👮🚔 Buying and selling votes, exit polls, irregular propaganda, spilling of saints in the streets, in addition to other electoral crimes, are among the irregularities that must be monitored more rigorously during this Sunday's elections (4) throughout Acre.
In a press conference this Friday (2), the president of the Regional Electoral Court of Acre (TRE-AC), judge Lois Carlos Arruda, reinforced that voters themselves can help report possible crimes and infractions during the electoral process. One of the tools available is the Pardal application, from the Electoral Court.
According to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Pardal allows the sending of complaints about possible irregularities and allows the sending of photos, videos, audios and other elements that can assist in the investigation. To register, the voter remains protected by confidentiality.
The judge stated that supervision involves different institutions such as the Electoral Court, Public Electoral Ministry (MPE), police, political parties, candidates and the voters themselves.
TRE-AC supervision against electoral crimes, such as vote buying, will be reinforced in Acre — Photo: Pedro Amatuzzi/g1
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"There are judicial police, police in general, political parties to monitor, candidates to monitor each other, to avoid vote buying and the question of the voter himself to monitor this and not sell his vote", he said.
Still according to the president, both the buying and selling of votes are conducts that can be investigated and punished according to electoral legislation. He explained that, if a situation is identified, the case can be forwarded to the authorities for an in-depth investigation.
🗓️ This year, Acreans will go to the polls to choose president of the Republic, governors, federal and state deputies and senators. The elections are scheduled for October 4th, with a possible second round on the 25th of the same month, voting begins at 6am and ends at 3pm, local time.
More than 600 thousand voters go to the polls this Sunday — Photo: Iryá Rodrigues/g1
Saints in the streets
Another point highlighted by TRE-AC was the spillage of campaign material near voting locations. Arruda stated that the practice will be monitored and that detected situations can be referred to the procedures provided for in the legislation.
"Whoever is caught doing this will be taken to the appropriate procedures and will receive the punishment that the law provides. Sometimes you see the card, but you don't know who did it. A person can throw a card in a criminal way, and not the candidate/team, this will be investigated", he stated.
To register a complaint on Pardal, the voter can describe the situation and attach elements that help in the investigation. After sending, a protocol is generated for monitoring. Complaints that can also be made to Hotline, by calling 148, are forwarded for analysis.
Urns in isolated locations
In addition, the Electoral Court also finalizes the logistics for Sunday. According to TRE-AC, electronic voting machines destined for difficult-to-access locations are already being sent. Among the regions mentioned are Porto Walter and Marechal Thaumaturgo, in the interior of Acre.
The operation has boats and aircraft and is supported by the Electoral Court, Brazilian Air Force and Brazilian Army. "All these election sessions are the ones that leave early, including for the polling places. They will be there waiting for the voter exactly as expected," said Arruda.
More than 614 thousand voters
Acre also recorded a 4.41% increase in voters between 2022 and 2026, according to the TSE. According to the body, 614,375 voters are eligible to vote in this year's elections, while in 2022 this number was 588,433. There are 25,942 more voters.
The voter has six votes in the electronic ballot box, in this order:
Governor: 2 digits
Senator – 2nd vacancy: 3 digits
Senator – 1st vacancy: 3 digits (if you vote for the same candidate, the vote is canceled)
State Deputy: 5 digits
Federal Deputy: 4 digits
President of the Republic: 2 digits
The Electoral Court recommends that voters carry an electoral sticker with the candidates' numbers to avoid doubts in the booth and speed up voting. TRE-AC also provided a template for the 2026 Elections.
Also during the press conference, Lois Carlos Arruda stated that the structure of the Electoral Court is prepared for Sunday and reinforced the invitation for voters to go to the polls. "Everything is prepared for a smooth execution of elections," he said.
The judge also highlighted that the population's participation is not limited to the moment of voting and includes monitoring possible irregularities during the electoral process. "The Electoral Court is prepared, organized, to receive the vote that the voter can give", he added.
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