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The elections in Paraná took place this Sunday (4) in adverse weather conditions, with heavy rains and winds that caused interruptions in the electricity supply in several regions of the state, affecting polling places and requiring alternative solutions such as the use of batteries in ballot boxes and cell phone flashlights for lighting.
Paraná Public Security (Sesp) released a new incident report on the elections in Paraná:
Until 4 pm, 68 incidents were recorded throughout Paraná. Among them, nine were detained in Bom Sucesso, Campina Grande do Sul, Cantagalo, Marumbi, Paranaguá, Toledo, Alvorada do Sul (two incidents) and Sertanópolis. There was also the seizure of around 9,600 units of campaign materials.
Paraná Public Security (Sesp) released a new incident report on the elections in Paraná:
As of 1:10 p.m., 26 incidents were recorded across the state this Sunday:
Ballot box: 18 occurrences;
Irregular electoral propaganda: 4 occurrences;
Buying votes: 1 occurrence;
Disobedience (at a polling station): 1 occurrence;
Contempt (at polling station): 1 occurrence;
Distribution of campaign material: 1 occurrence;
Electoral crime: 1 occurrence;
Disorder that harms electoral work: 1 occurrence.
An electric car was used to supply energy to an electoral registry in Salto do Lontra, in southwestern Paraná. The place was without electricity due to damage following heavy rain and winds in the region. The vehicle was sent by the Regional Electoral Court (TRE-PR).
According to Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), more than 500 teams worked to restore the electrical grid affected by storms and strong gusts of wind that hit the state this Sunday (4). Some consumers had their supply normalized, including the Salto do Lontra electoral registry.
The Regional Electoral Court of Paraná (TRE-PR) released a balance of 4,812 of the 4,841 voting locations in the state, at 12:21 pm.
468 incidents were recorded with the ballot boxes, with 113 replacements. In the image above, see the most frequent problems.
The Juscelino Kubitschek Municipal School, in the rural community Rio Tuna, in Francisco Beltrão, in the Southwest of Paraná, is without electricity.
The urn works with the battery. The display shows the remaining load capacity.
The candidate for the government of Paraná, Sandro Alex (PSD), arrived at the Professor César Prieto Martinez State Education Institute, in the Estrela neighborhood, in Ponta Grossa, in Campos Gerais, around 11:30 am.
He was accompanied by his children, wife and supporters.
At the Adolival Pian School, in Cascavel, in the west of Paraná, the writer Sandra Eloiza Lorenço was carried in her arms by her nephew João Antônio Lorenço de Bispo. She has difficulty moving around and the building has been without electricity since 7am. That's why the elevator didn't work.
Despite the unforeseen circumstances, she managed to vote. The nephew took her up the stairs.
🗳️ An urn was replaced at the Pe. Wistremundo R. P. Garcia State College, in Londrina, in the North of Paraná. According to the head of the electoral registry, a person tripped over the equipment cable and damaged it.
Voting continues normally on site.
Public Security of Paraná (Sesp) released a report on the elections in Paraná:
Until 10am, the situation was:
Two incidents of seizure of irregular electoral propaganda were recorded: one in Almirante Tamandaré, in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, and another in Corbélia, in the west of Paraná.
According to Sesp, the material was seized in both situations, but those responsible were not found.
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) reported that there are 308.7 thousand units without electricity, this Sunday (4) of voting.
The Southwest region has the highest number of cases: 91.6 thousand. In the West region, there are 64.8 thousand occurrences.
In the Northwest and North regions there are 52.3 thousand and 52.6 thousand interruptions, respectively. Campos Gerais and Center-South recorded 42.1 thousand dismissals.
Curitiba, the metropolitan region and the coast have 5.2 thousand cases.
The Adolival Pian School, in Cascavel, in the west of Paraná, has also been without electricity since 7 am.
Voting continues normally, with the ballot boxes using batteries. A support team illuminates the room with cell phone flashlights.
People with mobility difficulties and disabilities were advised to return in the afternoon for voting.

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Senate candidate André do Prado (PL) voted at Escola Ivan Brasil, in Guararema, accompanied by his family and local authorities. Until 3 pm, Operation Elections 2026 in São Paulo recorded 86 incidents and 34 arrests, mostly due to exit polls. In Franca, a 69-year-old woman was arrested for distributing election leaflets. At least 33 electoral zones lost power due to rain, but voting was not interrupted.

Voter Rafaella Cortinoves was unable to vote in the first round of the 2026 elections after a tree fell on her car during a storm in Piracicaba (SP), preventing her from reaching the polling place in the Vila Fátima neighborhood. She was with two friends, who managed to vote at the Professor Antônio de Mello Cotrim school. No one was injured, but another car was hit and a wheelchair user had difficulty accessing the polling station due to the closure of Rua Dona Stella.

The candidate for the government of Ceará Ieri Braga (PCO) voted on Sunday (4) at Colégio Maria Ester II, in Parque Dois Irmãos, in Fortaleza, accompanied by his wife and daughter.

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