Voters face queues and heat at polling stations in Itaperuna, Cabo Frio, Petrópolis and Campos dos Goytacazes

Some sections of CIEP 467, Henry Amado, in the Fortuna neighborhood in Itaperuna, record long queues. The place is one of those with the largest number of voters in the city and also records a lot of electoral propaganda trash nearby.

At 88 years old, Elza Alves da Silva maintains the tradition of voting and says she wants to contribute to a better Brazil. A resident of the Vale do Sol neighborhood, in Itaperuna, she insisted on going to the polls this Sunday (4), even without having to.

"I have already fulfilled my duty, an obligation as a citizen. We are Brazilians. And this year I preferred to come after lunch", he stated.

Voters who vote at Colégio Municipal Rui Barbosa, in the center of Cabo Frio, in the Lakes Region of Rio, complain about the long queues to vote. According to them, there is control at the school entrance, while waiting to enter, many voters need to stay in the sun. According to Clima Tempo, the temperature in the city varies between 21° and a maximum of 25° degrees, this Sunday (4).

The college has nine polling stations and, in total, 2,958 voters are able to vote there.

This Sunday (4), those who left home to vote in Petrópolis found a cloudy morning in the Imperial City. According to Clima Tempo, the temperature is between 16° and 23° degrees today.

Throughout the day, the sun must appear between many clouds, and at night the sky remains cloudy.

So far, there have been no problems with the electronic voting machines and the Military Police have not needed to intervene at the site.

Hello everyone, the Colégio Estadual Rotary II, in Custodópolis, Campos dos Goytacazes, has a waiting time of around 25 to 30 minutes, following guidelines from the Regional Electoral Court. 5,200 voters vote in this college. The expectation is that in the afternoon the waiting time will decrease.

Hey guys! In Campos dos Goytacazes, reporter Edson Araújo is at the Rotary II State College, in the Custodópolis neighborhood, one of the voting locations where one of the largest numbers of voters in the city is concentrated. The queue started to form at 7am. The reporter noticed a lot of political propaganda on the ground, an irregular practice that makes the city dirty.

1st SHIFT COVERAGE - Hello everyone! Throughout this Sunday (4) you can follow all the movement of voters on this voting day. Our journalism will be on the streets of the main cities bringing information and guidance. Stay with us!