Surveyor and civil engineer José Gustavo de Rezende spent more than four hours in line to vote, at the Carlos Drumond State School, in the Floramar neighborhood, in the North Region of Belo Horizonte. He arrived at 11am and was still waiting to be called at around 3:20pm.
"I chose lunch time thinking it would be faster, right? That people would be having lunch. But we are still here in concentration to be able to carry out the vote," he said.
Retired Glaucira Amélia Pereira Venâncio, 70 years old, had a leg amputated and started using a wheelchair. As her voting station is on the second floor, and the place does not have an accessibility ramp, the ballot box was taken to the first floor so she could vote. Glaucira votes at a state school in Betim, in Greater BH.
"The ballot box came to me, I thought it was cute. Everything went well. [...] It's my pleasure to vote, I insist," he said.
As of 3:30 pm, 118 electronic voting machines had been replaced by the Electoral Court in Minas Gerais, which represents around 0.22% of the total of 52,062 devices in the state. According to the coordinator of the Integrated Security Office (GSI) of TRE-MG, judge Paulo de Tarso Tamburini, the replacement of ballot boxes can occur in cases of failures and crashes when starting the equipment. The votes already computed on the device that presented a problem are transferred to another ballot box, following all security protocols to preserve the integrity of the vote.
The general director of TRE-MG, Rodolfo Pacheco, stated this Sunday (4) that the Public Electoral Ministry has already presented an action related to the use of cell phones in the voting booth by presidential candidate Romeu Zema (Novo). According to him, the case will still be analyzed by the Electoral Court and there is no provision for an immediate judgment. Braga highlighted that the process will follow the normal course and that the merits of the action will be assessed later by the court's judges. Read the full report.
The PT candidate for the senate in Minas Gerais, Marília Campos, voted shortly at the Helena Guerra State School, in Contagem.
Before that, she talked to voters and took photos.
The PT candidate for the government of Minas, Patrus Ananias, arrived at PUC Minas, this Sunday morning (4) to vote.
He is accompanied by the candidate for vice president, Jarbas Soares, the candidate for the senator for Minas Gerais, Áurea Carolina, the candidate for Federal Deputy Rogério Correia and supporters.
The president of TRE-MG, Carlos Henrique Perpétuo Braga, stated this Sunday (4) that the case involving the use of a cell phone by presidential candidate Romeu Zema inside the voting booth will be investigated by the Electoral Court. According to the judge, violating the secrecy of voting is a crime provided for in the Electoral Code, but eventual liability depends on a formal complaint presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office. He also highlighted that poll workers were previously instructed about the ban on the use of cell phones in the voting booth.
The PDT candidate for the government of Minas, Alexandre Kalil, arrived at the Governador Milton Campos State School, this Sunday morning (4), accompanied by supporters. Before voting, the former mayor of Belo Horizonte spoke to journalists and took records with his cell phone alongside voters who were waiting for him at the location.
The PL candidate for the government of Minas, Flávio Roscoe, arrived at the polling place, at Colégio Edna Roriz, this Sunday morning (4) accompanied by supporters. The candidate greeted voters before heading to the polling station, where he will vote in the first round of the 2026 elections. After voting, he spoke to the press.
