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The Rio Tapajós State School is the largest electoral college in Santarém, in western Pará.
The opening of the gates at the Rio Tapajós State School, considered the largest electoral college in Santarém, in western Pará, was marked by a rush and rush of voters in the early hours of this Sunday morning (4). Around 3,000 people are expected to vote there throughout the day.
In the images it is possible to see that as soon as the gates of the Rio Tapajós School are opened, a group of voters accelerates their pace in the entrance corridor of the electoral college. Men, women and seniors head toward classroom blocks to locate their respective voting stations.
Two men were arrested this Sunday morning (4) for violating voting secrecy by using cell phones to film inside voting booths in the municipalities of Santa Luzia and Patos, in Paraíba. One was caught trying to record his own vote at Escola Municipal Arlindo Beto, in Santa Luzia, while the other posted the video in a message group after voting for Patos. Both were taken to the competent authorities.

Candidates for the government of Minas Gerais and the Presidency voted in the first round of the 2026 elections this Sunday (4). Marília Campos (PT) voted in Contagem, Patrus Ananias (PT) in Belo Horizonte, Alexandre Kalil (PDT) and Flávio Roscoe (PL) also attended their voting locations. Romeu Zema (Novo) voted in Araxá and is being investigated by TRE-MG for alleged use of a cell phone in the booth, which could constitute an electoral crime. As of 8:58 am, eight ballot boxes were replaced due to technical problems in different regions of the state. The TSE and TRE-MG monitored the vote, with the president of the TSE, Cármen Lúcia, voting in Belo Horizonte. There were long queues, changes to sections communicated via WhatsApp and a big screen installed to announce the results in real time. A judge requested a police report after finding holy cards at the entrance of a school in Belo Horizonte.

The mayor of São José dos Campos, Anderson Farias (PSD), arrived at Escola Natural Vivência at around 10:45 am and waited in line for around 1 hour and 20 minutes before voting at 12:20 pm. He spoke to the press and voters before entering the voting booth.

Valmir de Francisquinho, Republican candidate for governor of Sergipe, voted in Itabaiana accompanied by vice-governor candidate Priscila Felizola, mayor Emília Correia and Senate candidates André David and Eduardo Amorim. He is competing for the vote of 740,124 eligible voters in the state, according to the TSE.

Candidate Alfredo voted at Centro Universitário Cesmac, in Maceió, accompanied by his granddaughters. He expressed confidence in victory and stated that he will travel to Brasília to follow the count with Flávio Bolsonaro.

Voters from Ribeirão Preto, Franca and Sertãozinho vote this Sunday (4). The election records queues, the use of Libras interpreters and occurrences of electoral crimes, including arrests for distributing holy cards and occasionally replacing ballot boxes.