Ballot number 24024, the 'No Meio' party and 110,000 fake votes: Ana Bafo de Rola, comedian Ney Lima's fake candidate, takes over Brazil's feeds after round one

While Brazil gears up for its runoff, a candidate who was never on the ballot has taken over social media: Ana Bafo de Rola, a character by Bahia comedian Ney Lima — the stage name of Claudinei Lima dos Santos. In the bit, she runs for federal deputy under number 24024 for the made-up 'No Meio' party, in videos that mimic the tone of campaign ads.

After the first round of the 2026 election, new videos began 'announcing' her victory with about 110,000 votes, over 56% of the total — figures that exist only within the joke. According to Metrópoles, the success comes from double-entendre catchphrases and irony aimed at politics; on Instagram, the creator makes clear the character exists purely for comedy.

It is not Ana's political debut: in 2021 she went viral as a fake city council candidate, using the same number. In 2025, the city council of Serrinha, in Bahia, passed a motion of praise for the comedian, who showed up in character to receive it. Ney Lima describes her as sharp, critical and light-hearted — a mirror of national politics.