# 2022 Brazilian congressional election

The 2022 Brazilian congressional elections were held on 2 October 2022, as part of the 2022 Brazilian general election. On this day, all of the 513 of the Chamber of Deputies have been renewed for a 4-year term and 27 out of 81 seats of the Federal Senate have been renewed for a 8-year term.

## Background

The 2022 congressional elections were the first after the prohibition of coalitions for proportional elections for the Chamber of Deputies. It was also the second general election which applied the progressive electoral threshold. In 2011, the political parties that could not reach at least 2% of the valid votes, distributed in at least one third of the Federation Units, with at least 1% of valid votes in each one of them, or could not elect at least 11 deputies distributed in at least one third of the Federative Units, would not have the right to resources of partisan funds and free access to radio and television advertisements.

## Aftermath

The 2022 congressional election caused many changes in the Brazilian political scenario. Only 19 political entities (parties and federations) elected representatives for the National Congress, compared with the 30 political parties which elected federal deputies and senators in 2018.
Therefore, among the 28 political entities registered in the Superior Electoral Court in 2022, 9 could not elect representatives in 2022 and also did not reach the electoral threshold: PMN, Agir, DC, PRTB, PMB, PSTU, PCB, PCO and UP.
Equally, six political parties elected representatives, but also did not reach the electoral threshold in 2022: PSC, Solidariedade, PROS, Patriota, NOVO and PTB. Consequently, some of these parties looked into merging and incorporating to reach the threshold.
On 17 October 2022, the incorporation of PROS into Solidariedade was approved by their respective national directories. On 26 October 2022, the merging of PTB and Patriota was approved, to found the Democratic Renewal Party. On 22 November 2022, Podemos announced the incorporation of PSC. Later, it was approved by both parties on 8 December.
Therefore, between the 2022 and 2024 election, the number of political entities registered on the Electoral Court decreased from 28 to 25.

## Results
### Chamber of Deputies

In the table below, the last column is a comparison with the result of the 2018 Brazilian general election.
| | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 18,200,300 | 16.64 | 99 | +66 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Workers' Party | 13,236,698 | 12.10 | 69 | +13 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Communist Party of Brazil | 1,154,712 | 1.06 | 6 | –4 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Green Party | 954,578 | 0.87 | 6 | +2 |
| | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | 10,215,433 | 9.34 | 59 | –22 |
| | Progressistas | Progressistas | Progressistas | 8,692,918 | 7.95 | 47 | +10 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | 8,293,956 | 7.58 | 42 | +8 |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 7,870,810 | 7.19 | 42 | +8 |
| | Republicans | Republicans | Republicans | 7,610,894 | 6.96 | 40 | +10 |
| | Always Forward | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 3,309,061 | 3.02 | 13 | –16 |
| | Always Forward | | Cidadania | 1,614,106 | 1.48 | 5 | –3 |
| | PSOL REDE | | Socialism and Liberty Party | 3,852,246 | 3.52 | 12 | +2 |
| | PSOL REDE | | Sustainability Network | 782,917 | 0.72 | 2 | +1 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | 4,173,479 | 3.81 | 14 | –18 |
| | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | 3,828,367 | 3.50 | 17 | –11 |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 3,610,634 | 3.30 | 12 | –5 |
| | Avante | Avante | Avante | 2,192,518 | 2.00 | 7 | 0 |
| | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | 1,944,678 | 1.78 | 6 | –2 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 1,702,519 | 1.56 | 4 | –9 |
| | Patriota | Patriota | Patriota | 1,526,570 | 1.40 | 4 | –5 |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | 1,422,652 | 1.30 | 1 | –9 |
| | New Party | New Party | New Party | 1,354,754 | 1.24 | 3 | –5 |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | 799,661 | 0.73 | 3 | –5 |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 292,371 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | 256,578 | 0.23 | 0 | –3 |
| | Act | Act | Act | 158,868 | 0.15 | 0 | –2 |
| | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | 97,741 | 0.09 | 0 | –1 |
| | Brazilian Communist Party | Brazilian Communist Party | Brazilian Communist Party | 85,511 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | 83,055 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | 54,586 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | 27,995 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | 7,308 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 109,408,474 | 100.00 | 513 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 109,408,474 | 88.81 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,285,972 | 5.10 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 7,501,125 | 6.09 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,195,571 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 155,557,422 | 79.20 | | |
| Source: Superior Electoral Court ||||||||

### Federal Senate

In the table below, the total shown for each party is the sum of senators elected in 2022 and those not up for election in 2022, based on their party affiliation at the time of that election. The last column is a comparison between this total and the sum of senators elected in 2018 and those not up for election in 2018, based on their party affiliation at the time of that election.
Seats :
| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Elected | Total | +/– |
| | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 25,278,764 | 25.39 | 8 | 13 | +11 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | 13,615,846 | 13.67 | 1 | 1 | –1 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Workers' Party | 12,024,696 | 12.08 | 4 | 9 | +3 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Green Party | 475,597 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Communist Party of Brazil | 299,013 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | 11,312,512 | 11.36 | 2 | 10 | +3 |
| | Progressistas | Progressistas | Progressistas | 7,592,391 | 7.62 | 3 | 7 | +2 |
| | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | 5,465,486 | 5.49 | 5 | 12 | +2 |
| | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | 4,285,485 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Republicans | Republicans | Republicans | 4,259,279 | 4.28 | 2 | 3 | +2 |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 3,882,458 | 3.90 | 1 | 10 | –2 |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | 2,046,003 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | –3 |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 1,776,283 | 1.78 | 0 | 6 | –1 |
| | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | 1,586,922 | 1.59 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| | Always Forward | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 1,384,871 | 1.39 | 0 | 4 | –5 |
| | Always Forward | | Cidadania | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| | Avante | Avante | Avante | 1,359,455 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 758,938 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PSOL REDE | | Socialism and Liberty Party | 675,244 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PSOL REDE | | Sustainability Network | 8,133 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | –4 |
| | New Party | New Party | New Party | 479,593 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | 291,294 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | 213,247 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | 132,680 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | 94,098 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriota | Patriota | Patriota | 76,729 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Brazilian Communist Party | Brazilian Communist Party | Brazilian Communist Party | 64,569 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | 61,350 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | 27,812 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Act | Act | Act | 24,076 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 17,339 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | 8,974 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 99,579,137 | 100.00 | 27 | 81 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 99,579,137 | 80.83 | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 14,276,125 | 11.59 | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 9,340,309 | 7.58 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,195,571 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 155,557,422 | 79.20 | | | |
| Source: Superior Electoral Court |||||||||