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From 'Caneta Azul' to Gracyanne and Inês Brasil: the celebrities testing their popularity at the polls this Sunday

Reality TV, television, music and soccer: more than 20 celebrities are running for Congress, the Senate and state assemblies in Brazil's 2026 first round.

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Sunday's (Oct. 4) first round of Brazil's elections features celebrities from every corner of pop culture on the ballot, spread across several parties. From music and the internet come Manoel Gomes, aka 'Caneta Azul' (Avante-SP), MC Gui (PSD-SP), Ximbinha, formerly of Banda Calypso (PDT-PA), and Inês Brasil (PSB-RJ), who is running for state deputy. Tiririca (PSD) is seeking a 5th straight term as federal deputy, now from Ceará, his home state, and campaigned dressed as Michael Jackson.

Reality stars are also in the race: Gracyanne Barbosa, from BBB 25, is running for federal deputy with Republicanos-RJ; Matteus Amaral, BBB 24 runner-up, with PP-RS; Gyselle Soares, BBB 8 runner-up, with PP-PI; and Vivian Amorim, BBB 17 runner-up, for state deputy with União Brasil-AM. From TV, José Luiz Datena (PSB-SP), Rachel Sheherazade (PSD-SP), Silvia Abravanel (PSD-SP), Geraldo Luís (Avante-SP) and actor José de Abreu (PT-RJ) are running for the Chamber of Deputies.

In soccer, former striker Edmundo (PSDB-RJ) and Luís Fabiano (MDB-SP) are seeking House seats, Marcelinho Carioca (Republicanos) is running for the Federal District legislature, and Vanderlei Luxemburgo (Podemos) is running for the Senate in Tocantins. Results start coming in Sunday night; where there is a runoff, voters return to the polls on Oct. 25.

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