Voters face queues and technical problems voting in São José dos Campos

At around 10:30 am, voters reported waiting for around 1h to 1h20 to vote at EMEI Zenaide Araújo, in Parque Santos Dumont, central region of São José dos Campos. The school corridors were full.

Voters face queues at all sections of EMEFI Maurício Anisse Cury, in Jardim São Dimas, in São José dos Campos. According to the Electoral Court, at around 10:15 am, the waiting time was around 30 minutes.

Five ballot boxes had problems in cities in the region, two in Caraguatatuba, two in Ubatuba, in addition to one in São José dos Campos. They all needed to be changed.

In an interview with TV Vanguarda, retired Dona Alice, aged 89, said that all elderly people should vote.

"I hope that all elderly people vote, even if they don't have to, because we are Brazilian and we have to take care of our country," he declared.

Across the region, at least 28 voting locations had changes. The TSE's recommendation is that voters consult the address of the voting location in advance.

In the largest voting location in São José dos Campos, Escola Dorival Monteiro de Oliveira, the estimate is that at least 16 of the 19 polling stations are taking more than 15 minutes to vote, according to the TV Vanguarda report.

Retired Joel Rodrigues, 71 years old, was the first to arrive in line at EE Dorival Monteiro de Oliveira, in São José. He spoke to g1 about the importance of voting and the reason for arriving early.

Retired metalworker, César Roberto de Moraes, aged 78, was the first to arrive in line at Colégio Balbi. In an interview with TV Vanguarda, he explained why he decided to vote.

"I arrived here at 7am. In the last election, at this time, it was already full here. I'm over 70 years old, I didn't need to, right? But it's voting for what we think is best", he said.