Candidate ACM Neto (União Brasil) voted, this Sunday morning (4), at the Faculty of Administration of the Federal University of Bahia (Ufba), in Salvador. He arrived at the location late in the morning, but only voted at around 12:50 pm.
ACM Neto was accompanied by his wife, Mariana Barreto, his three children, Lívia, Marcela and Antônio Carlos, and the senatorial candidates João Roma (PL) and Angelo Coronel (Republicans).
204 cities in Bahia are under dry law, according to TRE-BA.
More than 200 cities in Bahia will have restrictions or bans on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the first round of elections, this Sunday (4).
Salvador does not appear on the list released by TRE-BA and, until the last update of this report, no electoral zone in the capital had determined Dry Law. In some cities in the state, whether or not the law is applied depends on determinations made in "Head Municipalities", which define the situation throughout the electoral zone.
See list of cities: glo.bo/9c68ci0
The director general of the Federal Police (PF), Andrei Rodrigues, stated this Sunday (4) that investigations did not identify the possibility of risk or signs of attack plans against embassies in Brasília.
The PF executed two search and seizure warrants on Friday (2) in an investigation into an alleged plan against the United States Embassy in Brazil. Investigators targeted two suspects.
The action occurred after foreign diplomatic representations in Brazil issued security alerts on Friday (2).
"We did not find concrete elements about the existence of risk for any embassy. There was no plan, there was nothing that we identified," said Andrei Rodrigues. (See more)
During the first press conference of the regional electoral court (TRE-BA), which took place this Sunday (4), at 11:30 am, the body announced that 60 electronic voting machines had been replaced across the state, two of which were in Salvador.
In addition, five people were arrested on suspicion of exit polls in Bahia, two of them in Salvador. The body also announced during the first press conference of the day that it had received 15 complaints of irregular electoral propaganda.
The candidate for the Senate, Jaques Wagner (PT), voted this Sunday (4), at the Federal Superintendency of Agriculture (SFA), in the Aflitos neighborhood, in Salvador.
Initially, the team of the candidate for re-election of the government of Bahia, Jerônimo Rodrigues (PT), informed that Jaques Wagner would be part of a delegation that would also include the presence of the candidate for the Senate, Rui Costa (PT).
However, Jaques Wagner voted alone, before Jerônimo and Rui Costa. The reason for the early vote was not disclosed.
The candidate for the government of Bahia, Maria Bona (PCO), voted this Sunday (4), at Escola Barão de Macaúbas, in the city of Rio de Contas, in the southwest of Bahia.
She arrived at the polling place around 9am. This is his first contest in an election.
The candidate for the government of Bahia, Ronaldo Mansur (Psol), voted this Sunday morning (4), in Paf 3 at the Federal University of Bahia (Ufba), in Salvador.
Mansur, who currently holds the position of state president of Psol, arrived at the electoral college at around 10:30 am, accompanied by other party candidates.
Intercity transport will be free on Sunday (4), the day of the 1st round of the 2026 Elections, and on October 25, if there is a 2nd round. The information was published in the Official State Gazette (DOE).
Free intercity buses, ferry boats and snacks are included. Previously, the city hall of the capital of Bahia and CCR Metrô, the operator responsible for the Salvador metro, had already announced free tickets in the 1st shift.
To avoid paying for the ticket, voters must present their voter registration document proving their voting location and their identity document. (See more here)
The candidate for re-election of the government of Bahia, Jerônimo Rodrigues (PT), voted this Sunday (4), at Colégio Estadual de Tempo Integral Luiz Viana, in Salvador.
The current governor of the state was accompanied by his wife Tatiana Velloso, son João Gabriel Velloso, vice-governor Geraldo Júnior (MDB), Senate candidate Rui Costa (PT) and other candidates supporting the party.
Can I vote for a candidate from another state or city?
In the 2026 elections, voters do not need to vote for a candidate from the city where they live. The possibility depends on the position being contested: for some positions, it is possible to choose candidates from any city competing in the same state; for others, the vote can be given to candidates from any part of the country.
Governor, senator, federal deputy and state deputy: voters can vote for any candidate running for their state, regardless of the city
President: voters can vote for any candidate in the country, regardless of state
If the voter is in another city on election day, it is possible to vote outside the city where the voter has his/her registration through transit voting, as long as the person has made the request within the deadline established by the Electoral Court. (Learn more here)
This Sunday (4), the first round of elections, more than 158 million Brazilians can go to the polls to exercise their right to vote.
The largest group is 40 to 44 years old and women account for 53% of the electorate. The positions of president of the Republic, governor, senator (two vacancies), federal deputy, state deputy and district deputy are up for grabs. The Electoral Court should start publishing the results at 5pm (Brasília time).
