinho Junior (PSC);

2006: with 210,674 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Gustavo Fruet (PSDB);

2002: with 141,907 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Affonso Camargo (PSDB);

1998: with 226,686 votes, the candidate with the most votes was Rafael Greca (PFL).

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