
Dilma Rousseff and minister Cármen Lúcia vote in Belo Horizonte; TRE-MG reinforces security and logistics in the state
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Brazil holds the second round of presidential elections. In Minas Gerais, the election is focused exclusively on choosing the head of the federal Executive.
Former president Dilma Rousseff arrived to vote this Sunday morning (25) at Colégio Santa Marcelina, in the São Luiz neighborhood, in the Pampulha Region, in Belo Horizonte. At the polling place, Dilma greeted voters.
The president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Minister Cármen Lúcia, arrived this Sunday morning (25) at Colégio Santo Agostinho, in the Center-South Region of Belo Horizonte, to vote. Upon arriving, she spoke to the press, received discreet applause from people outside the polling station and, after voting, took photos and talked to voters. Inside the polling place, there were no demonstrations.
Voting for the second round of elections began at 8am this Sunday (25). In Minas Gerais, voters return to the polls only to choose the next president of the Republic. The deadline to register your vote ends at 5pm. Throughout the day, g1 monitors movement at voting locations and provides the main information about the progress of the election.
TRE-MG has just announced that, in this second round, 65 voting stations, distributed across 17 voting locations in 16 cities in Minas Gerais, had their addresses changed. According to the Electoral Court update, all the changes occurred within the state. Belo Horizonte and the Metropolitan Region had no changes.
The Regional Electoral Court of Minas Gerais (TRE-MG) issued the zerésima this Sunday morning (25), at 7 am, a document that proves that the electronic ballot boxes did not have votes registered before voting began. The conference is an audit stage of the electoral process and certifies that the equipment was ready to receive voters' votes.
The special public transport operation in Belo Horizonte was reinforced this Sunday (25) to serve voters in the second round of elections. According to City Hall, the number of trips available between 5am and 8pm is 40% higher than on a typical Sunday. In addition to free buses, the lines operate with a schedule similar to that on weekdays to facilitate the population's movement to voting locations.
At 5:30 am this Sunday (25), 10 electronic voting machines arrived at Colégio Tiradentes, in the Prado neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte. The equipment was transported under Military Police escort and will be used at the polling stations at the polling place.
The loading of electronic ballot boxes for polling stations began this Sunday (25). In Belo Horizonte, the equipment is being transported in buses and vehicles escorted by the Military Police to the voting locations, in an operation coordinated by the Electoral Court to guarantee the security and integrity of the electoral process. Buses started leaving at 5am. There are 234 routes, 204 in BH and 30 in Contagem.
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