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Eduardo Gomes was elected senator for Tocantins in 2018 after serving as a federal deputy for 12 years (2003-2015) and councilor of Palmas for eight years (1997-2003). In 2026, 54 of the 81 seats in the Senate will be renewed, with two senators elected per state and the Federal District.
In 2026, two senators will be elected in each state and in the Federal District, to renew 54 of the 81 seats. Therefore, each voter voted for two different candidates.
Senator Eduardo Gomes, from the Liberal Party (PL), ran for re-election to the Senate for Tocantins after being elected for the first time to the position in 2018. Before arriving in the Senate, he served as a federal deputy for 12 years, from 2003 to 2015, and as a councilor for Palmas for eight years, between 1997 and 2003.
During the electoral campaign, Eduardo Gomes had the support of the governor of Tocantins, Wanderlei Barbosa (Republicans), and shared a platform with the head of the Executive at rallies across the state.
In an interview with TV Anhanguera, the senator highlighted proposals of his own that became federal law. Among the measures, he cited the rule that included the teaching of regional art and culture in the basic education curriculum.

João Azevêdo, former governor and former government secretary of Paraíba, is 73 years old, a civil engineer and retired professor at IFPB. He was municipal secretary in João Pessoa and Bayeux, chief of staff and advisor in several departments, as well as secretary of Infrastructure for the state from 2011 to 2018. Elected governor in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, he resigned in April 2026 to run for the Senate, with vice-governor Lucas Ribeiro taking over the state government.

Four cloistered nuns from a convent in Teresópolis, in the Serrana region of Rio, left their routine to vote in this Sunday's elections (4). They stated that voting is a way of participating in society and exercising citizenship, even when living in seclusion, and that their mission includes prayer and civic engagement.

In Acre, 614,375 eligible voters voted this Sunday (4) from 6 am to 3 pm to choose president, governor, senators and deputies. Candidates such as Mailza Assis (PP), Jorge Viana (PT), Márcio Bittar (PL) and Mara Rocha (Republicans) voted and expressed hope or criticism of the federal government, while voters highlighted the importance of voting despite personal difficulties.

Voters from cities in Baixada Santista, such as Praia Grande, Cubatão, Santos, São Vicente and Registro, faced queues, rain and logistics to vote in the 2024 municipal elections, with emphasis on the participation of elderly people, families and even the player Neymar, who voted with the Santos FC shirt.

Until 4 pm, 68 incidents were recorded in the elections in Paraná, including nine detainees and the seizure of 9,600 campaign materials. More than 300,000 units were left without power due to storms, with TRE-PR using an electric car to maintain the operation of a registry office in Salto do Lontra.

Vargem, in Vale do Paraíba, concluded the counting of the municipal elections this Sunday (4) at 7pm, with Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) winning the presidential race with 63.95% of the votes and Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) leading the race for governor with 77.26%.