
Electoral dispute moves the state with voting for candidates in different cities.
Candidates for the government of Rio Grande do Norte voted this Sunday in Natal and Mossoró, highlighting proposals and expectations for the election.
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Candidates for the government of Rio Grande do Norte voted this Sunday in Natal and Mossoró.
Candidates for the government of RN voted this Sunday — Photo: Disclosure
Candidates from Rio Grande do Norte voted this Sunday (4) in Natal and Mossoró. See below, in alphabetical order, how each person voted.
Allysson (União Brasil)
RN government candidate Allyson (União) voted at around 11:15 am in Mossoró — Photo: Iara Nóbrega/Inter TV
Allyson Bezerra (União Brasil) voted at 11:15 am at Colégio Universo, in Mossoró. He was accompanied by his wife.
"I am the only candidate who knows the 167 municipalities of Rio Grande do Norte. In all of them the people want change, the people want to vote differently, the people want to vote for a government that can deliver results", he said.
Álvaro Dias (PL)
Álvaro Dias (PL) voted this Sunday (4) in Natal — Photo: Stephany Souza / Inter TV
Álvaro Dias (PL) voted at around 11 am at the Atheneu Norte-Rio-Grandense State School, in the Petrópolis neighborhood, in Natal. He was accompanied by supporters and co-religionists
"Another reason for optimism, for confidence for us regarding the future. We will certainly go to the second round, we will win the election and with the support of future president Flávio Bolsonaro, change and straighten out Rio Grande do Norte", he said.
Arinalda from MLB (UP)
Arinalda from MLB voted for Natal — Photo: Disclosure
Candidate Arinalda from MLB (UP) voted at 9:30 am at Escola Emília Ramos, in the Cidade Nova neighborhood, in Natal.
Cadu de Lula (PT)
Cadu de Lula voted at Colégio Marista, in Natal — Photo: Kleber Teixeira/Inter TV Cabugi
Cadu de Lula (PT) voted at 10:40 am at Marista College, in Natal. He arrived at the polling place accompanied by his fiancée.
"Our program is a program of development, of generating jobs, of income, of improving public services, of further advancement for our state, a program of honesty, of work, of commitment to real life. That is the proposal, that was the tone of our campaign during these 45 days", he said.
Dário Barbosa (PSTU)
Dário Barbosa (PSTU) voted at the José do Patrocínio Municipal School, in the North Zone of Natal — Photo: Disclosure / Advisory
Candidate Dário Barbosa (PSTU) voted this Sunday (4) in the morning at the José do Patrocínio Municipal School, in Conjunto Panorama, in the North Zone of Natal.
“We vote now, but, regardless of the election result, we will continue to fight in the streets, in social movements, in defense of workers’ rights, regardless of who wins this election,” he said.

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Voters in Piracicaba faced queues and crowded corridors at the Professor Antônio de Mello Cotrim State School during the counting of the 2026 elections, with data compiled by g1 Piracicaba from the TSE for local sampling in municipalities in the region.

During the first round of the 2026 Elections, voters reported having pressed the 'Confirm' button twice on the electronic voting machines. The Electoral Court explained that the one-second interval, existing since 2022, serves to allow the vote to be checked, leaving the green key temporarily inactive. The vote is not lost if pressed during this period, simply press the button again after the interval. The information that you need to wait for the phrase 'Confirm your vote' to avoid losing your vote is false.

In Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, voters waited more than two hours to vote at a school in the city, while TRE-RS is working with the possibility that some polling stations will go beyond 5pm this Sunday with voters still voting, according to the Secretary of Information Technology, Daniel Wobeto, who states that the longer waiting time was already predicted and that the queues are shorter than in 2018 due to the training of poll workers and voters.

Candidate Renan Hallais (Mission) voted this Sunday (4) at Colégio Márcia Cristina, in the Pina neighborhood, South Zone of Recife, accompanied by his family and supporters, without making public statements during the vote.

Voters reported difficulties accessing UFU's Santa Mônica campus, the largest electoral college in Uberlândia, due to a closed elevator. The place has 22,698 registered voters, according to TRE-MG. The UFU did not respond to g1's requests about the problem.