Elections in Bahia: candidate voting, dry law in 204 cities and PF investigation into alleged attack on embassies
Quick Look
- During the first round of municipal elections in Bahia, candidates such as Rui Costa, Angelo Coronel, João Roma and ACM Neto voted in Salvador, while 204 cities in Bahia had dry law applied.
- A 65-year-old man died after a heart attack at a polling place in Cotegipe.
- The Federal Police stated that they found no signs of risk or attack plans against embassies in Brasília, after executing search and seizure warrants in an investigation into an alleged plan against the United States Embassy.
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Why It Matters
In the first round of the 2026 municipal elections in Bahia, restrictions were applied to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in 204 cities as determined by TRE-BA, while Salvador was not included on the dry law list. Candidates for the Senate and state government voted in various locations in Salvador, accompanied by family members and supporters.
While the votes are being counted, we remember what election Sunday was like. Earlier, singer Léo Santana took his 5-year-old daughter Liz to vote with him. The moment was published on social media: "Citizen's role played successfully", he wrote.
A 65-year-old man died after suffering a heart attack this Sunday (4), at a polling place in Cotegipe, in western Bahia. He was identified as Gilson Pereira da Silva. Find out more in the report.
Singer Daniela Mercury went to the polls with her family in this first electoral round. She posted on social media: "Long live democracy! What a joy to be able to vote for who I believe in. And as a family." Daniela votes in her hometown, Salvador.
The Senate candidate, Rui Costa (PT), voted this Sunday (4), at Colégio Duque de Caxias, in the Liberdade neighborhood, in Salvador.
Accompanied by party supporters, Rui Costa voted at around 2:30 pm, after waiting in line for more than two hours.
The candidate for the Senate, Angelo Coronel (Republicans) voted this Sunday (4), at Colégio Marízia Maior, in the Stella Maris neighborhood, in Salvador.
Angelo Coronel voted at around 1:30 pm, accompanied by the candidate for governor of Bahia, ACM Neto (União Brasil); the mayor of Salvador, Bruno Reis (União Brasil); his son, the candidate for state deputy Angelo Coronel Filho (Republicans); and his wife, Eleusa Coronel.
The Senate candidate, João Roma (PL), voted this Sunday (4), at the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), in the Canela neighborhood, in Salvador.
João Roma returned around 12pm, accompanied by his wife, Roberta Roma, and his two children, João and Clarice.
Candidate ACM Neto (Uiçao Brasil) voted, this Sunday morning (4), at the Faculty of Administration of the Federal University of Bahia (Ufba), in Salvador. He arrived at the location late in the morning, but only voted at around 12:50 pm.
ACM Neto was accompanied by his wife, Mariana Barreto, his three children, Lívia, Marcela and Antônio Carlos, and the senatorial candidates João Roma (PL) and Angelo Coronel (Republicans).
204 cities in Bahia are under dry law, according to TRE-BA.
More than 200 cities in Bahia will have restrictions or bans on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the first round of elections, this Sunday (4).
Salvador does not appear on the list released by TRE-BA and, until the last update of this report, no electoral zone in the capital had determined Dry Law. In some cities in the state, whether or not the law is applied depends on determinations made in "Head Municipalities", which define the situation throughout the electoral zone.
See list of cities: glo.bo/9c68ci0
The director general of the Federal Police (PF), Andrei Rodrigues, stated this Sunday (4) that investigations did not identify the possibility of risk or signs of attack plans against embassies in Brasília.
The PF executed two search and seizure warrants on Friday (2) in an investigation into an alleged plan against the United States Embassy in Brazil. Investigators targeted two suspects.
The action occurred after foreign diplomatic representations in Brazil issued security alerts on Friday (2).
"We did not find concrete elements about the existence of risk for any embassy. There was no plan, there was nothing that we identified," said Andrei Rodrigues. (See more)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Federal Police will continue investigations into the alleged plan against embassies in Brasília.
Likely · Within weeks
TRE-BA can update the list of cities with dry law for the second round of elections, if there are new municipal determinations.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What was the exact cause of Gilson Pereira da Silva's heart attack?
- Will there be new developments in the PF investigation into the alleged plan against embassies?
- What were the criteria used by TRE-BA to define which cities would have a dry law?
