
AI tool answers questions based on TSE data and Folha reports, available this Sunday (4)
Folha launches this Sunday (4), the day of the first round of the 2026 elections, the Ballot Box, an artificial intelligence chatbot to answer voters' questions about voting, counting and necessary documentation, based on data from the TSE and service reports from the newspaper.
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Folha provides free resources with artificial intelligence to its readers, and the Ballot Box is part of this set of tools aimed at election day.
Folha launches this Sunday (4), the day of the first round of the 2026 elections, the Ballot Box, a chatbot to answer voters' questions. The tool uses artificial intelligence and is available at this link.
Access the Ballot Ballot, chatbot for election day
Choose your state and follow the count from 5pm
The reader can ask questions in common language, such as "do I need to take the title?" or "who was elected federal deputy in my state?". The answers will be based on two sources: the data released by the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) and the service reports published by Folha.
During the investigation, the chatbot responds about the dispute for president, governor, senator, federal and state deputy, using the numbers released by the TSE. The reader can consult results by position, state and municipality.
In terms of services for voters, the chatbot consults newspaper material on what to take to the polling station, what is permitted and prohibited on voting day and how to justify absence, for example. The tool will indicate the source text.
The Boletim de Urna does not produce news or give opinions. When he does not find an answer in the sources, he will inform that he does not have the information, without trying to fill the gap.
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