End of voting - The deadline for voting in the first round of the 2026 general elections ended at 5pm. According to the rules of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), voters cannot enter the queues at the sections. Anyone waiting has the right to vote even after this time. In these cases, poll workers identify who is in line and distribute passwords to guarantee access to the polling station. The section only closes after everyone who was already in line at the deadline has been served.
In Americana (SP), the João XXIII State School, in Vila Santa Catarina, closes its gates after the deadline.
Valinhos (SP) - José Pedro Damiano, 79 years old, said that he usually votes in the morning, but due to the rain this Sunday (4), he went later to the Lemense Education and Culture Association (FAV).
He reinforced that he always shows up to vote, even though it is no longer mandatory due to his age.
"It is everyone's duty to participate, try to assert their will and decide on the future of the country," he said.
Mogi Mirim (SP) - The heavy rain that hit the city caused the Altair de Fátima Furigo Polettini State School, in Jardim Maria Bonati Bordignon, to suffer from leaks. According to the judicial analyst at the Mogi Mirim Electoral Registry, Hugo Ornelas, it was necessary to relocate a section. "It didn't interfere with voting, no. It was moved from one place to another and voting continues normally, thank God," he said.
Campinas (SP) - At least two schools were left without electricity during voting in Vila Rica after a tree fell. One of them was Emef Prof. Violeta Dória Lins.
EPTV, an affiliate of TV Globo, found that the ballot box ran out of battery and the election was temporarily interrupted, but the power was restored before a TRE-SP technician arrived to replace the equipment's charge.
There were also power outages at Escola João Carlos Amaral for approximately 1h20. The vote did not need to be interrupted.
Americana (SP) - The Professora Clarice Costa Conte State School recorded a power outage for 10 minutes. However, according to the electoral registry, it was not necessary to change any ballot boxes.
Already at Escola Prof. Silvino J. Oliveira, a ballot box needed a date and time correction, which was an hour late.
So far, four ballot boxes have been exchanged in the city's 384th Electoral Zone.
If the rain did not hinder the voting movement in Indaiatuba (SP), the same cannot be said in Mogi Guaçu (SP). At the Comprehensive Child Care Center (Caic), there are currently empty sections. The school has in the past concentrated the largest electorate in the city and currently has 11 sections with 3,866 voters.
Voters who are in line until 5pm this Sunday (4), Brasília time, have the right to vote even after this time in the first round of the 2026 Elections. In these cases, poll workers identify who is in line and distribute passwords to guarantee access to the polling station.
According to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), voting continues until the last voter with a password registers their vote. Anyone arriving after 5pm, however, will not be able to vote. The section only closes after everyone who was already in line at the deadline has been served.
Indaiatuba (SP) – Dona Jô, 88 years old, went to vote with her cane and said that she considers the saints scattered on the floor to be “in the way” and “there is no need” for them at the door of Colégio Conquista. To g1, she stated that “every heart and thinking being” has already decided to vote. "There is no need for this phobia of wanting to show what our hearts have already chosen", he said.
