Councilor Lucas Pavanato de Oliveira (PL) is the most voted federal deputy in the history of São Paulo. — Photo: Disclosure
Councilor Lucas Pavanato de Oliveira (PL) is the most voted federal deputy in the history of São Paulo. With just over 90% of the ballots counted in the state, he reached the mark of 2.8 million votes won (see full count here).
Pavanato surpassed the mark of 1,843,735 votes achieved by Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL), in 2018, when he was the most voted deputy in the history of São Paulo.
File Photo: Representative Eduardo Bolsonaro talks to Reuters about his efforts to pressure Brazil to suspend the trial of his father, the right-wing former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, in Washington, D.C., USA, on August 14, 2025 — Photo: REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak/File Photo
Aged 28, born in Sorocaba, in the interior of São Paulo, he describes himself as a businessman and administrator.
His political career began in São José dos Campos, the city where his family settled, initially working in his hometown and, later, in São Paulo, where he had already been the city's most voted councilor in 2024.
Who is Lucas Pavanato?
A former member of the MBL, he became actively involved in politics, participating in demonstrations for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff (PT).
In 2022, he ran for a state deputy seat, obtaining more than 36 thousand votes and winning the substitute seat.
After the 2022 elections, he aligned himself with the Liberal Party (PL), getting closer to great figures such as President Bolsonaro and Nikolas Ferreira.
In 2024, he was elected the most voted councilor in São Paulo, with more than 160 thousand votes, a victory that consolidated his political trajectory.
In the 2026 election, he appeared during election hours alongside federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL), who was asking for votes for his colleague in Brasília.
Nikolas Ferreira is also one of the most voted federal deputies in the history of Brazil in 2026.
SP's most voted deputies
Candidates Lucas Pavanato (PL), Erika Hilton (PSOL), Sâmia Bomfim (PSOL) and Kim Kataguiri (Missão) were elected the most voted federal deputies in São Paulo in 2026. — Photo: Montagem/g1/Disclosure
Voters in São Paulo defined this Sunday (4) the 70 federal deputies who will represent the state in the Chamber of Deputies from the next term onwards, which begins on January 1, 2027. (see the count here).
With 90% of the ballots counted, candidates Lucas Pavanato (PL), Erika Hilton (PSOL), Sâmia Bomfim (PSOL), Kim Kataguiri (Missão) and Tábata Amara (PSB) appear with the highest number of votes received at the polls in the state in 2026 and have already been elected.
See the following numbers, which may still change:
Lucas Pavanato (PL) - 2,701,065 votes
Erika Hilton (PSOL) - 1,406,671 votes
Sâmia Bomfim (PSOL) - 515,571 votes
Kim Kataguiri (Mission) - 458,147 votes
Tabata Amaral (PSB) - 419,251 votes
Renato Bolsonaro (PL) - 338,883 votes
Sergeant Nantes (PP) - 272,916 votes
Delegate Palumbo (Podemos) - 270,469 votes
Guilherme Cortez (PSOL) - 248,277 votes
Mauricio Neves (PP) - 238,414 votes
Professor Luciene Cavalcante (PSOL) - 226,735 votes
Ana Carolina Oliveira (Podemos) - 221,284 votes
Baleia Rossi (MDB) - 218,309 votes
Marcio Alvino (PL) - 206,871 votes
Luna Zarattini (PT) - 205,211 votes
Marina Helena (New) - 202,597 votes
Delegate Bruno Lima (Podemos) - 194,023 votes
Renata Abreu (Podemos) - 176,460 votes
Rosana Valle (PL) - 174,440 votes
Guilherme Piai (Republicans) - 172,309 votes
Marcos Pereira (Republicans) - 169,694 votes
Luiz Philippe De O E Bragança (PL) - 167,116 votes
Igor Soares (PSD) - 151,630 votes
Felipe Becari (we can) - 144,922 votes
Captain Augusto (PL) - 142,911 votes
Alencar Santana (PT) - 140,074 votes
Paulo Alexandre Barbosa (PSD) - 138,896 votes
Thiago Surfista (PL) - 135,824 votes
Jilmar Tatto (PT) - 124,120 votes
João Cury (MDB) - 125,763 votes
Paulo Serra (PSDB) - 125,203 votes
Celso Russomanno (Republicans) - 122,507 votes
Thiago Dos Reis (PT) - 121,339 votes
(this report is being updated)
