2020 Mato Grosso senatorial special election

A special election for the Brazilian Senate in Mato Grosso will take place in 2020, to fill a vacancy in the Federal Senate through the end of the term ending on 1 February 2027, arising from the expelling of Selma Arruda from the higher chamber after a trial in the Superior Electoral Court.[1][2]

History

On 10 December 2019, the Superior Electoral Court considered valid the repeal of senator Selma Arruda term, along with her substitutes, elect in 2018. The former judge was accused of omitting expenses of R$ 1.2 million (US$ 309,174.76, as of 2018) in her electoral campaign to fill one of the two seats available and represent the state of Mato Grosso in the Senate, configuring supposed slush funds and abuse of economic power. It is necessary a burocratic act from the Senate Director Board to fulfill this decision. Selma Arruda still can appeal to the Supreme Federal Court, but the appeal, at first, will not suspend the TSE decision.[3]

After the night of 12 March 2020, all the 12 candidacies were published and registered in the Regional Electoral Court of Mato Grosso.[4]

Senator Selma was officially removed from the Senate on 15 April 2020. The 3rd place of the 2018 Senate election, Cárlos Favaro (PSD), will temporarily take office as Senator.[5] The election was postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[6]

Electoral process

The election will be disputed in an only round, with the most voted declared the winner of the election, regardless the vote percentage.

Candidates

		Party/Coalition
123	Otaviano Pivetta (PDT)	"Mato Grosso Much More" PDT, REPUBLICANOS, PSB, PV, PCdoB, MDB, CIDADANIA
131	Valdir Barranco (PT)	Workers' Party (PT)
191	José Medeiros (PODE)	Podemos (PODE)
200	Reinaldo Morais (PSC)	Social Christian Party (PSC)
251	Júlio Campos (DEM)	"The Strength of the Experience" DEM, PL, PTB
270	Elizeu Nascimento (DC)	"Now It's the Time of the People" DC, PSL
300	Feliciano Azuaga (NOVO)	New Party (NOVO)
456	Nilson Leitão (PSDB)	Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
500	Procurador Mauro (PSOL)	Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
511	Tenente Coronel Rúbia (PATRI)	Patriota (PATRI)
555	Carlos Fávaro (PSD)	"Mato Grosso is in a Hurry" PSD, PP
900	Gisela Simona (PROS)	"Our Union is with the People" PROS, REDE

Results

Candidate		Party	%
	Carlos Fávaro	PSD
	Elizeu Nascimento	DC
	Feliciano Azuaga	NOVO
	Gisela Simona	PROS
	José Medeiros	PODE
	Júlio Campos	DEM
	Nilson Leitão	PSDB
	Otaviano Pivetta	PDT
	Procurador Mauro	PSOL
	Reinaldo Morais	PSC
	Tenente Coronel Rúbia	PATRI
	Valdir Barranco	PT
Invalid/blank votes			–
Turnout
Abstentions

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References

de Souza, André (10 December 2019). "Senadora Selma Arruda tem mandato cassado por TSE" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Shalders, André (11 December 2019). "Por que a senadora Selma Arruda, a 'Moro de Saias', foi cassada" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Leitão, Matheus (8 January 2020). "Alcolumbre deve dar prosseguimento à cassação da senadora Selma Arruda após fim do recesso" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
"Eleição ao Senado em MT terá 12 candidatos; veja list" (in Portuguese). G1. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Melo, Karine (15 April 2020). "Mesa do Senado reconhece perda de mandato de Juíza Selma" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Vivas, Fernanda; Oliveira, Mariana; D'Agostino, Rosanne (17 March 2020). "TSE adia eleição para escolha do senador substituto de Selma Arruda em Mato Grosso" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

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[1] Souza, André (10 December 2019). "Senadora Selma Arruda tem mandato cassado por TSE" (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[2] Shalders, André (11 December 2019). "Por que a senadora Selma Arruda, a 'Moro de Saias', foi cassada" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[3] Leitão, Matheus (8 January 2020). "Alcolumbre deve dar prosseguimento à cassação da senadora Selma Arruda após fim do recesso" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[4] "Eleição ao Senado em MT terá 12 candidatos; veja list" (in Portuguese). G1. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[5] Melo, Karine (15 April 2020). "Mesa do Senado reconhece perda de mandato de Juíza Selma" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[6] Vivas, Fernanda; Oliveira, Mariana; D'Agostino, Rosanne (17 March 2020). "TSE adia eleição para escolha do senador substituto de Selma Arruda em Mato Grosso" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 16 April 2020.