Voting in the second round of municipal elections this Sunday (27th) will be 8am to 5pm (Brasília time) in 51 municipalities that have more than 200 thousand voters. To help you fulfill the obligation without errors, the InvestNews prepared a list of tips with everything you need to know. Check it out:
In the second round, voters will have to choose one of the two mayoral candidates with the highest votes in the first round. There is no choice of councilors in the second round.
Is voting mandatory?
Every literate Brazilian aged between 18 and 70 is obliged to vote. Voting is optional for illiterate people, minors aged 16 and 17 and over 70 years old. Even if your candidate did not go to the second round, you are obliged to vote.
Who are the candidates?
See below who is competing in the second round in the 51 cities involved in this stage of the municipal elections:
- Amazonas
Manaus: David Almeida (Avante) and captain Alberto Neto (PL) - Bahia
Camaçari: Luiz Caetano (PT) and Flávio Matos (União) - Ceará
Fortaleza: André Fernandes (PL) and Evandro Leitão (PT)
Caucaia: Naumi Amorim (PSD) and Catanho (PT) - Holy Spirit
Serra: Weverson Meireles (PDT) and Pablo Muribeca (Republicans) - Goiás
Goiânia: Fred Rodrigues (PL) and Mabel (União)
Anápolis: Marcio Correa (PL) and Antonio Gomide (PT)
Aparecida de Goiânia: Leandro Vilela (MDB) and Prof. Alcides (PL) - Maranhão
Empress: Rildo Amaral (PP) and Mariana Carvalho (Republicans) - Mato Grosso
Cuiabá: Abilio (PL) and Lúdio (PT) - Mato Grosso do Sul
Campo Grande (MS): Adriane Lopes (PP) and Rose Modesto (União) - Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte: Bruno Engler (PL) and Fuad Noman (PSD)
Uberaba: Elisa Araújo (PSD) and Tony Carlos (MDB) - To
Belém: Igor (MDB) and Delegate Eder Mauro (PL)
Santarém: Zé Maria Tapajós (MDB) and JK do Povão (PL) - Paraíba
João Pessoa: Cicero Lucena (PP) and Marcelo Queiroga (PL)
Campina Grande: Bruno Cunha Lima (União) and Dr. Jhony (PSB) - Paraná
Ponta Grossa: Mabel Canto (PSDB) and Elizabeth Schmidt (União)
Curitiba: Eduardo Pimentel (PSD) and Cristina Graeml (PMB)
Londrina: Tiago Amaral (OSD) and Professor Maria Tereza (PP) - Pernambuco
Olinda: Vinicius Castello (PT) and Mirella (PSD)
Paulista: Ramos (PSDB) and Junior Matuto (PSB) - Rio de Janeiro
Niterói: Rodrigo Neves (PDT) and Carlos Jordy (PL)
Petrópolis: Hugo Hammes (PP) and Yuri (PSOL) - Rio Grande do Norte
Natal: Paulinho Freire (União) and Natália Bonavides (PT) - Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre: Sebastião Melo (MDB) and Maria do Rosário (PT)
Caxias do Sul: Scalco (PL) and Adiló (PSDB)
Canoas: Airton Souza (PL) and Jairo Jorge (PSD)
Pelotas: Marroni (PT) and Marciano Perondi (PL)
Santa Maria: Valdeci Oliveira (PT) and Rodrigo Decimo (PSDB) - Rondônia
Porto Velho: Mariana Carvalho (União) and Léo (Podemos) - São Paulo
Barueri: Beto Piteri (Republicans) and Gil Arantes (Union)
Headband: Taka Yamauchi (MDB) and Filippi (PT)
Franca: Alexandre Ferreira (MDB) and João Rocha (PL)
Guarujá: Farid Madi (Podemos) and Rapahel Vitello (PP)
Guarulhos: Lucas Sanches (PL) and Elói Pietá (SD)
Jundiaí: Parimoschi (PL) and Gustavo Martinelli (União)
Limeira: Betinho Neves (MDB) and Murilo Félix (Podemos)
Mauá: Marcelo Oliveira (PT) and Atila (União)
Piracicaba: Barjas Negri (PSDB) and Helinho Zanatta (PSD)
Ribeirão Preto: Ricardo Silva (PSD) and Marco Aurelio (NEW)
Santos: Rogério Santos (Republicans) and Rosana Valle (PL)
São Bernardo do Campo: Marcelo Lima (Podemos) and Alex Manente (Cidadania)
São José do Rio Preto: Cel. Fabio Candido (PL) and Itamar (MDB)
São José dos Campos: Anderson (PSD) and Eduardo Cury (PL)
São Paulo: Ricardo Nunes (MDB) and Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)
Sumaré: Henrique do Paraíso (Republicans) and Willian Souza (PT)
Taboão da Serra: Engineer Daniel (União) and Aprigio (Podemos)
Taubaté: Ortiz Junior (Republican) and Sergio Victor (NEW) - Sergipe
Aracaju: Emilia Correa (PL) and Luiz Roberto (PDT) - Tocantins
Palmas: Janad Valcari (PL) and Eduardo Siqueira (Podemos)
How do I know where to vote?
