Police record 15 incidents during voting in Paraíba, including arrests for violating vote secrecy

In relation to police incidents, the general commander of the Military Police of Paraíba, Colonel Ronildo de Souza, reported that 15 incidents were recorded until 10 am this Sunday (4).

In Sertão da Paraíba, a man was arrested in the act with a cell phone inside the voting booth trying to violate the secrecy of the vote. The Military Police were called and took the candidate to the Civil Police Station in Santa Luzia. In Patos, a man was arrested after filming the vote and sharing a video, showing the candidate, through a messaging app.

In Teixeira, a 47-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were taken to the Civil Police Station for pasting candidate stickers. Four cardboard boxes containing campaign materials, including saints and stickers, were seized from them.

In the capital João Pessoa, around 9:30 am, a person was caught distributing saints. Campaign material was seized. The person was taken to the Federal Police.

During the morning of voting, the State Secretariat for Security and Social Defense (Sesds) also recorded a spill of holy cards in front of several voting locations in João Pessoa.

Long waiting lines were also recorded in different parts of the state, such as in João Pessoa, Campina Grande and Monteiro.