2020 Curitiba mayoral election

The 2020 Curitiba municipal election took place in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, with the first round taking place on 15 November 2020. Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor and 38 councillors who are responsible for the city administration. Their respective terms began on 1 January 2021 and will end on 31 December 2024. The incumbent mayor is Rafael Greca, a member of the former party Democrats (DEM), who was able to run for reelection.

The elections were initially scheduled to happen on 4 October 2020 (first round), and in case of a second round, it would happen on 25 October 2020. But due to the aggravation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, they've been rescheduled to November. The result was a victory in the first round for the incumbent mayor, Rafael Greca, of the Democrats, winning 499,821 votes and a share of 59.75% of the popular vote.

Political context and COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 municipal elections were marked by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, which caused parties to remodel their campaign strategies. The Superior Electoral Court of Brazil (TSE) authorized parties to hold conventions to choose candidates for ballots through digital transmission platforms, to avoid crowds that could proliferate the COVID-19. Some parties used digital media to launch their pre-candidacies. Furthermore, from this election onwards, Constitutional Amendment 97/2017 was put into practice, which prohibits the celebration of party coalitions for legislative elections, which could lead to an increase in candidates for the Municipal Chamber.

Confirmed candidacies

 * Rafael Greca (DEM): Born in Curitiba in 1956, Greca is an economist, engineer, an urban planner, writer, poet, historian and a Brazilian politician. He was a councillor of Curitiba from 1983 to 1987, then he was elected as a state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Paraná for two non-consecutive terms (1987–1993; 2003–2007) and he was finally elected for the first time as a mayor of Curitiba from 1993 to 1997. After his term ended, Greca was elected in 1998 to represent Paraná in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from 1999 to 2003; however, he was appointed as the Minister of Sport and Turism during Fernando Henrique Cardoso's second term from January 1999 to May 2000, and he returned to the Chamber of Deputies after leaving the ministry. Greca decided to run again in the 2016 Curitiba mayoral election, winning the dispute against his opponent, Ney Leprevost, in the second round. He was announced as the candidate for reelection by the Democrats on 31 August 2020. Eduardo Pimentel, a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) was appointed as Greca's running mate again. Pimentel is a company administrator, the grandson of the former governor of Paraná, Paulo Pimentel, and the Vice Mayor of Curitiba since 2016.
 * Goura Nataraj (PDT): Born in Curitiba in 1979 , Nataraj is a cycling advocate, philosopher, yoga teacher and a Brazilian politician. He entered politics for the first time as a candidate by the Green Party (PV) to represent Paraná in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil in the 2014 Brazilian general election, but wasn't elected. He was first elected as a councillor for Curitiba in the 2016 Curitiba city elections, from 2017 to 2019, and in the 2018 Paraná state elections, he was elected as a state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Paraná, being reelected in 2022. His candidacy for mayor was announced by the Democratic Labour Party on 12 September 2020. His running mate is the journalist and the activist Ana Lucia Moro.
 * Fernando Francischini (PSL): Born in Londrina in 1970, Francischini is a chief of police and a Brazilian politician. He was first elected in the 2010 Paraná state elections to represent Paraná in the Chamber of Deputies and was reelected in 2014. In 2019, he was elected as a state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Paraná. However, his term was revoked by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in October 2021, due to Francischini being responsible for spreading fake news against the electronic voting system of Brazil. Francischini was also the Secretary of Public Safety of Paraná under Beto Richa's administration (2014–2015). His candidacy was announced by the Social Liberal Party on 12 September 2020, and his running mate is Leticia Pan, a dentist and a military police officer.
 * João Guilherme (NOVO): Born in Curitiba in 1973, Guilherme is a physician and businessman. His political career started when he was announced as the running mate of Ney Leprevost in 2016 Curitiba mayoral election; not being elected at the time. He was announced as a candidate by the New Party on 31 August 2020. His running mate is the social entrepreneur Geovana Conti.
