2026 elections in the Federal District: start of voting and security measures

Gates open! Voting began in Brazil, with the opening of electoral colleges at 8 am. You can vote until 5pm. The voter must present an official document with photo to the poll workers. A paper voter registration card is not mandatory.

The Public Ministry of Labor in the Federal District (MPT-DF) recommended that the Institute for Strategic Health Management of the Federal District (Iges-DF) remove the two-hour absence limit for employees who need to leave to vote. The recommendation was issued this Saturday (3), following reports of restrictions on voting by the organization.

Michelle Bolsonaro (PL) appears as the most voted name for the Senate in DF in the Quaest and Datafolha surveys. Leila do Vôlei (PDT), Bia Kicis (PL) and Erika Kokay (PT) compete for second place. Surveys were released this Saturday (3), the day before the 1st round.

The 2026 campaign for Palácio do Buriti was marked by a clear split: on one side, the current governor Celina Leão (PP), who appears ahead in the polls and tries, at the same time, to defend her legacy in government and move away from the criticism and suspicions involving the Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) administration – for whom she was vice-president. On the other side, opposition candidates who bet on the discourse of change to reach the GDF.

The Public Security Secretariat of the Federal District ordered a ban on access to Praça dos Três Poderes, in Brasília, from 8pm on Saturday (3) until Sunday (4), the date set for the first round of the 2026 elections.

More than 5,000 military police officers will reinforce patrolling the streets of the Federal District to guarantee the security of ballot boxes and voters in the first round of voting, this Sunday (4).

Candidates for the government of the Federal District left in motorcades through the administrative regions this Friday (2). The agenda for the final stretch included Águas Claras, Estrutural, Brazlândia and Itapoã. At the events, politicians once again highlighted proposals for urban mobility and health, as well as improvements in the infrastructure of peripheral regions.

The Regional Electoral Court of the Federal District (TRE-DF) is holding, this Saturday (3), a public hearing, in the Plenary of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (CLDF), to indicate and draw the electronic ballot boxes that will be subjected to electronic voting audits in the first round of the 2026 Elections.

A video is circulating on social media with two military police officers stating that an electronic ballot box in the Federal District had been identified with votes recorded before voting and that the device's seal had been broken. It's #FAKE.