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 the Paraná Energy Company (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.
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.
Sections 270 and 272, at Escola Cassio Leite Machado, in Londrina, in the North of Paraná, flooded after the storm ripped out gutters.
Voting was transferred to the library and computer room at the same school.
Between 7am and 8am, it rained 26.8 mm in the city, according to the Paraná Environmental Technology and Monitoring System (Simepar).
According to the Regional Electoral Court of Paraná (TRE-PR), 105 municipalities had changes to their voting locations in these elections. The agency's guidance is for voters to check their polling place before leaving home.
The consultation can be carried out on the Superior Electoral Court website, through electoral self-service, on the e-Título application, via Voter Hotline or via WhatsApp (41) 3330-8500.
Jaime, 79 years old, was the first voter to vote at Colégio Anglo Americano, in Foz do Iguaçu, in the west of Paraná. At the polling place — which is the largest in the state — more than 12,600 voters are expected.