 * Christiane Yared (PL): Born in Curitiba in 1960 , Yared is a businesswoman, an evangelical pastor and a Brazilian politician. Her political career started after the death of her son in a traffic accident, when she decided to run for a seat at the Chamber of Deputies in the 2014 Paraná state elections; being elected as the most voted candidate in that election and reelected in the 2018 Paraná state elections. Her candidacy was announced by the Liberal Party (PL) on 12 September 2020 and her running mate is the businesswoman Jilcy Rink.
 * Carol Arns (PODE): Born in Curitiba in 1976 , Arns is a lawyer, teacher, the daughter of the senator of Paraná Flávio Arns (2019–2027) and the grand-niece of Zilda Arns. Her candidacy was announced on 31 August 2020 by Podemos (PODE) and his running mate is also the lawyer Rolf Koerner.
 * João Arruda (MDB): Born in Curitiba in 1976, Arruda is a Brazilian politician, being elected for the first time in the 2010 Paraná state elections to represent Paraná in the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. He was reelected in 2014 and didn't run for a third term in 2018; he decided instead to run for the government of Paraná in the 2018 Paraná gubernatorial election, losing to Ratinho Júnior (PSD) in the first round. His candidacy was announced by the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) on 16 September 2020 and his running mate is the retired teacher Sheila Toledo.
 * Paulo Opuszka (PT): Born in Curitiba in 1977, Opuszka is a teacher at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), lawyer and a master and doctor in law. His candidacy was announced by the Workers' Party (PT) on 14 September 2020 and his running mate is the chief of police Pedro Felipe.
 * Marisa Lobo (Avante): Born in Botucatu, São Paulo in 1963, Lobo is a psychologist and a Christian conservative. Her candidacy was announced by Avante (lit: 'Forward') on 14 September 2020 and her running mate is the lawyer Romulo Quenehen.
 * Renato Mocellin (PV): Born in Colombo, Paraná in 1958, Mocellin is a teacher. His candidacy was announced by the Green Party (PV) on 31 August 2020 and his running mate is the lawyer Soraia Dill Pozo.
 * Letícia Lanz (PSOL): Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in 1951, Lanz is a psychologist and the first transgender woman to run as mayor of Curitiba. Her candidacy was announced on 11 September 2020 and her running mate is the lawyer Giana de Marco.
 * Zé Boni (PTC): Born in Loanda, Paraná in 1977 , Boni is a company administrator. His candidacy was announced by the Christian Labor Party (PTC) on 14 September 2020 and his running mate is the merchant Valdo Peres.
 * Camila Lanes (PCdoB): Born in Curitiba in 1996, Lanes is a student and vice-president of the Communist Party of Brazil in Curitiba. Her candidacy was announced by the party on 12 September 2020 and his running mate is the physician José Ferreira Lopes (also known as Doutor Zequinha).
 * Eloy Casagrande (REDE): Born in Curitiba in 1959, Casagrande is a teacher. His candidacy was announced by the Sustainability Network (REDE) on 12 September 2020 and his running mate is the guardianship counselor Michel Urânia.
 * Samara Garratini (PSTU): Born in Curitiba in 1991 , Garratini is a teacher. Her candidacy was announced by the United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) on 12 September 2020. His running mate is the mailman Samuel Mattos.

Candidacy denied
The candidacy of Diogo Furtado, from the Workers' Cause Party, was denied by the Electoral Court due to the party's municipal directory not having a CNPJ (National Register of Legal Entities). Only parties that have this register are allowed to run candidacies.

Mayor
Source: G1

Results for mayor per neighborhoods
This is a table of results by neighborhoods in Curitiba. The only neighborhoods that do not have polling places are the neighborhoods of Cascatinha, Centro Cívico, Hugo Lange, Lamenha Pequena, Riviera, São João and São Miguel. The voters that live in these places usually tend to vote in other neighborhoods of the city.

Party composition of the Municipal Chamber of Curitiba
The major winning party in the election in Curitiba was the Democrats (DEM), the party of the incumbent mayor. The Workers' Party (PT) increased its party bench by two councillors. The Social Liberal Party (PSL), the same party of the president of Brazil at that time, Jair Bolsonaro, saw its bench go from zero to three councillors. The Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) had three councillors and after the election it did not elect any councillors. The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:

Elected councillors
These are the elected councillors in the 2020 Curitiba city elections.