Nikolas Ferreira Re‑elected With Record 3.1 Million Votes

Overview

• Nikolas Ferreira won re‑election with about 3.1 million votes, more than double his 2022 total and the largest raw vote ever recorded for a federal deputy in Brazil.
• Other PL figures posted unusually large totals: Lucas Pavanato finished among the top vote‑getters in São Paulo with roughly 2.8–3.0 million votes and André Fernandes set a Ceará state record with over 673,000 votes.
• Campaigns that converted large online followings into votes were central to these results, and Ferreira publicly backed Flávio Bolsonaro as he sought turnout in Minas Gerais on Sunday, October 4.
• Journalistic reporting has circulated an audio and related documents in which banker Daniel Vorcaro says he paid for flights for Ferreira; the deputy denies receiving money but confirms he used aircraft Vorcaro provided in 2022.
• The tallies strengthen the PL’s parliamentary position and could reshape right‑wing organizing in Congress, while prosecutors and the federal police remain possible actors to watch as questions about elite logistical support persist.