
AI-generated summary
Durante o primeiro turno das eleições de 2026, um temporal atingiu Piracicaba (SP), causando a queda de uma árvore que bloqueou vias e afetou o acesso a locais de votação.
A eleitora Rafaella Cortinoves não conseguiu votar no primeiro turno das eleições de 2026, neste domingo (4), após uma árvore cair em cima do carro dela durante o temporal que atingiu Piracicaba (SP).
Ela estava com duas amigas, e as três foram inicialmente ao maior colégio eleitoral da cidade, Professor Antônio de Mello Cotrim.
As amigas votaram no local. Rafaella iria votar no bairro Vila Fátima, mas foi impedida pela queda da árvore sobre o carro, antes das 16h.
"Vou me benzer amanhã", resumiu a eleitora.
Um outro carro também foi atingido pela árvore. Apesar disso, ninguém ficou ferido. Um boletim de ocorrência deve ser registrado.
Também pela queda da árvore, um cadeirante chegou para votação e teve dificuldades para conseguir entrar e votar. O trecho da Rua Dona Stella precisou ser interditado.
Árvore que caiu no colégio Professor Antônio de Mello Cotrim, em Piracicaba — Foto: Beatriz Bisan/g1
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Um boletim de ocorrência será registrado devido à queda da árvore e aos danos materiais.
Very likely · Within hours
A Rua Dona Stella permanecerá interditada enquanto houver trabalhos de remoção da árvore e avaliação de riscos.
Likely · Within days

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