
Ciro Gomes, Elmano de Freitas and other candidates participate in the electoral process in the state
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The text reports on the day of voting for candidates for government and the Senate in the state of Ceará.
Ciro Gomes voted at around 10:50 am at the headquarters of the Ceará Health Department (Sesa), in the Praia de Iracema neighborhood, in Fortaleza. He was accompanied by vice candidate Roberto Cláudio and Senate candidates for Ceará Captain Wagner and Alcides Fernandes, among other supporters.
"I arrive extremely hopeful, although with a hint of revolt, because the corrupt dictatorship that has been installed in Ceará, under the coordination of Camilo Santana, is doing everything to take this election away from the freedom of the people, which is clearly headed our way. [...] We know, more or less, how the hearts of the people of Ceará beat. Yesterday [Sábado, 3], in Sobral, was beyond exciting, it was moving," he said.
Elmano de Freitas voted around 10 am at Escola Francisco Martins de Morais, in Caucaia. He arrived at the voting location around 9:30 am, accompanied by senator Camilo Santana, vice candidate Gabriella Aguiar, mayor of Fortaleza Evandro Leitão, Senate candidate Luizianne Lins (Rede) and Senate candidate Cid Gomes (PSB), among other supporters.
"We are here with the very positive expectation that at the end of the day we will have a count that will, in fact, consolidate a great victory for this political project. Here is a team, here we work collectively, all together. The message of hope, a message of great confidence, that we will be able to create a state that is making great progress, knowing that there is a lot to do", he said.
"Voting is the only form of change. I hope the Novo Party grows in Ceará. It is a party that has non-negotiable values, and we proved that in this campaign. We do not negotiate our vote", he stated.
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.