Reinaldo Azambuja is elected senator for Mato Grosso do Sul with 79.69% of the votes counted

Reinaldo Azambuja was elected senator with 79.69% of the votes counted in Mato Grosso do Sul and will hold the position for the first time. He had 726,807 votes 34.58%. The second senator elected is Capitão Contar, also from PL, who had 703,645 votes 33.48%

Businessman and rural producer, his political career began in the interior of the state, in Maracaju. He was elected mayor of Maracaju in 1996 and re-elected in 2000. In 2006, he was elected state deputy. Four years later, he was elected federal deputy.

In 2014, he was elected governor and re-elected in 2018. In 2026, his career gained a new chapter with the dispute for a seat in the senate, now for the PL, placing his name once again at the center of state politics.

Reinaldo Azambuja ran for the Senate in 2026 as one of the strongest names in Mato Grosso do Sul politics. Former governor for two terms, he led a broad center-right coalition alongside re-elected governor Eduardo Riedel and Senate candidate Capitão Contar. His campaign was based on the legacy of his state administration, the strengthening of municipalities, the defense of agribusiness and infrastructure, in addition to the construction of a broad political unity that included the withdrawal of Nelsinho Trad to join his ticket as a substitute. Throughout the dispute, he remained among the favorites to win one of Mato Grosso do Sul's two seats in the Federal Senate