Carme Cristina Lima, 32, was running for councillor of Itacoatiara, in Brazil's northern state of Amazonas.
Police became suspicious when they saw a crowd allegedly gathering around Ms Lima's car on the morning of election day on Sunday.
Officers searched her car and allegedly found hundreds of packets of cocaine attached to the candidate's leaflets with instructions on how to vote for her.
Speaking to Brazil's TNOnline website, police chief Daniel Ottoni said: "There was a large gathering of people around Ms Lima, but when they saw the police they all ran away.
"The candidate and another man also fled by car but officers caught up with them
What a great way to get votes
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