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The survey was carried out to measure voting intentions in the 2026 elections, excluding blank votes, invalid votes and abstentions from the calculation of valid votes. The winner in the first round needs more than half of the valid votes plus one vote.
This is the way in which the TSE publishes the official results of the elections. These are the votes cast for candidates. This calculation leaves out blank and invalid votes and abstentions. To win in the 1st round, a candidate needs 50% of the valid votes plus one vote.
The survey was commissioned by Globo and Folha de S.Paulo and interviewed 2,002 voters aged 16 or over, between the 2nd and 3rd of October. The margin of error is two percentage points, plus or minus. The confidence level is 95%. The survey was registered with the TSE under protocols RJ-01334/2026 and BR-07933/2026.

Almost 290,000 indigenous people are eligible to vote in this Sunday's municipal elections (4) across Brazil. The Electoral Court is taking ballot boxes by plane and boat to isolated villages in Xingu, Rondônia and Amazonas to guarantee access to voting, with journeys that can take up to nine hours by boat.

This Sunday (4), voters will be able to register six votes in the electronic ballot box for federal, state or district positions, senators, governor and president. The Electoral Court provides guidance on the use of campaign materials, prohibition of exit polls, rules for people with disabilities, necessary documents and the use of paper slips to assist in voting.

The Superior Electoral Court carried out the last check of the electronic voting systems this Saturday (3), confirming the integrity of the programs and the zeroth of the elections. On Sunday (4), 158 million Brazilians will be able to vote in the first round. The Federal Police seized more than R$26 million in cash suspected of being used in electoral crimes, while security forces will act to guarantee free access to voting locations until 5 pm.

The first round campaign ends with Lula (PT) in a technical tie with Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), who is experiencing his best moment with growth among men, evangelicals and the middle class in the Southeast, while the president faces difficulty in expanding his electorate despite an advantage among low income and young people.

The president of the TSE, minister Kassio Nunes Marques, praised electronic voting machines, reinforced the importance of voting and stated that any attempt to embarrass voters will be combatted by the Electoral Court. He announced that the last two voters in each section will receive the ballot paper and recommended that voters take a sticker with the candidates' numbers to speed up voting.

Six candidates are running for Government of Goiás in the 2026 elections, with voting in the first round scheduled for October 4th. To win in the first round, a candidate must obtain more than half of the valid votes. If none reach this level, the two most voted will compete in the second round on October 25th. On this same day, voters will also vote for state deputy, federal deputy, senator and president.