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The 2026 elections in Minas Gerais took place this Sunday (4) in the first round, with several candidates competing for the positions of governor, senator and Presidency of the Republic. TRE-MG monitored the process, reporting technical problems with voting machines and investigating possible violations of voting secrecy.
The PT candidate for the senate in Minas Gerais, Marília Campos, voted shortly at the Helena Guerra State School, in Contagem.
Before that, she talked to voters and took photos.
The PT candidate for the government of Minas, Patrus Ananias, arrived at PUC Minas, this Sunday morning (4) to vote.
He is accompanied by the candidate for vice president, Jarbas Soares, the candidate for the senator for Minas Gerais, Áurea Carolina, the candidate for Federal Deputy Rogério Correia and supporters.
The president of TRE-MG, Carlos Henrique Perpétuo Braga, stated this Sunday (4) that the case involving the use of a cell phone by presidential candidate Romeu Zema inside the voting booth will be investigated by the Electoral Court. According to the judge, violating the secrecy of voting is a crime provided for in the Electoral Code, but eventual liability depends on a formal complaint presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office. He also highlighted that poll workers were previously instructed about the ban on the use of cell phones in the voting booth.
The PDT candidate for the government of Minas, Alexandre Kalil, arrived at the Governador Milton Campos State School, this Sunday morning (4), accompanied by supporters. Before voting, the former mayor of Belo Horizonte spoke to journalists and took records with his cell phone alongside voters who were waiting for him at the location.
The PL candidate for the government of Minas, Flávio Roscoe, arrived at the polling place, at Colégio Edna Roriz, this Sunday morning (4) accompanied by supporters. The candidate greeted voters before heading to the polling station, where he will vote in the first round of the 2026 elections. After voting, he spoke to the press.
Voters face inconvenience this morning after TRE-MG posted notices about changes to polling stations at Colégio Estadual Central, in BH.
Elderly Joaquim Villas Boas, who voted in unit I of the institution and had to travel to unit II. He was with his son at the time.
As the place does not have an elevator, a TRE-MG employee helped with access to the voting room.
Novo's candidate for President of the Republic, Romeu Zema, voted this Sunday morning (4) in Araxá, in Alto Paranaíba. The miner arrived at the polling place accompanied by supporters and greeted voters before heading to the polling station.
The MDB candidate for the government of Minas, Gabriel Azevedo, arrived at the polling place this Sunday morning (4). The emedebista votes in Belo Horizonte and spoke to voters and supporters before heading to the polling station.
Until 8:58 am this Sunday, eight ballot boxes in different cities in Minas Gerais needed to be replaced due to technical problems.
According to TRE-MG, two ballot boxes were located in the Metropolitan region, one in the Central region, one in Vale do Aço, one in the Northwest region, also one in Zona da Mata and Triângulo Mineiro.
The president of the TSE, minister Cármen Lúcia, arrived at Colégio Santo Agostinho, in the Center-South Region of Belo Horizonte, this Sunday morning (4), to vote in the first round of the 2026 elections. She was accompanied by the president of TRE-MG, Carlos Henrique Perpétuo Braga. According to the court's office, the two arrived in the same car at the polling place and walked together part of the way to the school entrance.
Voters in different parts of Belo Horizonte and the Metropolitan Region are already at the polling stations.
At the João Correa Armond State School, in the Sevilha 2 neighborhood, in Ribeirão das Neves, the line wraps around the block. Watch the video.
At 7:20 am, TRE-MG authorities monitored the issuance of the zerésima in section 261 at the Pandiá Calógeras State School, in the Santo Agostinho neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte.
The bulletin confirms the absence of registered votes.
The summary will be posted outside the section, even before voting begins.
Colégio Estadual Central, in Belo Horizonte, dawned with notices about changes to voting stations.
Now, voters from sections 116, 117, 118, 119, 147,159,160, 263 and 273 vote in Unit 2 of the institution.
TRE-MG is sending messages via WhatsApp to inform voters about changes to voting locations.
If you haven't received it, check your e-title before voting.
For the first time, a big screen was installed in the TRE-MG press room so that journalists could follow, in real time, the release of election data. In previous disputes, updates were displayed on smaller monitors distributed throughout the auditorium.
Judge Auro Aparecido Andrade requested the opening of a police report after identifying little cards scattered at the entrance to the Pandiá Calógeras State School, in the Santo Agostinho neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte, this Sunday morning (4). The magistrate was on site to monitor the Integrity Test with Biometrics of electronic voting machines, an audit carried out by the Electoral Court. The three ballot boxes chosen for this procedure in Belo Horizonte are installed at the school.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
TRE-MG will conclude the investigation into Romeu Zema's cell phone use inside the voting booth in the coming days.
Likely · Within days
The elections in Minas Gerais will have a second round for the position of governor.
Possible · Within weeks

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