🏛 Curiosities about Borá in the 2026 Elections
The third smallest municipality in the country in terms of population, Borá has unique characteristics this Sunday:
No local candidates: There are no registered candidates who reside in the municipality.
Biometrics: 1,075 of the 1,094 voters will vote with biometric identification.
Meeting point: As it is the only voting location, the city school ends up becoming the main meeting point for residents on election day.
In the state's smallest electoral college, the only voting location was affected by Sunday's rains and lost power. According to the TRE, until 3 pm, despite supply failures, voting continued normally with the help of the batteries present in the ballot boxes.
In Botucatu, there were moderate queues during the morning and early afternoon of voting. According to the Civil Police, two incidents of electoral crime were recorded in the morning. Candidate cards were identified spread across two voting locations, at Escola Estadual Pedro Torres and EMEF Angelino de Oliveira. Those responsible were not identified and the Electoral Court is monitoring the case. In Itatinga, a person was arrested for exiting a ballot box.
The Military Police are operating in the region of Presidente Prudente (SP) to reinforce security during this Sunday's elections (4). According to the Interior Policing Command (CPI-8), there is police at all voting locations.
The workforce was also reinforced at electoral offices and in escort and distribution operations for electronic voting machines.
The Military Police advises that, when witnessing a possible electoral crime or in case of emergency, the voter seeks the police at the scene or calls 190.
🗣️ What situations qualify as exit polls?
The Interior Policing Command (CPI-8), which covers the West of São Paulo, explains in which situations voters can commit fraud during elections.
According to the Military Police, it is permitted to wear the candidate's t-shirt, as well as a pin, sticker and even a flag. However, the gathering of people for collective demonstrations is not permitted.
Approaching voters to ask for a vote, distributing campaign material, pouring out “saints”, holding marches and using loudspeakers are also prohibited. These situations can constitute exit polls and electoral crimes.
The use of social networks also has restrictions. The paid promotion of electoral propaganda content is prohibited on voting day.
In Marília, an electronic voting machine needed to be replaced this Sunday, during voting at the Bicudo Monsenhor State School. According to information gathered by the TV TEM team, the equipment even shut down due to a lack of battery. Teams responsible for the election were called and replaced the ballot box while voters waited to vote. After changing the equipment, voting was able to continue normally.
The number of voters able to vote in the 2026 Elections in Presidente Prudente (SP) reduced by 8.58% compared to the last presidential elections, in 2022, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) collected by g1.
Of the total 165,352 voters in 2026, the majority are between 45 and 49 years old (15,778), followed by the age group of 40 to 44 years old (15,580). On the other hand, the smallest audience ranges from 16 (299) to 20 years old (2,396); this complete range totals 6,901 people.
Can't go vote?
Anyone who already knows that they will not be able to go to the polls in the 2026 elections can justify their absence without leaving home. The procedure can be done completely digitally through official Electoral Court channels, such as the e-Título application and Electoral Self-Service.
2026 Elections: how to download the e-Título on your cell phone?
The justification is mandatory for voters between 18 and 70 years old who fail to vote in any of the rounds. Anyone who misses both shifts, if any, must provide a justification for each absence.
Until Friday (2), Presidente Prudente had the highest number of reports of irregular electoral propaganda among cities in the West of São Paulo, with 34 records, according to data from the TSE's Pardal system. Next, Mirante do Paranapanema and Lucélia bring 15 complaints each, followed by Presidente Epitácio, with 12 records, and Presidente Bernardes, with 8.
Other cities also have records. See below:
Adamantine: 7
Dracena: 6
Ranch: 6
Narandiba: 6
Junqueirópolis: 5
Teodoro Sampaio: 3
Alfredo Marcondes: 3
President Venceslau: 3
Tupi Paulista: 3
Osvaldo Cruz: 2
Brine: 2
Tarabai: 1
Saint Anastasius: 1
North Star: 1
Saint Expedite: 1
Panorama: 1
Anhumas:1
Regent Feijó: 1
Iepê: 1
🆘Help when voting
It is allowed to ask 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.
What will be the voting order in the 1st round?
The sequence will be:
Federal deputy: four digits
State or district deputy: five digits
Senator, first vacancy: three digits
Senator, second vacancy: three digits
Governor: two digits
President of the Republic: two digits
In the second round, scheduled for October 25th, the sequence will be:
Governor: two digits
President of the Republic: two digits
According to Energisa, around 20 voting locations throughout the Presidente Prudente region were affected by the power outage. These points have priority in restoring service.
The concessionaire provided 19 generators to guarantee the energy supply in these locations. The teams are also working to restore the service permanently.
At Escola Municipal Professora Francisca Góes Brandão, in Jardim Bongiovani, in Presidente Prudente (SP), there was a lot of movement and queues at the voting stations at around 12:30 pm this Sunday (4).
While some sections were empty, others recorded queues that reached the courtyard, leaving some corridors full.
In the streets close to the school, there were few "saints" scattered around.
Two men were arrested in the early hours of this Sunday (4) suspected of committing an electoral crime in the region of a voting zone, in Ourinhos (SP).
According to the Military Police, the team was carrying out an electoral round on Rua Sebastião Miranda when they spotted a vehicle distributing propaganda material in the area of the Professor José Augusto de Oliveira State School, before voting began.
See the details of the incident.
