Power outages affect voting locations in nine cities in Mato Grosso do Sul

Tengatuí School, in the Jaguapiru village, is one of the voting locations facing a power outage. — Photo: Nádia Nicolau.

At least nine cities in Mato Grosso do Sul face power outages this Sunday (4), election day, according to information from the Regional Electoral Court of Mato Grosso do Sul (TRE-MS).

Despite the interruption in supply, voting takes place normally, as electronic voting machines rely on batteries. Power supply problems were recorded in the following locations:

Jateí and the district of Nova Esperança;

Iguatemi;

Ponta Porã;

Golden;

Angelica;

Bataguassu;

Corguinho and the district of Fala Verdade;

Brasilândia;

Mutum Settlement, in Ribas do Rio Pardo.

In Dourados, the entire Bororó village is without electricity, while part of the Jaguapiru village also faces a lack of electricity. The situation caused inconvenience for voters, who had to vote in the dark.

“It was kind of difficult because it's dark, there's no power, but I managed to vote for all the candidates”, said farmer Jonas Valério, who voted at the Tengatui Municipal School, in the Jaguapiru village.