
Voters in Mogi Guaçu, Hortolândia, Indaiatuba and Mogi Mirim report their experiences in the second round of elections, highlighting the tranquility in voting, the impact of the rain and expectations for the country's future.
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Reports from voters and authorities about logistics and weather during the second round of elections in cities in the interior of São Paulo.
Mogi Guaçu (SP) – Alex Barreiro, psychoanalyst and professor, said that he votes in the morning in all elections and that, in this second round, voting in his section went without “any setbacks” and “without queues”. He also attributed the tranquility, in part, to the rain.
For 2027, Barreiro stated that, for the PT, the scenario involves “a future without Lula” and that there could be “a cataclysm within the Workers' Party regarding who will inherit this political capital”. The interviewee also mentioned that, if candidate Flávio wins, “it is also a box of surprises”, and mentioned that the country must continue to respect the institutions “that we have gradually built since 1988”.
Retired Francisco Molina, 90 years old, has been dealing with a urinary tract infection. Even so, he made a point of facing the stairs of the Professor Euzebio Antonio Rodrigues State School, in Hortolândia (SP), to vote. The elderly man will go to the hospital to undergo consultation and continue treatment after the vote and explained the importance of participating in the election.
"I lived in a different Brazil. And today I want that Brazil that I lived in when I was single, at the beginning of my life. I want a Brazil of the country, of family and, above all, a Brazil that offers our children, our grandchildren, even me who already has great-grandchildren, a more comfortable life, a healthier life and a life more focused on God and Jesus Christ", he said.
Indaiatuba (SP) - According to the judge of the 211th Electoral Zone, Alexandre Yuri Kiataqui, a ballot box had to be changed. He also advised voters to vote in the morning to avoid possible disruptions caused by rain. "If voters can, of course, it would be better. Because it could eventually lead to, for example, an issue of power outages," he said.
This is the first year that Fernanda Paccola, 18, went to vote. She participated in the election at Colégio Imaculada, Mogi Mirim (SP). According to the student, her college friends had difficulty returning to their cities in the second round, but some of them made the effort as they considered it a "very important" decision.
"Of course, we still don't have that much idea now, because it's very new, but I hope that in any case, whoever wins the presidency, that it will bring a better and more equal country, that everyone can have access to everything that is basic and necessary for the entire population", he commented.

Governor Jorginho Mello voted for Herval D'Oeste. The Military Police of Santa Catarina recorded nine electoral incidents, while the TRE-SC summons more than 1 million voters who were absent from the first round to participate in the election.

The second round of elections in Minas Gerais is proceeding normally. TRE-MG recorded 14 incidents, including six cases of prohibited cell phone use in the cabin. Minister Cármen Lúcia voted in Belo Horizonte, where public transport was reinforced.

The 2nd round of the 2026 elections in Acre takes place with free transport, security monitoring and commercial movement. Until 9:40 am, 67 incidents were registered in the state, 14 of which were electoral crimes.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump voted early in West Palm Beach. Trump commented on a supposed ceasefire in Ukraine brokered by Melania and on the US stance towards Iran.

Voters over 70 years of age, for whom voting is optional, went to the polls in cities in Minas Gerais such as Passos and Lavras. Data from the TSE indicate that millions of elderly people participate in the electoral process in Brazil.

The second round of presidential elections in Mato Grosso do Sul records delays in the opening of ballot boxes, episodes of political violence, attacks between supporters and a homicide in Bonito, in addition to technical problems with electronic voting machines in the state.