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Guilherme Fonseca is one of seven candidates for the government of Pernambuco in the 2026 elections.
Guilherme Fonseca is among the seven candidates for the government of Pernambuco who went to the polls in the first round of the 2026 elections.
The candidate appeared at the polling station wearing a red shirt and wearing stickers of his party's candidates, such as Senate candidate José Mariano, and candidates for deputies.
"On this election day, the vote for our candidacy is to express an alternative to the same families that dominate politics in the state. It is a vote for a program to prioritize the interests of workers who build wealth", said Guilherme Fonseca in a note sent by the press office.

Candidates for the government and Senate in Tocantins voted this Sunday (4) in Palmas and other cities, while the Electoral Court registered 222 incidents during the vote, 208 of which were resolved and 14 were being attended to, with six ballot boxes replaced by 4pm.

Voters in São José dos Campos and neighboring cities report queues of up to four hours to vote in the 2024 municipal elections, mainly due to the difficulty of biometrics in the elderly. Other sections in Taubaté, Bragança Paulista and Atibaia also record prolonged waits, while one case of overruns highlights an 85-year-old woman with amputation of both legs who voted in a wheelchair.

Of the eight candidates for the Government of Paraná, six voted in Curitiba in different neighborhoods, while Sandro Alex (PSD) voted in Ponta Grossa, at the Professor César Prieto Martinez State Education Institute, accompanied by his family and supporters.

Voters in Minas Gerais faced long lines and accessibility barriers to vote in the 2026 elections, while electronic voting machines were replaced due to technical failures and the use of a cell phone in the voting booth by candidate Romeu Zema led to an investigation by TRE-MG.

The deadline for voting in the first round of the 2026 general elections ended at 5 pm, but voters who were already in line have the right to vote after that time. In several cities in São Paulo, there were problems such as power outages, leaking schools and ballot boxes with technical failures, although voting continued normally after repairs. Elderly people like José Pedro Damiano, 79 years old, and Dona Jô, 88 years old, showed up to vote, highlighting their civic duty despite age being no longer mandatory.

Eduardo Paes' coalition filed representation with the Electoral Court after fake pamphlets with his photo and his opponent's number were distributed in Nova Iguaçu. TRE-RJ found the saints and the MP will open an investigation. Until 2:50 pm, four people were arrested for exiting the polls in Rio and there are allegations of vote buying in São João de Meriti, Duque de Caxias and Pedra de Guaratiba. The Federal Police are investigating at least 10 electoral crimes, with 14 people taken to police stations. As of 12:10 p.m., 127 ballot boxes had been replaced in the state, 53 of which were in the capital. Candidates such as Luan Monteiro (PCO), Juliete Pantoja (UP) and William Siri (Psol) voted and commented on the process.