The Electoral Court changed the voting location of 4,352 polling stations for the second round. The election takes place this Sunday (25).
According to the TSE, the changes were caused by heavy rains, last-minute renovations, accessibility problems or lack of electricity.
The states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia concentrated most of the changes announced this Friday (16).
The presidential dispute will be between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. There will also be a second round for governor in 6 states and the Federal District.
Voters can check the updated location using the e-Título application or through Electoral Self-Service. The TSE monitors possible climate impacts through a situation room.
The Electoral Court changed the voting location of 4,352 polling stations for the second round of the 2026 elections, scheduled for Sunday, October 25th. The number corresponds to 0.87% of the 499,248 sections installed in the country.
According to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the changes were made for reasons such as heavy rain, last-minute renovations, problems with the accessibility of buildings and lack of electricity.
In some situations, damaged areas had sections preventively transferred to nearby buildings considered safer.
Therefore, even those who voted normally in the first round should double-check their address before leaving home.
The query can be made through the e-Título application or through Electoral Self-Service, on the TSE website. According to the court, changes made by electoral registries appear immediately on these channels.
Data released by the TSE this Friday (16) show that the changes were concentrated in some of the states with the largest electorates. São Paulo had 982 sections that changed location; Minas Gerais, 514; Rio de Janeiro, 431; and Bahia, 312.
The court states that the change of address does not mean that there has been a reduction in the number of polling stations or harm to voters.
Among the reasons for the changes are weather events that compromised properties used by the Electoral Court.
In Confresa, in the interior of Mato Grosso, for example, heavy rains and winds recorded on the 9th and 10th of October damaged the roof of a municipal school that served as a voting location. The property presented infiltrations and problems with the ceilings.
An engineering report issued on Sunday (11) recommended the immediate preventive closure of the school. As a result, the polling stations located there were transferred to another address nearby.
In addition to weather phenomena, according to the TSE, last-minute maintenance, uncompleted renovations in schools and loss of minimum accessibility conditions or electricity supply also led to changes.
The changes are not directly determined by the TSE. According to the court, the decision is up to each electoral zone, which analyzes the conditions of the polling places and the infrastructure available in the municipality.
In response to TV Globo, the TSE also reported that changes between the two rounds may occur due to extreme events, such as flooding, storms and other weather conditions that cause damage to voting locations.
The court instructed that the specific situations of each state be verified with the Regional Electoral Courts (TREs).
The second shift will be held next Sunday (25), from 8 am to 5 pm, Brasília time. In the race for the Presidency of the Republic are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL).
In addition to the presidential election, there will be a second round for governor in six states and the Federal District.
As there will be fewer positions up for grabs at this stage, the TSE states that voting should be faster and that the expectation is for shorter queues and greater agility in service.
Voters can check in advance where they are going to vote using e-Título or through the Electoral Self-Service on the TSE Portal.
This year, the president of the TSE, minister Kassio Nunes Marques, created the National Climate Situation Room for the 2026 Elections, designed to monitor possible impacts of climate phenomena during voting.
According to the court, monitoring is carried out in conjunction with bodies such as the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), the National Center for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alerts (Cemaden), the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA), Civil Defense and the Armed Forces.
The network monitors situations such as storms, droughts and natural disasters that could affect voting locations or transportation routes.
