Voters face queues of up to 1h20 to vote in the Piracicaba region in the 2026 Elections

Voters faced queues of up to 1h20 to vote this Sunday (4) in the region of Piracicaba (SP). The delay occurred during the 1st round of the 2026 Elections.

At the Mirandolina de Almeida Canto State School, the second largest local electoral college, there was a crowd. Some voters gave up voting and left due to the size of the lines.

Waiting times at the unit ranged from 40 minutes to 1h20. The estimate was reported by Electoral Court attendants on site.

The Antonio de Mello Cotrim and Lázaro Duarte do Páteo schools also recorded queues. In the second institution, more than 40 people were waiting in a single section.

In Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (SP), the Professora Alcheste de Godoy Andia State School was full at around 12:30 pm. The movement grew at lunchtime.

At Escola Estadual Mirandolina de Almeida Canto, the second largest electoral college in Piracicaba (SP), in the Piracicamirim neighborhood, there was a crowd of voters, waiting to vote.

According to g1, some voters gave up voting and left when they saw the number of people in line. The waiting time, according to reports from Electoral Court attendants at the unit, varied from 40 minutes to 1h20, depending on the section.

The movement only began to diminish with the rains that hit Piracicaba since 2pm in this first round of elections.

Can you vote if you are in line after 5pm? Closing is scheduled for 5pm, Brasília time. However, this does not mean that whoever is in line at 5pm will be left without voting.

If there are voters in line at the time of closing, poll workers must identify these people and provide a password. Voting continues until everyone who was in line at the deadline has voted.

Queue at the Dário Brasil municipal school, in Piracicaba — Photo: Edijan Del Santo/EPTV

Piracicaba

Queues were also recorded at the Antonio de Mello Cotrim State School, as well as at the Dário Brasil State School.

Elections 2026 - Limeira (SP) - Queues take over the corridors of EMEIEF Professor Maria Aparecida de Luca Moore — Photo: João Paulo Baxega/g1

At the Professor "Lázaro Duarte do Páte"o State School, in Jardim Santo André. Section 101 is empty while more than 40 people wait in line at section 102, next door.

Queue at the Professor William Silva State School in Limeira — Photo: Luciano Leão

Voters also faced queues to vote at the Professor William Silva State School in Limeira.

In Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (SP), Escola Estadual Professora Alcheste de Godoy Andia, in Jardim Pérola, was full at around 12:30 pm. Voter movement increased at lunchtime. Queues formed at different points in the unit.

Elections 2026 - Limeira (SP) - Contrast at the Professor Lázaro Duarte do Páteo State School, in Jardim Santo André. Section 101 is empty while section 102 has a queue. — Photo: João Paulo Baxega

With the rain, the flow becomes less intense at Escola Mirandolina de Almeida Canto, but voters are unable to leave the electoral college due to the storm. — Photo: Beatriz Bisan

Mirandolina de Almeida Canto State School records queues in Piracicaba — Photo: Beatriz Bisan/g1

Slow traffic near EE Profª Mirandolina de Almeida Canto, in Piracicaba — Photo: Beatriz Bisan/g1