Maranhão has 5,186,562 voters eligible to vote in the second round of elections, which takes place this Sunday (25). The Electoral Court warns that anyone who did not vote in the first round can normally participate in the second stage.
Maranhão voters will only vote for the President of the Republic, as there will be no second round for the State Government. To vote, it is important to check the voting location in advance, provide an identification document and know the order of positions in the ballot box.
In the first round, 1,022,456 voters failed to go to the polls in Maranhão, which represented 19.7% abstention, according to the Regional Electoral Court of Maranhão (TRE-MA).
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) was re-elected this Sunday (25) and won the second round of the 2026 elections in Maranhão with 69.54% of the valid votes. With 100% of the ballots counted, the PT member received 2,808,231 votes, against 1,229,971 (30.46%) for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
On Monday afternoon (26), the Civil Police interviewed the three young people suspected of advocating Nazism in posts on social media in Maranhão. The police also seized the three t-shirts they wore in the images posted on the internet.
According to the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), the highway will be completely closed, between 10am and 4pm, to implode the bridge.
An 88-year-old man was attacked with punches and kicks by a businessman in Itinga do Maranhão, 615 km from São Luís. The case happened on Monday (27) and was recorded by security cameras.
The Federal Police (PF), with the support of the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU), carried out, this Wednesday (28), Operation Indefeso, to combat a scheme suspected of defrauding the concession of Defeso Insurance in Maranhão. The court ordered the blocking of approximately R$400 million in assets and values belonging to those being investigated.
Maranhão Civil Police delegate Ariana Sampaio Sousa, who managed to be appointed after placing 2,018th in a public competition, is the daughter of Francisco Barros Souza, deputy attorney general for Legal Affairs at the Public Ministry of Maranhão (MP-MA), and niece of judge Raimundo Barros, of the Maranhão Court of Justice (TJ-MA).
In São Luís, research by the State University of Maranhão (Uema) identified more intense thermal discomfort conditions in the center of the capital than on Avenida Litorânea, where wind circulation helps to alleviate the heat.
Research by the Federal Institute of Maranhão (IFMA) developed a biodegradable intimate absorbent made with natural fibers from juçara seeds. The proposal is to use waste that is usually discarded to create a menstrual hygiene product with potential low cost and less environmental impact.
The Civil Police are investigating a man, identified as Vitor Gonçalves Nunes, for inciting the crime of feminicide in Caxias, 362 km from São Luís. The incitement allegedly occurred through a video published by the suspect on a social network.
