Folha de S.Paulo unveiled an interactive platform on Thursday that compiles the wealth declarations of 20,700 candidates running in Brazil’s 2026 elections. The tool lets users compare each politician’s reported assets across multiple election cycles, adjusting historical values for inflation using the IPCA index.
Users can search by name, office sought, or state. The platform displays total declared wealth and breaks it down into eight categories defined by Folha’s reporting: real estate, vehicles, investments and credit, corporate holdings, cash, jewelry and art collections, and an “other” group that includes items ranging from livestock to telephone lines.
The data comes from the self‑declarations candidates must submit to Brazil’s Electoral Justice (Justiça Eleitoral) to register their candidacies. While the Electoral Justice does not automatically cross‑check these filings, the declarations are public and candidates are responsible for their accuracy.
Folha’s analysis, based on the TSE’s open‑data portal updated through Wednesday afternoon, shows that the tool can highlight large increases or decreases in declared wealth that may not align with a candidate’s official salary. Such shifts do not necessarily indicate wrongdoing but may signal a need for further explanation or correction of inconsistencies, which can still be addressed during the electoral process.
Because the tool relies solely on the candidates’ own filings, Folha notes that the reporting is single‑source. The outlet emphasizes that the platform’s goal is to give voters clearer insight into how politicians’ fortunes evolve while in public office, not to assert guilt or innocence.
The interactive feature is part of Folha’s broader effort to improve accountability in Brazilian elections by making official disclosures more accessible and comparable across time.