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Operation Elections 2026 is a coordinated effort between state and federal security forces, as well as intelligence and traffic agencies, to ensure fairness and security during the electoral process in Tocantins. The initiative includes monitoring irregularities such as electoral propaganda outside the rules, disobedience to Electoral Court decisions, vote buying and violation of secrecy.
The Integrated Command and Control Center of the State of Tocantins (CICCE/TO) informs that it has active operational status for Operation Elections 2026. To date, the following have been recorded:
nine instances of irregular electoral propaganda;
seven instances of disobedience of the Electoral Court;
two instances of exit from the polls;
two instances of vote buying;
two instances of violation of voting secrecy
an occurrence of illegal supply of food
an occurrence of illegal transportation of voters
Participating in this operation are the Public Security Secretariat of Tocantins (SSP/TO), the Civil, Military, Federal, Federal Highway and Penal Police, the Brazilian Army, the Metropolitan Guard of Palmas, the State Department of Traffic (Detran), the Military Fire Department and the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin).
The candidate for the government of Tocantins by the PSDB, Vicentinho Júnior, voted at around 4pm this Sunday (4), at Faculdade Anhanguera Unopar, in Palmas. After voting, he posed for photos with his family and spoke to supporters there.
"Very purposeful on our part, as I've already said to some of our colleagues here, respectful. Those who have followed these months of our journey, didn't see me as a candidate who wanted to present me, I was disrespecting my opponent, I didn't attack anyone [...] Tomorrow Monday for me is another normal day of good politics", he said.
Six ballot boxes were replaced in polling stations in Tocantins by 4pm on this voting Sunday. According to the Electoral Court bulletin, 222 incidents were recorded. Of the total, 208 were resolved and 14 are being addressed.
According to the bulletin, the term “occurrences” is used for any type of service, activity or problem at the location where voting takes place. Examples include failures in the power and water supply, poll workers who did not show up and other situations.
TRE-TO recorded 222 incidents during voting this Sunday (4), of which 208 have already been resolved. By 4pm, six electronic voting machines needed to be replaced and 14 incidents were still being attended to.
According to the bulletin, the term “occurrences” is used for any type of service, activity or problem at the location where voting takes place. Examples include failures in the power and water supply, poll workers who did not show up and other situations.
The candidate for the Senate for Tocantins, Eduardo Gomes (PL), voted this Sunday (4) at Escola Vinícius de Moraes, in Palmas. He arrived at the polling place around 2 pm, accompanied by his son Cadú, government candidate Professora Dorinha and her two deputies, as well as the mayor of Palmas, Eduardo Siqueira Campos.
The Senate candidate for Tocantins, Ronaldo Dimas (Podemos), voted at 11:18 am at Colégio Santa Cruz, in Araguaína. Upon leaving the polling place, he declared that "the campaign was wonderful and I leave here very hopeful that we will represent Tocantins in the Federal Senate. I was very happy with all the expressions of support we received along this journey. I want to thank each person from Tocantins for their trust, affection and for believing in our project."
The Regional Electoral Court of Tocantins (TRE-TO) reported that by 10 am, a total of three ballot boxes had been replaced in the state's polling stations. Until the same time, 112 incidents were recorded. Of the total, 95 have already been resolved and 17 are in progress.
The Senate candidate for Tocantins, Paulo Mourão (PT), voted this Sunday (4) in Palmas and stated that his platform focuses on combating poverty and encouraging regional development with the distribution of wealth. In a recorded statement shortly after registering his vote, the candidate highlighted the exercise of citizenship and the search for representation in the National Congress.
On election day, it is possible to take a paper election sticker with the voting order to the ballot box to help voters when making their choices. It is not permitted to use a cell phone in the voting booth and it must remain in the location indicated by the poll workers while the voter votes. Download the g1 newsletter to print
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The 14 incidents still being attended to will be resolved within the next 24 to 48 hours after the end of voting.
Likely · Within hours
The final results of the elections in Tocantins will be officially announced by TRE-TO within the next 72 hours.
Very likely · Within hours

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