TRE-PI brings together security forces to align in the 2026 Elections

Representatives of the security forces and the Regional Electoral Court of Piauí (TRE-PI) met this Thursday (1st), in Teresina, to align strategies and define the latest details of the integrated action of the bodies responsible for the security of the 2026 Elections. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Court of Justice of Piauí (TJ-PI).

According to TRE-PI, the meeting brought together members of the Army, with members of the 2nd Construction Engineering Battalion (2nd BEC), 25th Hunter Battalion (25th BC) and command of the 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade; Federal Police; Federal Highway Police, Military Police, Civil Police, Municipal Guard, Attorney General's Office and Regional Electoral Office, Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin), Fire Department and State and Municipal Security Secretariats.

According to the president of TRE-PI, judge José Wilson Ferreira de Araújo Júnior, the meeting served to align the security procedures that will be adopted during the vote.

"This is a final alignment, which was even requested by General Furtado, who is the commander of the troops, to finalize all the security procedures, this alignment of the federal troops that have already arrived. A part has already arrived and another part is arriving today and tomorrow, coming mainly from the state of Pernambuco and a small part from Bahia, which will also include troops from the 2nd BEC, the 3rd BEC and the 25th BC", detailed the judge.

Brigadier General Roberto Furtado Batista, commander of the 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade, explained that around 2,800 soldiers will work to secure the elections in Piauí. According to him, the work of the Brazilian Army will cover 143 municipalities and 44 electoral zones.

"We are there with approximately 2,800 military personnel displaced from the state of Pernambuco, Bahia and also counting on the military here who are already stationed in the state of Piauí. We are there with 143 municipalities being supported by the army, there are 44 electoral zones, where in each electoral zone, there will be a liaison officer with each electoral judge. So, the effect of the presence of the troops already greatly inhibits those possible electoral crimes. The Army is 100 meters from the place of vote", highlighted the general.

According to TRE-PI, the president of the Security Committee for the 2026 General Elections, judge Paulo Roberto de Araújo Barros, and the assistant judge of the Court's Internal Affairs Department, Thiago Brandão de Almeida, also participated in the meeting.