Councilor Valdemir Virgino is arrested on suspicion of electoral corruption; TRE-PI replaces 12 defective ballot boxes

The defense of councilor Valdemir Virgino (PRD) stated this Sunday (4) that the approximately R$47,000 seized by the Federal Police in Teresina would be used to pay campaign activists, and not to buy votes.

Valdemir was arrested red-handed on Saturday (3) during an operation investigating suspected electoral corruption. According to the councilor's lawyer, 16 of the 18 detainees were released after paying bail.

The investigation began after a report of alleged vote buying at a clinic linked to the councilor's wife. The Federal Police seized money, envelopes with notes and campaign material at the scene. Read more in the report.

At 100 years old, Maria do Carmo insisted on participating in the first round of the 2026 Elections this Sunday (4), in Teresina. Inspired by a report about the participation of elderly people in the election, she asked her family to go to the polls, voted in the early hours of the morning and summed up the experience in one sentence: "It's all good." Read the full report.

Search and seizure warrants were carried out by the Federal Police, this Sunday (4), at addresses linked to Teresina councilor and candidate for state deputy Draga Alana (PSD). g1 tries to locate the parliamentarian's defense. The warrants were served at the house and at a farm in Draga Alana, and also at a property belonging to his mother.

At around 10:30 am, the parliamentarian was approached by agents on Avenida João XXIII, in the East Zone of Teresina. The reason for the investigation was not disclosed until the last update of this report, because the case is confidential. TV Clube found that the Federal Police are investigating reports of alleged electoral crimes.

In summary, TRE-PI also announced that, by 11 am, 12 ballot boxes needed to be replaced in the cities of Altos, Coivara, Fronteiras, Pau D’Arco do Piauí, Piracuruca, Teresina and Valença do Piauí.

According to TRE-PI, the equipment presented occasional hardware defects, touch screen failures, problems with the biometric reader terminal and battery intermittency.