Brazil 2026 · Candidates · RJ

Douglas Ruas

Governor candidate, PL, number 22, Rio de Janeiro. Registered as Douglas Ruas dos Santos, coalition “Rio Real”.

Ads from 12 May 2025 to 27 September 2026 · newest snapshot 28 September 2026 · Meta brackets, midpoints in BRL

1,511

ads on 1 page

R$879.4K

reported spend, range R$743.2K–R$1M

~100.2M

impressions delivered

51%

of ads in the under-R$100 bracket

Ads launched by month

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103 of 1,511 ads launched before the campaign opened on 16 August 2026.

What the ads were about

Candidate profile
64%
Security and rule of law
33%
Jobs and youth
14%
Infrastructure
7.9%
Health
7.1%
Economy and cost of living
4.4%
Education
3.1%
Corruption and governance
2.0%

Share of the 1,229 classified text ads; an ad can carry up to three topics.

Tone and appeals

Attack an opponent
7.6%
Ask for a vote
76%
Instagram only
5.9%
Ran without disclaimer
1
Removed by Meta
3

Attack targets: Lula (27), A Esquerda (12), Eduardo Paes (7), Alguns Candidatos (3), Meu Adversário (2).

Pages

Page nameAdsSpend
Douglas Ruas1,511R$879.4K

Pages attributed to the candidate by the register: the mandatory electoral byline, the ballot name, or a handle declared to the TSE. Supporter pages are not attributed.

Douglas Ruas: Meta ads before Brazil’s 2026 election · Vipima