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Durante o processo eleitoral, problemas em urnas eleitorais, como adulteração ou mau funcionamento, podem exigir substituição imediata para garantir a continuidade da votação.
Segundo a juíza eleitoral Luciana Bertoni Tieppo, da Vara da Direção do Foro da Comarca de Caxias do Sul, na Serra Gaúcha, uma tecla foi colada na seção 451, no bairro Forqueta, na cidade da Serra Gaúcha. O botão alterado foi o de número 3.
De acordo com a Justiça Eleitoral, outras 7 urnas foram substituídas na cidade por motivos diversos.
Pela manhã, uma urna precisou ser substituída em uma seção eleitoral de Candelária após a tecla número "3" ser colada, o que impedia que os eleitores clicassem no número. O chamado foi feito por volta das 8h30 pelo presidente da seção 33, instalada na Escola Eveline da Fonseca, na localidade de Pinheiro.
O travamento da tecla teria sido causado pela suposta utilização de cola no equipamento, segundo a Justiça Eleitoral.
Segundo a Brigada Militar, forças policiais não foram acionadas. Uma urna de contingência foi levada e utilizada para substituir o equipamento com problema.

The municipal election in Teresópolis saw queues in neighborhoods such as Quinta Lebrão and Várzea, a power outage at the Adolpho Josetti Municipal School resolved with ballot box batteries, the approach of the Municipal Guard coordinator during the TRE-RJ inspection that led to the seizure of campaign materials and R$2,000, and a man caught polling who said he received R$30 for the service. In Petrópolis and Nova Friburgo, voters reported delays in queues due to problems with ballot boxes and relocation of sections. Cloistered nuns from Teresópolis voted for the first time, highlighting the exercise of citizenship.

Reinaldo Azambuja and Capitão Contar, both from PL, were elected senators for Mato Grosso do Sul in the 2026 elections, with 726,807 votes (34.58%) and 703,645 votes (33.48%), respectively, with 79.69% of the sections counted.

In the first round of municipal elections this Sunday (4), vote counting continues in Ribeirão Preto and cities in the region, with the first electronic voting machines already arriving at electoral offices. In Aramina, two men were arrested red-handed on suspicion of vote buying, exit polling and criminal association. Specific energy problems affected schools in several cities, but did not interrupt voting. Voters highlighted the importance of voting for issues such as accessibility and strengthening democracy.

The president of TRE-AM, judge Carla Reis, stated that voting took place normally in the 1,636 polling places in Amazonas, guaranteed by the actions of the Electoral Court and security forces. 23 incidents involving electronic voting machines were recorded, 14 pieces of equipment were replaced and nine were resolved on site. The Federal Police recorded 11 incidents in Manaus, resulting in 15 traffic stops, five arrests and the seizure of R$1.887 million, of which R$1.781 million in the capital. The PRF approached a bus with 49 voters going to Roraima without luggage and with lists of polling stations. IMMU organized traffic and reinforced public transport in Manaus with 150 buses in operation.

In the Bailique Archipelago, where rivers replace roads, the Electoral Court used adapted vessels and support from firefighters to guarantee the vote of voters with reduced mobility, such as Leonice Rocha Rodrigues, aged 88, and José Ribamar Louredo, aged 57, in the national project 'Your Vote Matters'.

In the first round of the 2026 Elections, heavy rains caused power outages and problems with electronic voting machines in cities such as Sorocaba, Votorantim, Pilar do Sul, Taquarituba, Arandu, Itaí, Paranapanema, São Miguel Arcanjo, Itapetininga, Itararé, Fartura and Taguaí, with the replacement of ballot boxes, the use of contingency batteries and traffic disruptions due to fallen trees, although voting continued normally after interventions from CPFL.