2026 elections in Acre: candidates vote and highlight hope, renewal and criticism of Brasília

Francisco Angelo da Silva Neres, 23 years old, went to vote in the afternoon in Rio Branco and said that, despite injuries caused by a motorcycle accident almost 5 months ago, he decided to exercise his right.

"We have to look for an improvement, and only by voting well to be able to have a voice. You can't stop voting", he stressed.

Mailza Assis (PP) voted early this Sunday afternoon (4) and said she was hopeful of winning in the 1st round.

"It was 45 days of a lot of commitment, walking around each municipality, in the neighborhoods, talking to people, showing our work proposal, and we were welcomed and embraced. I am very hopeful, very confident", he highlighted.

Candidate for the Senate, Jorge Viana (PT) voted at the Regional Labor Court (TRT), in the center of Rio Branco. He attended with his wife and children, and took his youngest son to the voting booth. In his opinion, the campaign was positive. "I walked around the entire state, I talked to whoever I could talk to. And it was always sharing a dream of a better Acre, of a better life for our brothers from Acre who are perhaps going through the worst phase", he assessed.

Márcio Bittar (PL), candidate for the Senate, voted at the State Secretariat of Administration (Sead), in the Aviário neighborhood, in Rio Branco, and highlighted the importance of today's vote for the country. "Brazil is on the verge of collapse, we are on the brink of an abyss. We need to put an end to this rascality in Brasília. Brasília today is consuming, Brasília, the powers are consuming all the country's energy", he criticized.

The pruning of vegetation close to the electricity grid affected the energy supply in the Rui Lino and Tucumâ neighborhoods, in Rio Branco, this Sunday morning (4).

However, according to the concessionaire Energisa, as of 9:30 am there was no record of voting locations affected by the outage.

The company reported that it remains prepared to guarantee continuity of service and that it has teams on standby to deal with any incidents throughout the electoral period.

Until 10 am this Sunday (4), the Federal Police reported having drawn up two detailed terms of reference (TCOs) in Rio Branco for the dissemination of electoral propaganda on election day, in addition to two others for exit polls, one of them with seizure of values.

In Sena Madureira, a TCO with seizure of value was drawn up.

The numbers are updated throughout voting day.

Thor Dantas, PSB candidate for government, voted at the Armando Nogueira school, in Rio Branco. He said that the feeling in the final stretch of the first round is one of accomplishment. "It was a beautiful campaign, a beautiful campaign. We talked about renewal and hope, about the change that Acre needs so much. We managed to renew everyone's hearts and desire for change, hope for the future. This is the hallmark of our campaign and Acreans and Acreans understood that Acre does not need, cannot, should not continue with the old government", he declared.

Mara Rocha (Republicans), candidate for the Senate, voted at the Socioeducational Institute (ISE-AC), in Rio Branco. She said she reached the end of the campaign with a feeling of gratitude. "The people of Acre followed the proposals of this team 10 that comes with a different policy, a policy aimed at the development of Acre", he celebrated.

Acre voters arrived early at the polling stations this Sunday (4). g1 followed the opening of schools and institutions where the 2026 Elections are taking place and spoke to voters.

In Acre, 614,375 voters are able to go to the polls to choose president, governor, senators and federal and state deputies, according to information released by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The first round of elections takes place this Sunday (4) and takes place from 6 am to 3 pm across the state.

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Acre Senate candidate Gladson Camelí (PP) voted at the Hugo Carneiro school, in Cruzeiro do Sul. He was accompanied by government candidate Mailza Assis (PP) and vice candidate Jéssica Sales (MDB), as well as supporters. Camelí promised to put into practice everything he defended during the campaign in a possible debate. "Democracy is fundamental in all countries. So, be grateful. Walking, talking. And now it's time for voters to decide who their next representatives will be. And I fulfill my role as always, of being here in Cruzeiro do Sul, voting, doing my rightful role", he said.

Eudo Raffael, PCB candidate for government, voted at the Sheila Nasserala school, in Rio Branco. He said he was confident of a positive result. "Well, we expect a surprising result. We ran a down-to-earth campaign, but we had all these 45 days with the population discussing the problems and we hope today to have a significant vote and help defeat the extreme right", he said.