
Glue model provided by g1 makes it easier to consult candidate numbers in the voting booth
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The 2026 elections in Brazil will have two rounds, with the first on October 4th and the second on October 25th. To help voters, g1 provided a paper glue model to write down the candidates' numbers.
Voters can take a paper slip to vote. As there are several numbers to remember, you can write down the candidates' numbers and consult the paper in the voting booth.
The glue must be on paper.
The use of cell phones in electronic voting machines is prohibited, as are tablets and other technological devices, such as smart glasses with cameras. The voter can use the phone to present the e-Título before voting. After that, however, you need to leave the device in the place indicated by the poll workers.
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To facilitate organization, g1 provided a template that can be printed and filled in with the candidate numbers, in the order in which they appear in the ballot box.
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Infographic shows the voting order in the 2026 elections — Photo: Equipe de arte/g1
The first round of elections will be held on October 4, 2026. The second round is scheduled for October 25, 2026.

Lula maintains a slight advantage over Flávio Bolsonaro in the polls for 2026, despite the government's 41% negative rating. Unemployment is at 5.3%, the lowest in the historical series, and inflation in August was -0.32%. The government cites Brazil's exit from the Hunger Map and announces a new phase of Desenrola to renegotiate up to R$150 billion in debt owed to individuals.

Almost one million Brazilians living abroad are eligible to vote in the 2026 elections, a number greater than the total number of voters in states such as Amapá and Acre. Voting is mandatory for Brazilians between 18 and 70 years old abroad, and it is only possible to vote for the President of the Republic. TRE-DF coordinates the sending of 1,407 electronic voting machines to 134 countries, with support from Itamaraty, after the deadline for judging applications on September 14th. Ballot boxes are sent from airports in Viracopos and Guarulhos, and voting abroad takes more than 29 hours due to time zones, starting in New Zealand and ending in Canada. Poll workers are volunteers and receive two days off for each day worked, except when subject to local labor legislation. Even in conflict zones such as Tehran, Tel Aviv, Beirut and Kiev, the Electoral Court guarantees voting in safe places. The zeroth is printed before voting in each section, and the official results are only released by the TSE after voting closes in Brazil, at 5pm on Sunday.

Voters in Varginha, Passos and Poços de Caldas should consult the e-Título or TRE website to confirm voting locations in the first round of the 2026 elections, after transfers of sections due to accessibility, works and increase in voters.

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) confirms that voters without registered biometrics can vote normally in the 2026 elections, as long as they have a regular electoral status. Biometric identification facilitates the process, but is not mandatory for voting.

New rounds of the Datafolha and Quaest surveys will be released at the end of the day, showing voting intentions for the president and state governments in the final stretch of the campaign. The latest Datafolha showed Lula with 42% and Flávio Bolsonaro with 38% in the first round, with a technical tie in the second round within the margin of error. Monday's Quaest indicated Lula with 39% and Flávio with 34% in the first round, and a technical tie at 42% in the second round.

Minister Gilmar Mendes, from the STF, annulled the precautionary removal of judge Tutmés Airan, from the TJAL, determined by the CNJ after a decision that suspended the PF's investigation into electoral fraud in Alagoas, considering that there was no serious disciplinary misconduct and that the removal threatened the independence of Justice during the electoral period.