The 2024 Rio de Janeiro municipal election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 51 city council members. The incumbent mayor,
Eduardo Paes
Eduardo da Costa Paes (, born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who became the mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, reelected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and a third in 2021. He is the city's 13th mayor. On 12 August, ...
of the
Social Democratic Party
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(PSD), was reelected with his second term to begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028.
Background
2020 election
The last mayoral election in Rio de Janeiro, held in 2020, resulted in a largest victory of Eduardo Paes (DEM) in the second round. Paes obtained 1,629,319 votes (64.07% of the valid votes), while his opponent and former mayor
Marcelo Crivella obtained 913,700 votes (or circa of 35.93% of the valid votes). Crivella attempted his own re-election and lost by a difference of 28 points.
An opinion poll conducted by Paraná Pesquisas in November 2023 asked Rio's citizens what they thought of Paes' government. His approval rate was 59.6% and those who disapproved of his management of the city were 35.3%.
Electoral calendar
Candidates
Confirmed candidates
Withdrawn candidates
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Martha Rocha (PDT) – State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro (2015–present). She announced her support to Paes' reelection bid on 28 March 2024.
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Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) – State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro (2003–2019) and
Senator
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for
Rio de Janeiro
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(2019–present).
* Pedro Duarte (NOVO) – Councillor of Rio de Janeiro (2021–present). He'll run for re-election as a councillor in a decision taken along with his party.
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Otoni de Paula (MDB) –
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro (2019–present) and
Councillor of Rio de Janeiro (2017–2019); he withdrew his candidacy on 14 June 2024 to take over the campaign coordination of Eduardo Paes with the
Evangelical Christians
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.
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Dani Balbi (PCdoB) – State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro (2023–present). The Communist Party of Brazil withdrew her candidacy in order to support Paes' campaign.
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Cabo Daciolo (Republicanos) –
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro (2015–2019). His candidacy was withdrawn on 31 July 2024 as his party decided to support Alexandre Ramagem's candidacy.
Outgoing Municipal Chamber
The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:
Opinion polls
First round
2024
2023
Second round
''Eduardo Paes and Alexandre Ramagem''
''Eduardo Paes and Tarcísio Motta''
''Hypothetical scenario with Martha Rocha''
''Hypothetical scenario with Flávio Bolsonaro (withdrawn)''
Rejection of candidates
In some opinion polls, the interviewee can choose more than one alternative (the so-called "multiple rejection"), therefore, the sum of the percentages of all candidates can exceed 100% of the votes in some scenarios.
Results
Mayor
Municipal Chamber
Members elected
Notes
References
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