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The electoral election takes place in the state of Ceará to choose executive and legislative positions.
The candidate for the government of Ceará Elmano de Freitas (PT) voted this Sunday (4) in the city of Caucaia, in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza (RMF). He arrived at the voting location around 9:30 am, accompanied by senator Camilo Santana, vice candidate Gabriella Aguiar, mayor of Fortaleza Evandro Leitão, Senate candidate Luizianne Lins (Rede), Senate candidate Cid Gomes (PSB), among other supporters.
After voting, Elmano spoke about the expectation of victory for President Lula's allies in Ceará. He also stated that combating organized crime, building new hospitals in the interior of the state and transforming all schools in Ceará into full-time and professional schools are some of the main demands in a possible re-election.
"We are here with the very positive expectation that at the end of the day we will have an investigation that will in fact consolidate a great victory for this political project. Here is a team, here we work collectively, all together (...) But, fundamentally, we ask the people of Ceará that today we can guarantee a great victory for Lula's team (...) The message of hope, a message of great confidence, that we will be able to create a state that is making great progress, knowing that there is a lot to do", he declared during a press conference.

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Candidate Elmano de Freitas voted in Caucaia, while candidate Vera Lúcia faced health problems. Voters in Fortaleza and Sobral registered movement and queues, with guidance from the TSE on documents accepted for voting.

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