2024 Belo Horizonte mayoral election explained

Election Name:2024 Belo Horizonte mayoral election
Country:Brazil
Party Name:yes
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Belo Horizonte mayoral election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2028 Belo Horizonte mayoral election
Election Date:
Nominee2:Bruno Engler
Running Mate2:Coronel Claudia
Party2:Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)
Popular Vote2:577,537
Percentage2:46.27%
Image1:2024 FUAD NOMAN CANDIDATO PREFEITO MG BELO HORIZONTE TSE (130001975610).jpg
Nominee1:Fuad Noman
Running Mate1:Álvaro Damião
Party1:PSD
Popular Vote1: 670,574
Percentage1:53.73%
Mayor
Before Election:Fuad Noman
Before Party:Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)
After Election:Fuad Noman
Flag Image:Bandeira de Belo Horizonte.svg
Alliance2:BH Always Forward
Alliance1:Courage to Change
Alliance Name:no
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Municipal Chamber election
Ongoing:no
Heading1:Municipal Chamber
Party1:Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)
Party Leader1:Pablo Almeida
Last Election1:1
Seats1:6
Percentage1:13.02%
Party2:Brazil of Hope
Party Leader2:Pedro Rousseff
Last Election2:2
Seats2:6
Percentage2:11.07%
Party3:Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)
Party Leader3:Helinho da Farmácia
Last Election3:6
Seats3:3
Percentage3:7.61%
Party4:Podemos (Brazil)
Party Leader4:Lucas Ganem
Last Election4:2
Seats4:3
Percentage4:6.66%
Party5:PSOL REDE Federation
Party Leader5:Iza Lourença
Last Election5:2
Seats5:3
Percentage5:6.20%
Party6:Progressistas
Party Leader6:Professora Marli
Last Election6:3
Seats6:2
Percentage6:6.09%
Party7:Republicans (Brazil)
Party Leader7:Osvaldo Lopes
Last Election7:1
Seats7:3
Percentage7:5.85%
Party8:New Party (Brazil)
Party Leader8:Fernanda Pereira Altoé
Last Election8:3
Seats8:3
Percentage8:5.74%
Party9:Democratic Renewal Party (Brazil)
Party Leader9:Wanderley Porto
Last Election9:3
Seats9:2
Percentage9:4.78%
Party10:Solidarity (Brazil)
Party Leader10:Rudson Paixão
Last Election10:0
Seats10:2
Percentage10:4.25%
Party11:Brazilian Democratic Movement
Party Leader11:Loíde Gonçalves
Last Election11:0
Seats11:2
Percentage11:3.65%
Party12:Christian Democracy (Brazil)
Party Leader12:Flávia Borja
Last Election12:0
Seats12:1
Percentage12:3.60%
Party13:Brazil Union
Party Leader13:Janaina Cardoso
Last Election13:2
Seats13:1
Percentage13:3.50%
Party14:Always Forward (Brazil)
Party Leader14:L. Ângelo da Itatiaia
Last Election14:3
Seats14:1
Percentage14:3.17%
Party15:Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
Party Leader15:Bruno Miranda
Last Election15:3
Seats15:1
Percentage15:2.91%
Party16:Avante (political party)
Party Leader16:Juninho Los Hermanos
Last Election16:3
Seats16:1
Percentage16:2.87%
Party17:National Mobilization
Party Leader17:Neném Da Farmácia
Last Election17:1
Seats17:1
Percentage17:2.71%
After Party:Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)

The 2024 Belo Horizonte municipal election took place in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters elected 41 councillors. A second round was held on October 27 as no candidate achieved 50% in the first round for mayor.

The incumbent mayor is Fuad Noman of the Social Democratic Party. Noman became mayor after the resignation of Alexandre Kalil to unsuccessfully run for governor of Minas Gerais in the 2022 Minas Gerais gubernatorial election.[1] [2]

State Deputy Bruno Engler of the Liberal Party, who achieved second place in 2020, and Noman advanced to a second round, defeating Mauro Tramonte of the Republicanos, the candidate of governor Romeu Zema.[3] [4]

Though Zema supported Engler in the second round, Noman was reelected in the second round, defeating Engler by a little less than 100,000 votes.[5] [6]

Electoral calendar

7 March – 5 April
Period of the 'party window' for councillors. During this period, the councillors are able to move to other political parties in order to run for election while not losing their respective political terms.
6 AprilDeadline for all parties and party federations to obtain the registration of their statutes at the Superior Electoral Court and for all candidates to have their electoral domicile in the constituency in which they wish to contest the elections with the affiliation granted by the party.
15 MayStart of the preliminary fundraising campaign in the form of collective financing for potential candidates. During this period, candidates are not allowed to ask for votes and are still subjected to obey the rules regarding electoral propaganda on the Internet.
20 July – 5 AugustOn this date, party conventions begin to deliberate on coalitions and choose candidates for mayors and councillors tickets. Parties have until 15 August to register their names with the Brazilian Election Justice.
16 AugustBeginning of electoral campaigns on an equal basis, with any advertising or demonstration explicitly requesting for votes before the date being considered irregular and subject to fines.
30 August –3 OctoberBroadcasting of free electoral propaganda on radio and television.
6 OctoberDate of mayoral elections.
27 OctoberDate of a possible second round in cities with more than 200,000 voters in which the most voted candidate for mayor has not reached 50% of the valid votes.

Results

Full results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-11-16 . Alexandre Kalil, do PSD, é reeleito prefeito de Belo Horizonte . 2024-10-28 . G1 . pt-br.
  2. Web site: 2022-03-25 . Kalil renuncia à Prefeitura de BH para disputar Governo de Minas Gerais . 2024-10-28 . Folha de S.Paulo . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: 2024-08-03 . Republicanos oficializa candidatura de Mauro Tramonte à Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte; Luísa Barreto é candidata a vice . 2024-10-28 . G1 . pt-br.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-06 . Bruno Engler e Fuad Noman vão disputar o 2º turno em BH . 2024-10-28 . G1 . pt-br.
  5. Web site: 2024-10-27 . Fuad Noman é reeleito prefeito de Belo Horizonte . 2024-10-28 . G1 . pt-br.
  6. Web site: 2024-10-17 . Zema declara apoio a Bruno Engler no 2º turno em Belo Horizonte . 2024-10-28 . G1 . pt-br.