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The Superior Electoral Court has authorized the presence of federal troops in municipalities with risks to election security, based on requests from regional electoral courts.
Federal troops will be present in eight municipalities in Alagoas during the 1st round — Photo: TV Globo
The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) authorized, on Friday (2), that the municipality of Pilar, in the metropolitan region of Maceió, be included in the list of cities in Alagoas that will receive federal troops during the 2026 Elections (see the list below).
The decision was taken following a request from the Regional Electoral Court of Alagoas (TRE-AL). With the inclusion, Alagoas now has eight cities with the presence of federal troops during the 1st round, on October 4th.
The objective of the measure is to guarantee the normality and security of electoral elections in the cities. According to the decision signed by Minister Nunes Marques, the reasons for the city to receive the troops are:
Operation of criminal organizations,
drug trafficking
Violent crimes
Local political-electoral polarization
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