The voting location is the same as in the first round. The polling station is the place where voters will enter the booth and vote for mayor. This is where the table made up of poll workers appointed by the electoral judge and the booth with the electronic voting machine are located.
See below how check the polling place:
- Access the site do TSE and choose the option “where to vote”. A page will open for you to enter your full name or CPF, date of birth and your mother’s full name.
- When you click on “enter”, the website will provide information about your electoral zone number, location and address
- Consult the Electoral self-service – Título Netselecting the option “where to vote” through the e-Título application
I lost my voter registration card: can I vote?
Yes, you will be able to vote. Presentation of the electoral card is not mandatory. To vote, you need to go to your polling station and bring a photo ID. Your electoral data, such as your title number, is already included in your section. Just prove that you are you. Another option is to download the e-Título on your cell phone and present it when voting.
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If I can’t vote, what do I do?
If you are not at your voting domicile on the day of the first and/or second round, you will have to justify the vote. In municipal elections there is no vote in transit, when the voter can vote in another section. This rule only applies in elections for president or governor.
There are three ways to justify absence:
- through the app e-Title of the Electoral Court;
- for the System Justifieson the TSE portals;
- by the Electoral Justification Request form presented at the justification receiving tables installed in locations disclosed by the Regional Electoral Courts (TREs) and electoral registries.
What to take to vote?
To vote, the voter must bring an official identification document with a photo. It can be an identity card, work card, driver’s card, reservist certificate, passport or professional category card recognized by law.
Can you vote without your voter registration card?
He can. Presenting the title is not mandatory, but it is recommended to bring it. Voters can also take their cell phones with the e-Título application downloaded, which contains all the information about who is going to vote. If the voter has already completed biometric registration, the e-title version will be accompanied by the voter’s photo, meaning it will not be necessary to carry any other document when voting.
What can and cannot take?
Cell phone: You can take it to the polling station to present your e-Título, but you will have to leave it in the location defined by the poll workers and you will not be able to take the device into the voting booth.
Camera: It cannot. Filming and photographing voting is prohibited.
Candidate t-shirt, cap and sticker: You can take it, but there cannot be a voter demonstration at the polling place.
Swimwear or bikini: It cannot. The law allows the use of t-shirts, shorts and flip-flops, but prohibits bathing suits. You also cannot vote without a shirt, much less without clothes.
Stamp with candidate number: The distribution of saints and other printed materials is prohibited. But the voter can take the saint to remember the number when voting. You just can’t leave it in the voting booth for the next voter to see.
Children: You can take them to the voting room, but the child cannot enter the booth with the voter, much less enter the candidate’s number into the electronic ballot box. The exception is only for infants.
Companions: People who need someone to vote for some health reason can bring another person to help when voting, as long as this is authorized by the president of the table receiving the votes. But this companion cannot be at the service of the electoral justice system or any party or coalition.
Dogs and other pets: The electoral law does not prohibit or allow the presence of animals with their owners when voting. It is up to the president of the receiving table to decide whether or not to allow the pet to enter. Only visually impaired people are allowed to enter with a guide dog.
Armas: It cannot. Even civilian voters who carry weapons cannot enter the polling station with weapons. The exception applies to public security force agents who are engaged in general policing activities on election day.
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Can I advertise on election day?
It is prohibited to distribute cards at the polling station. Voter demonstrations at polling places must be “individual and silent”, says the law. On election day, rallies and motorcades, exit poll advertising and the use of loudspeakers and sound amplifiers are prohibited. And, until the end of voting hours, gatherings of people wearing standardized clothing and advertising are prohibited, with or without the use of vehicles.
Reports of irregularities and electoral crimes can be made through the Pardal app, created by the Electoral Court, or sent directly to the Public Ministry.
On voting day, electoral judges and section presidents exercise police powers, being able to take the necessary measures to stop any irregularities and inhibit illegal practices by candidates and voters.
How does the electronic voting machine work?
The electronic voting machine operates in isolation. Since 2008, all versions of the equipment have worked with the Uenux operating system, an adapted version of Linux and configured especially for this purpose. The ballot box is not connected to a network, it does not have an internet connection, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It is connected by a cable to the socket and by another to the polling station terminal, which has a biometrics reader.
When will the election results come out?
Vote counting begins shortly after voting closes, at 5pm (Brasília time) on Sunday. The ballot boxes are closed and, subsequently, five copies of the Ballot Ballot (BU) are printed — each of them contains a QR Code.
Then, the president of the electoral section breaks the seal of the electronic ballot box and removes the result media, a type of pen drive with all the data from the ballot box that only works with the programs developed and sealed exclusively for that election.
The result media data is transmitted to an electoral registry by a computer that has the election programs to be read, checked and transmitted to the TSE, in Brasília, where they are totaled, and the election result is released on the night of Sunday.
