Rogério Carvalho is re-elected senator for Sergipe in the 2026 elections

In 2026, two senators were elected in each state and in the Federal District, to renew 54 of the 81 seats. Therefore, each voter voted for two different candidates.

For Rogério Carvalho this will be his second term in the Senate. He has previously held the positions of Municipal Secretary of Health of Aracaju, Secretary of State for Health of Sergipe, state and federal deputy.

In total, 11 candidates began competing for the two Senate seats in Sergipe. They are André Moura (União Brasil), Coronel Rocha (PL), Delegado Alessandro (MDB), Delegado André David (Republicans), Edvaldo Nogueira (PDT), Eduardo Amorim (Republicans) Iran Barbosa (PSOL), Rodrigo Valadares (PL), Rogério Carvalho (PT), Renatinha (Christian Democracy) and Paulinho da União Tur (Christian Democracy), the latter withdrew from being a candidate in the final stretch of the campaign.

During approximately three months of the campaign, the candidates participated in hearings and interviews on television and radio. Exchanges of accusations, criticism of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and positions regarding federal structural reforms and allocation of parliamentary amendments were the main topics debated and raised by the candidates during the campaign period.

Rogério Carvalho was elected senator for Sergipe in 2019 and sought a new term this year. He has held the positions of Municipal Secretary of Health of Aracaju, Secretary of State for Health of Sergipe, state and federal deputy. In the Chamber of Deputies, he was rapporteur for the Mais Médicos program, a public policy aimed at sending professionals to priority, remote and difficult-to-access regions.