2026 elections: electoral crimes, queues and voting in Espírito Santo and abroad

Until 5pm this Sunday (4), the time polls and polling places close, 168 incidents of electoral crimes were recorded in the state, according to the Public Security Observatory of Espírito Santo.

Of this total, 122 were by exit polls, 22 by irregular electoral propaganda, seven by disobedience to the orders of the Electoral Court, eight by buying votes, six by deeds in polling places, two by blocking roads and one by threat against a candidate.

There are 30 minutes left until voting ends in the first round of the 2026 Elections. Voters can vote until 5pm this Sunday (4).

Anyone who has not yet voted should go to the polling place. Voters who are in line at 5pm will be able to vote even after hours.

Voters report waiting up to 2 hours in lines to vote in electoral zones across Greater Vitória. Voting is scheduled to end at 5pm, Brasília time, but voters who are still in line at that time will also have the right to vote.

Until 4pm this Sunday (4), according to the Public Security Observatory of Espírito Santo, 159 incidents of electoral crimes were recorded.

Of this total, 117 were due to exit polls, 22 due to irregular electoral propaganda, five due to disobedience to the orders of the Electoral Court, seven due to vote buying, six due to de facto voting at polling places and two due to road blocks.

In Vitória, students Davi de Oliveira Maia and Gabriel Tavares Drumond Moraes, both 16 years old, voted for the first time at a private school in Enseada do Suá. "I had good expectations. I already arrived knowing which candidates I was going to vote for", said Davi.

"I was a little anxious about all of this, especially the result. I also arrived knowing which candidates I was going to vote for, I researched everything thoroughly", said Gabriel.

For those aged 16 and 17, voting is optional, but teenagers who obtained their electoral registration card were able to participate normally in the election.

Administrator Maria Eduarda Secato is from Espírito Santo, originally from Guarapari, but currently lives in Chicago, in the United States. She said she voted in the city center at around 2:30 pm, Brasília time.

According to Maria Eduarda, the process was very smooth and well organized. In some sessions there was a queue, but with few people.

Mery Marcelino, from Espírito Santo, who lives in London, United Kingdom, says that she crosses the ocean in every election to vote at home, in Vila Velha.

When asked why she came so far, she stated that she felt she was making a difference: “A single vote can change everything,” she said.

A voter went to vote carrying a giant Workers' Party (PT) star in Serra, Espírito Santo, late this Sunday morning (4).

The scene was recorded at EEEFM Maria José Zouain de Miranda, in the Valparaíso neighborhood.

Videos circulating on social media show the woman being escorted by military police officers as she leaves the polling place.