Rains cause problems with ballot boxes and energy in several cities in SP during the first round of the 2026 Elections

In the Jundiaí region, six ballot boxes were replaced in total. Three ballot boxes were replaced in Itupeva, two in Itatiba and one in Jundiaí, in the case where the school used for voting had a power outage.

Electoral Zone 137, which comprises voting locations in the south, center and part of the north of Sorocaba, only had one electronic ballot box exchanged. It was at Colégio Salesiano, in Mangal. Two schools in the western region of Sorocaba that make up Electoral Zone 271 were without electricity in the early afternoon due to the rain. The power outage affected the Rosa Cury Municipal School and the Humberto de Campos State School. CPFL was contacted and restored supply shortly afterwards and voting continued normally. In Electoral Zone 356, which represents the north of the city, there were no problems reported.

The first results of the 1st round of the 2026 Elections will begin to be counted at 5pm this Sunday (4), Brasília time, shortly after the end of voting throughout Brazil. The information is released by the Superior Electoral Court as the ballots are received and processed. Check out the g1 report.

Mr. José de Paula Rosa, who turns 100 years old on October 26th, made a point of exercising his citizenship this Sunday (4), in Sorocaba (SP), even though he didn't have to. He, who has always followed the political trajectory in Brazil, voted at the Julia Rios Athayde school, in Jardim São Paulo.

At around 4pm, the Monsenhor João Soares School, in Jardim Carandá, also in the North of Sorocaba (SP), had no queues. According to inspectors, the movement was peaceful. The same happened at Renice Seraphin School, which is in the same neighborhood.

Different regions of the country registered queues and slowness to vote this Sunday (4), the first round of the 2026 Elections. Voting is scheduled to end at 5 pm, Brasília time, but voters who are still in line at that time will also have the right to vote. See more details here.

Voting will close at 5pm. Upon entering the room, the voter can ask the poll workers for help, but only regarding the voting order, never about the vote. If necessary, voters with disabilities or reduced mobility can be assisted by a person of their choice, with the helper even being allowed to enter the numbers into the ballot box. The assistant must identify himself before the table receiving votes.

After heavy rain, voters attended CEI-13 Aluísio de Almeida in Brigadeiro Tobias, in Sorocaba (SP). At around 3:30 pm, there were approximately 20 voters per line in each of the four sections of the site.

In Votorantim (SP), a ballot box at the Comendador Pereira Inácio State School, in Barra Funda, needed to be changed and had a battery problem. According to TV TEM, there was a power outage in three other voting locations. The longest period was at Escola Municipal Cândido dos Santos, in Green Valley, which was without supply for 1h15. In two other municipal schools (Patrícia Maria dos Santos, in Jardim São Mateus, and Walter Rocha Camargo, in Promorar), the interruption lasted 20 minutes. CPFL was activated and power has now been restored to all locations.

Three trees fell in Pilar do Sul (SP), with no impact on voting, but causing traffic disruption: on Rua Coronel Moraes Cunha, in front of the Municipal Velório; at Escola Municipal Célia Antunes, which is not a voting location and was empty; and on the José Mercer local road, which connects Pilar do Sul to Tapiraí. The José Mineiro Party Enclosure had part of its roof uncovered.

In Taquarituba (SP), a 2015 model ballot box needed to be replaced at the José Penna State School. Voting continued normally after the replacement. In Arandu (SP), external contingency batteries were used to keep the polls functioning. Power has now been restored and voting continues without changes. There was also a power outage in Itaí (SP), Paranapanema (SP) and São Miguel Arcanjo (SP).

The rains caused several problems in the Itapetininga region (SP). In Itararé (SP), a ballot box was replaced at Escola Maria Jesus and the power outage affected three sections at Escola Alice Fonseca Braga, in the Santa Cruz dos Lopes neighborhood. The supply has now been normalized and all ballot boxes operate connected to the electricity grid, without the need for continuous use of batteries. The ceiling of a voting room that was given away at EMEF Prof. Miguel de Góes, in Fartura (SP), has already been repaired and continues normally. An electronic voting machine was replaced at EM Pedro Soldera, in Taguaí (SP).