Lucas Pavanato and Nikolas Ferreira are the most voted federal deputies in the history of Brazil

São Paulo councilor Lucas Pavanato (PL) and federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) are the most voted federal deputies in history, both with more than 2.5 million votes even before the total vote count in Minas Gerais and the state of São Paulo.

The previous record was held by Eduardo Bolsonaro, who received 1.84 million votes in the 2018 race but did not run this year because he was in self-exile in the United States.

In third place, federal deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) totals 1.33 million votes.

Bolsonaro influencer, Lucas Pavanato was the most voted councilor in São Paulo in 2024, with 160 thousand votes. He began his career as a political advisor to Fernando Holiday, former São Paulo councilor for the PL.

Nikolas Ferreira is one of the stars of Bolsonarism and was one of the most prominent opposition parliamentarians during this term of President Lula (PT). With 22.4 million followers on Instagram, he is among the political figures with the greatest digital reach in Brazil.

For her part, Erika Hilton is among the first two trans women to occupy a deputy seat in the Chamber. She also has strong work on social media and is notable for presenting the proposed amendment to the constitution that ends the 6x1 work schedule.

Trajectory

Born in Sorocaba, Pavanato is 28 years old, a businessman and administrator. He entered politics during the demonstrations for the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff and, in 2018, he became an intern for then councilor Fernando Holiday, in São Paulo.

In 2022, he ran for state deputy for Novo, with 36.2 thousand votes and was a substitute. The following year, he joined the PL and, in 2024, he was the most voted councilor in the country, with 161.3 thousand votes for the São Paulo Chamber.

In recent years, Pavanato made a name for himself with videos of confrontations at universities in São Paulo, which led to an investigation by the São Paulo Public Ministry for possible abuse of power and damage to the treasury. Trans people are a frequent target of their publications.

Born in Belo Horizonte, Nikolas Ferreira turned 30 in May. He has a degree in law and was the second most voted councilor in the capital of Minas Gerais before arriving at the Chamber.

In 2022, at the age of 26, he was the most voted deputy that year, with 1.4 million votes and was behind only Eduardo Bolsonaro (1.8 million in 2018) and Enéas Carneiro (1.5 million in 2022) in the historical ranking.

Throughout his term, he became the main digital name on the right and today has 22.4 million followers on Instagram. His video about Pix taxation, in January 2025, had more than 130 million views in 24 hours.

Erika Hilton grew up on the outskirts of greater São Paulo and lived on the streets during her adolescence. She was elected for the first time in 2018, as part of the PSOL Activist bench at Alesp (Legislative Assembly of São Paulo). She was elected councilor in 2020 and federal deputy in 2022, with 256 thousand votes.

The defense of the LGBTQIA+ community and the fight against social inequalities are some of its flags. In March 2026, she was elected president of the Women's Rights Committee in the Chamber.