Voting in Juiz de Fora has queues, 107-year-old man votes and poll worker is arrested for assault
Quick Look
- Voting hours in Juiz de Fora are officially closed, but voters in line continue to vote with the password distributed by poll workers.
- A poll worker was arrested on suspicion of attacking his ex-partner at the Mariano Procópio State School.
- Adelino dos Santos, 107 years old, voted in Piau after traveling 70km.
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Why It Matters
The 2026 elections are taking place in Juiz de Fora with logistical challenges due to the February rains that closed schools, leading to the transfer of polling stations to Faculdade Universo. The elderly Adelino dos Santos, aged 107, is a symbol of continuous civic participation.
Voting hours are officially closed. This does not mean that whoever is in line will not vote.
Poll workers must identify these people and provide a password. Voting continues until everyone who was in line at the deadline has voted.
A poll worker was arrested on suspicion of attacking his ex-partner in Juiz de Fora. The incident occurred at the Mariano Procópio State School. According to the Regional Electoral Court (TRE), the woman was accompanied by her current partner when she was allegedly attacked. She had a protective order against the suspect.
At 107 years old, Adelino dos Santos participated in another vote. A resident of Juiz de Fora, he traveled around 70km to Piau, his hometown, to participate in the 2026 election. Over almost nine decades, Adelino saw the electoral process change, but did not leave his role as a citizen aside. “Before, I voted on paper and now on the machine.”
Report of many queues at several schools in Juiz de Fora. The closing of voting is scheduled for 5 pm, Brasília time. However, this does not mean that whoever is in line at 5pm will be left without voting.
If there are voters in line at the time of closing, poll workers must identify these people and provide a password. Voting continues until everyone who was in line at the deadline has voted.
At the voting station at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, in the Bairu neighborhood, in Juiz de Fora, many voters showed up during the morning. Due to the queue, the waiting time to vote reached almost 2 hours.
Mayor Margarida Salomão voted in Juiz de Fora this Sunday morning (4). She reinforced the importance of the right to vote and recalled the country's redemocratization.
"The city, as always, votes in a democratic way, votes in a calm way, and this peace is a great guarantee that, at this moment, democracy is being practiced, is being respected. And I hope that democracy wins."
The movement is intense at Faculdade Universo, in Juiz de Fora. Nine sections that operated in other locations were transferred to the college: seven previously operated at Colégio de Aplicação João XXIII and two at Escola Estadual Maria das Dores.
The reason for the transfer is the closure of schools by the Civil Defense after the rains in February, in Juiz de Fora.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The TRE must open an investigation into the conduct of the detained poll worker.
Very likely · Within days
New transfers of polling stations may occur if rain damage persists.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What was the outcome of the arrest of the poll worker suspected of assault?
- Was the woman's protective order violated at that time?
- How many voters were affected by the transfer of sections to Faculdade Universo?
- Were there other incidents besides the poll worker's arrest?
