City that reached 45 °C will have doctors and nurses in warmer polling places in PI
Measure aims to serve voters and poll workers during the second round of the 2026 Elections in regions with high temperatures.
Quick Look
- TRE-PI called on 15 health professionals to work at polling stations in Teresina during the second round of the 2026 Elections.
- The action aims to prevent discomfort caused by the extreme heat of the period known as B-R-O-Bró.
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Why It Matters
B-R-O-Bró is a seasonal period in Piauí, between September and December, characterized by high temperatures and low humidity. The SALV-E plan was created by TRE-PI to manage medical emergencies during the election.
Teresina, capital of Piauí, will have doctors, nurses and nursing technicians on standby in voting locations considered the hottest during the second round of the 2026 Elections, on Sunday (25). In total, 15 health professionals were summoned by the Regional Electoral Court of Piauí (TRE-PI) to assist voters and poll workers who may feel unwell due to the high temperatures.
The teams will work at polling stations in the Promorar, Esplanada, Vale Quem Tem, Ininga and Primavera neighborhoods. The locations were selected by crossing data from Kiwi, a queuing simulator developed by Cajuína Lab, which also identified the hottest regions of the capital during the first round.
According to Celeyda Motta, health assistance advisor at TRE-PI, the measure seeks to prevent and address heat-related incidents during voting.
"We are in full B-R-O-Bró and registering increasingly higher temperatures. Based on the mapping, we called on health professionals to be on standby to assist those who may feel any discomfort due to the heat", he explained.
B-R-O-Bró is a popular expression used in Piauí to refer to the hottest period of the year, generally between September and December, when temperatures tend to be higher and the climate is drier.
Excessive heat can cause dry mouth, tiredness, dizziness, drop in blood pressure, headache, muscle cramps, intense sweating and fainting.
The initiative is part of the SALV-E Plan (Service Support and Logistics for Life), created by TRE-PI to establish protocols for prevention and response to medical emergencies, including Basic Life Support procedures, during the 2026 elections.
In the first round, a team from the Altos Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) provided assistance to poll workers and voters at the Maria Raulino School Unit and the Pio XXII School.
How to prepare to vote in the heat
TRE-PI recommends that voters and poll workers take water for individual consumption, stay hydrated throughout the day and wear light, comfortable clothing.
“We recommend that voters, when going out to vote, wear light clothes to face this B-R-O-Bró and also take a bottle of water”, advised Hugo Leite, head of Guidance for Electoral Zones at TRE-PI, in an interview with TV Clube.
Voters can also check the queue status before leaving home. The Kiwi tool allows you to monitor movement at polling stations, with updates every 15 minutes, from 9am to 3pm. The query can be made on the TRE-PI website, with the zone and electoral section numbers.
Open Questions
- Will the plan be expanded to other cities in Piauí?
