Next Sunday (4), the date of the first round of the 2026 elections, collective public transport should be free in several capitals and cities across the country. This is to ensure that voters reach the polling location in advance.
The measure is provided for in TSE Resolution No. 23,751/2026, which determines the free offer of urban and intercity public transport in the 1st shift, on October 4th, and in a possible 2nd shift, on October 25th.
In urban areas, the service must operate with hours similar to those on weekdays.
Candidates, political parties or party federations are prohibited from offering transportation to voters.
Amazon
Buses will be free from 4am to 6pm in Manaus. According to the city hall, there will be a special traffic schedule from 7am to 4pm.
1,149 conventional buses and 320 complementary transport vehicles will run on voting day.
Bahia
Buses from the conventional system, BRT, STEC (yellow) will operate for free from 6am to 8pm in Salvador.
According to the city hall, buses will run without a conductor. Users must board and disembark through the middle or rear doors of the vehicle.
The Lacerda Elevator will operate normally, from 7am to 9:30pm, without charging a fee.
Ceará
In addition to the free bus ticket, the Fortaleza Urban Transport Company (Etufor) will put another 380 extra vehicles on the road on Sunday (4) in Fortaleza
The buses will run free of charge from 6am to 6pm. At other times - midnight to 5:59 am and 6:01 pm to 11:59 pm, the Social Tariff will apply, with lower values: R$4.80 for the full fare, R$1.50 for the student fare.
Students will be entitled to two more tickets free of charge.
On Sunday, there will be circulation on the special line 1811- Papicu/Fanor/Clube dos Diários, created to facilitate the transport of voters between sections of the region.
Bus arrival times and stopping points are available on the Meu Ônibus Fortaleza app. Through the application, voters can consult the voting location and plot the best bus route for travel.
Federal District
In the Federal District, voters can check free bus schedules and lines using links on the Mobility Secretariat page: general search and search by line.
The Electoral Court provides free transportation on election day for voters who live in rural areas. Timetables and routes can be checked here.
Goiás
The buses will run according to the schedules and routes on weekdays in Goiânia and the metropolitan region.
According to TRE-GO, passengers must pass through the turnstiles, to allow the electronic counting and classification of users, in accordance with the usual control procedure.
Maranhão
Urban buses will circulate in the capital of Maranhão with free turnstiles for all passengers from midnight to 10pm. Vehicles will follow the same schedule as on weekdays.
The city hall informed that the free ticket will not be restricted just to people heading to the polling places. Public transport will be offered without distinction between voters, guaranteeing the population's access to the service during the determined period.
Mato Grosso
The city hall informed that the complete fleet of buses will run from 5 am to 5 pm on Sunday (4) to serve the flow of voters in Cuiabá.
Mato Grosso do Sul
The Municipal Transport and Traffic Agency (AGETRAN) informed that all public transport lines will follow the same route from Monday to Friday in Campo Grande.
There will be reinforcement of vehicles during periods of greatest voter movement, from 4:40 am to 8:30 am, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Minas Gerais
In Belo Horizonte, public transport will be free from midnight to 11:59 pm on all conventional, Move and supplementary bus lines.
There will be a reinforcement from 5 am to 8 pm. The lines will have working day itineraries, maintaining typical Sunday services, such as for the Zoo and Parque das Mangabeiras.
Passengers must go through the turnstile using the BHBUS Card or ask the driver for permission if they do not have the card. No amount will be debited.
Paraíba
Road transport will be free for voters who need to travel between municipalities to reach the polling places. The measure is valid from midnight on October 3rd until 11:59 pm on October 5th. You must present a voter registration card or e-title card, proof of voting and the outward journey.
For semi-urban buses, travel will be free throughout October 4th.
Paraná
In Curitiba, public transport will have more vehicles on Sunday and with free passage. At tube stations and terminals, users will enter through the exemption doors, without turning the turnstile.
Pernambuco
The Greater Recife Metropolitan Transport Consortium (CTM) will provide 1,308 buses to run on election day.
The vehicles will operate throughout Sunday.
Rio de Janeiro
In the state of Rio de Janeiro, intercity buses, trains, subways and ferries will operate for free on Sunday, from 6am to 8pm. The free service does not apply to lines operated by highway buses in the State of Rio de Janeiro, except in cases where there is no intercity service operated by urban buses.
In the capital, the measure also applies to the BRT express bus corridor, the VLT Carioca (Light Rail Vehicle), the so-called cabrinho, transport provided by kombis, and vans, these two registered with the city hall.
Along the routes, passengers on the VLT system will be able to join the trains at the Central do Brasil and Cristiano Ottoni stations; with the subway, at Central, Cinelândia and Carioca stations; in addition to buses and BRT, at Terminal Gentileza, and ferries, at Praça XV. The VLT also serves areas close to Rio Bus Station and Santos Dumont Airport.
According to the Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro (TRE-RJ), the lines and timetables can be consulted on the Portal das Eleições 2026 website, in For Voters, Free Transport for Voters.
Rio Grande do Norte
Intercity buses will run free of charge between 4:30am on October 3rd and 4pm on October 5th. The measure is for voters who need to vote in another municipality and return.
In the case of semi-urban transport, free travel is valid throughout October 4th.
To use free transport to the polling place, you must present your voter registration card or e-title card. To return, the voter must present proof of voting and using the free ticket on the outward journey.
Rio Grande do Sul
Intercity tickets will be free, round trip, between 8am on October 3rd and 8am on Monday (5th).
Free service is guaranteed in the common, semi-direct and direct modality, excluding special services such as executive, bed and bed-bed. The user must present a voter registration card or e-title card. The ticket must be issued in person at points of sale, agencies or bus stations or at transport companies.
The user will have the right to travel to the municipality where they vote and return to the municipality where they live. Not admitted to other destinations. Electronic ticket tickets must have the name and voter ID number, in addition to the identification “Elections 2026”.
Rondônia
The zero bus fare in Porto Velho will be valid from 5am to 6pm on voting day.
Santa Catarina
In Florianópolis, public transport will be free. Bus schedules will be the same as on weekdays.
It is not mandatory to present a transport card on Sunday.
São Paulo
The city of São Paulo will have free public transport. It will not be necessary to present a document, ticket or receipt to pass through the turnstiles.
Municipal buses (SP Trans), metro lines and will run without charging fares during business hours. On privatized lines, the free pass is from 6am to 8pm.
Municipal buses (SPTrans): as is already the case regularly on Sundays under the Passe Livre program, the capital's bus fleet will operate without charging a fare.
Sergipe
The buses will operate free of charge in the capital Aracaju and in the municipalities of Barra dos Coqueiros, Nossa Senhora do Socorro and São Cristóvão, which are part of the Metropolitan Transport Consortium (CTM).
Tocantins
The city of Palmas informed that the bus lines will operate according to the weekday schedule. Vehicles will start circulating before 7am.
