Queues of up to two hours mark voting in Rio Grande do Sul; TRE guarantees voting for those who are in line until closing

With queues of up to two hours, TRE predicts that voting will go beyond 5pm in RS

Court states that voters who are in line until closing time will be guaranteed their vote; There are reports of queues lasting more than an hour in different cities across the state.

São Leopoldo's largest polling place has 'little saints' scattered around

The surroundings of the Caic Madezatti State School, the largest voting location in São Leopoldo, record the presence of campaign material spread across the streets. Several 'saints' of candidates were left throughout the external area of ​​the educational institution.

Power overload affects 20 ballot boxes at polling stations in Novo Hamburgo

Technical problems at ballot boxes and overloads on the school power grid generated queues and required adaptations at voting locations in Novo Hamburgo. According to the Electoral Court, around 20 pieces of equipment needed to run on battery power. The change in the voting machines' power supply occurred as a safety measure. To avoid further failures, schools provided stabilizers and the Electoral Court provided power strips. The RGE concessionaire was contacted, but reported that the problem was in the internal wiring of the schools themselves. At Colégio Borges de Medeiros, in the Rondônia neighborhood, two ballot boxes needed to have their paper rolls changed, which caused queues. At the Seno Frederico Ludwig State Institute, a contingency ballot box was replaced after presenting technical problems.