Power problems affect ballot boxes in Novo Hamburgo and cause queues in Porto Alegre

Technical problems at ballot boxes and overloads on the school power grid generated queues and required adaptations at voting locations in Novo Hamburgo. According to the Electoral Court, around 20 pieces of equipment needed to run on battery power. The change in the voting machines' power supply occurred as a safety measure. To avoid further failures, schools provided stabilizers and the Electoral Court provided power strips. The RGE concessionaire was contacted, but reported that the problem was in the internal wiring of the schools themselves. At Colégio Borges de Medeiros, in the Rondônia neighborhood, two ballot boxes needed to have their paper rolls changed, which caused queues. At the Seno Frederico Ludwig State Institute, a contingency ballot box was replaced after presenting technical problems.

Late Sunday morning saw an intense movement of voters at the headquarters of Grêmio Náutico União, in the Petrópolis neighborhood, North Zone of Porto Alegre. The waiting time for voting exceeded 30 minutes at the location.

The club houses nine polling stations. Each of them registered queues with around 50 people, reflecting the choice of part of the public to go to the polls closer to noon.

The expectation is that approximately 2,000 people will pass through the voting location throughout Sunday.