Marcos Rogério (PL) voted in Ji-Paraná (RO) this Sunday morning (4), accompanied by his wife and the city's mayor.
"We created a light, beautiful, purposeful campaign and now we really hope for the result and for the result to really make Rondônia a big star", he declared.
Candidate for the Rondônia government, Expedito Netto (PT) voted at the Major Guapindaia school at 10:30 am accompanied by his wife.
"The expectations are good. I have no doubt that the people going to the polls today will type 13 both here and in Brazil, we will have a double victory today and we will have President Lula's four," he declared.
Cleiton Paiva, 56 years old, lost 100% of his vision four years ago and, after six surgeries, he recovered 8% of his vision on his left side. Even with his disability, he never loses an election. This Sunday (4), he used an accessibility headset to vote.
Pedro Abib (MDB) voted at 9:23 am at the Laura Vicuna Institute, in Porto Velho, accompanied by his wife, daughters and other family members.
"A vote from Rondônia residents for Pedro Abib is the certainty that we have conveyed the message that it is an organic vote from someone who wants a real transformation of our state. Democracy was won with great difficulty and we have to value it highly", he declared.
Mother Francisca da Rocha Pereira, 36 years old, votes and accompanies her daughter Glenda Luíza, 17 years old, who votes for the first time in Porto Velho.
Glenda spoke about the decision to come and vote even without having reached the age at which voting becomes mandatory and highlighted the influence of parents in the choice to exercise the right to vote.
"I came of my own free will, but my parents always influenced me to follow my convictions, what I think is right," he declared.
Samuel Costa (PSB) was the first government candidate to vote this Sunday morning (4). He arrived at the polling place, Dr. Oswaldo Piana, accompanied by his two children.
“As a son of this land, I will not allow it to be treated as a fait accompli to see my people dying in starvation, without adequate and humanized health care,” he said.
This Sunday (4), public transport will be free in Porto Velho from 5am to 6pm, during voting for the 2026 elections.
The free fee is valid for the first round, scheduled for October 4th, and also for the second round, if necessary, on October 25th.
According to Porto Velho City Hall, the measure seeks to facilitate the movement of voters to voting locations.
Free access is provided for in Municipal Law No. 2,898, of December 16, 2021, which allows the Executive Branch to grant exemption from public transport fares in specific situations.
This Sunday (4) all of Brazil goes to the polls to decide who will be the president of the Republic and the governor of their respective state, however, there is a time limit for voting. In Rondônia The polls will be open from 7am to 4pm in the 2026 elections in both the first round and the eventual second round, on October 25th.
Closing is scheduled for 4pm in the state. However, this does not mean that whoever is in line at 4pm will be left without voting. If there are voters in line at the time of closing, poll workers must identify these people and provide a password. Voting continues until everyone who was in line at the deadline has voted.
Creuza Baca, 67 years old, voted at the Class A School, in the South Zone of Porto Velho. She said that accessibility was good and said that she had faced problems in other schools, but that today she had no difficulties.
More than 1.2 million voters in Rondônia are eligible to vote this Sunday (2), in the elections for president, governor, senator and state and federal deputies. Voters are distributed across the state's 52 municipalities.
The state has the third largest electorate in the North Region. Compared to the last election, held in 2024, Rondônia recorded an increase in the number of voters. According to data provided by the TSE, the state gained around 36 thousand voters in the period, which represents an increase of almost 3% in the electorate.
In relation to gender, women are the majority among voters in Rondônia and represent 52% of the electorate. Men account for 48%.
