Elections 2026: rules for voting in line until 5pm and impacts of storms in the interior of São Paulo

Voters who are in line until 5pm this Sunday (4), Brasília time, have the right to vote even after this time in the first round of the 2026 Elections. In these cases, poll workers identify who is in line and distribute passwords to guarantee access to the polling station.

According to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), voting continues until the last voter with a password registers their vote. Anyone arriving after 5pm, however, will not be able to vote. The section only closes after everyone who was already in line at the deadline has been served.

Rain impacts

A storm with strong winds hit Limeira (SP) this Sunday afternoon (4) and caused a tree to fall at the Luca Moore School, in Jardim Aeroporto. The unit is one of the voting locations for the 1st round of the 2026 Elections, and the incident also interrupted the electricity supply in the region.

According to Limeira City Hall, the incident mobilized the Municipal Crisis Office, with the Civil Defense, Fire Department, Department of Works and Public Services and the concessionaire Elektro working to remove the branches and try to restore power.

In Cosmópolis (SP), the storm also caused a power outage at EMEB Student Ximena Coelho Pereira, another voting location in the city. The force of the wind also knocked down the roof of a gas station and, according to City Hall, there was no information about injuries.

In Limeira, the strong storm mobilized the Municipal Crisis Office. Teams from Civil Defense, the Fire Department, the Department of Public Works and Services and Elektro were called to respond to incidents caused by weather conditions.

Among the incidents, there was the fall of a tree at the Luca Moore School, in Jardim Aeroporto, which is one of the municipality's voting locations. The incident damaged the electricity supply in the region and mobilized teams to remove the tree and restore service.

In case of emergency, the population should contact the Fire Department by calling 193 or Civil Defense by calling 199.

'Participating in democracy from an early age': Davi Telles, aged 17, voted for the first time, this Sunday (4), in Limeira (SP). Despite voting not being mandatory for his age, he decided to take his title to participate in the elections. “Because I think it’s very important to start participating in democracy from an early age,” he said. Davi said he chose the candidates through social media and thinking about the future. Nervous before voting, he says he didn't get cheated and managed to remember everyone. "I came at 11am, so I think it was calmer. The line, I think there were two people in front of me. It was very calm, it was quick, I don't think I spent two minutes in the room", he said.

The intense movement around EE Profª Mirandolina de Almeida Canto, the 2nd largest electoral college in Piracicaba (SP), has caused inconvenience even for residents of the region. Fátima Dini lives close to the school and complained about the vehicles parked in front of the garages. "Where are the traffic police? Why aren't they here to organize this mess? This is horrible for us, residents," he said.