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2026 Brazilian general election

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2026 Brazilian general election
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4 October 2026
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Presidential election
Opinion polls
 
Candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Flávio Bolsonaro Ronaldo Caiado
Party PT PL PSD
Running mate Geraldo Alckmin Alfredo Gaspar Gilberto Kassab
 
Candidate Romeu Zema Renan Santos Augusto Cury
Party NOVO Missão Avante
Running mate Eduardo Girão Aroldo Medina Júlio Delgado
Incumbent President

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
PT


Chamber of Deputies
All 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
257 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
PL Sóstenes Cavalcante 98
UPB Moses Rodrigues 98
FE Brasil Pedro Uczai 81
PSD Antonio Brito 48
Republicanos Augusto Coutinho 42
MDB Isnaldo Bulhões 38
PODE Rodrigo Gambale 27
PSDB–Cidadania Adolfo Viana 20
PSB Jonas Donizette 17
PSOL-REDE Tarcísio Motta 16
PDT André Figueiredo 10
Solidary Renewal Unknown 7
Avante Waldemar Oliveira 5
NOVO Gilson Marques 5
Missão Kim Kataguiri 1
Federal Senate
54 of the 81 seats in the Federal Senate
41 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
PL Carlos Portinho 16
PSD Omar Aziz 14
MDB Eduardo Braga 9
PT Camilo Santana 9
PP Tereza Cristina 7
PSB Cid Gomes 7
Republicanos Alan Rick 6
PSDB Plínio Valério 4
PODE Alexandre Giordano 3
UNIÃO Dorinha Rezende 3
PDT Weverton Rocha 2
Avante Marcos do Val 1

General elections will be held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president, vice president, members of the National Congress, the governors, vice governors and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. If no candidate for president or governor receives the majority of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election will be held on 25 October 2026.

Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party is eligible for a fourth term (second consecutively), and has announced his intention to seek re-election.[1]

Background

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Having unsuccessfully run for president in 1989, 1994 and 1998, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the left-wing Workers' Party was elected in 2002 and 2006. He was then succeeded by his chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff, who was elected in 2010 and 2014. In 2016, Rousseff was removed from office due to administrative misconduct and was succeeded by her vice president, Michel Temer of the centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement. Lula attempted to run for president again but was prevented due to his conviction on corruption charges in 2017 as part of Operation Car Wash and imprisoned in 2018. Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party was elected president in 2018. Bolsonaro left the Social Liberal Party in 2019 and joined the Liberal Party in 2021.

A series of rulings by the Supreme Federal Court questioning the legality of Lula's trial led to his release from prison in 2019 and the restoration of his political rights by 2021.[2][3] Lula narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in the 2022 presidential election, securing a non-consecutive third term. In response to his loss, some Bolsonaro supporters demanded a military coup to prevent Lula's inauguration, but failed to gather sufficient support.[citation needed] Bolsonaro was subsequently convicted by the Supreme Federal Court, barred from running for a second term before 2030, and arrested in 2025.[4] He endorsed his eldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

Electoral system

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Brazil's president and vice president are elected as a joint ticket using the two-round system. The first round of elections is held on the first Sunday of October (in this instance, 4 October 2026).[5] A candidate who receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round is elected. If this threshold is not met by any candidate, the two most voted candidates in the first round participate in a second round of voting, held on the last Sunday of October (in this instance, 25 October 2026), and the most voted candidate in the second round is elected. Elections for governors and vice governors of all 26 states and of the Federal District are held on the same dates and with the same two-round system as the presidential election.

Two-thirds of the 81 members of the Brazilian Senate are up for election in 2026, two senators being elected from each of the states and the Federal District using plurality block voting. The other third of the Senate was elected in 2022.[6]

All 513 members of the Chamber of Deputies (federal deputies) are elected from 27 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the states and the Federal District, varying in size from 8 to 70 seats. All members of the state legislative assemblies (state deputies) and of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (district deputies), varying in size from 24 to 94 seats, are also elected. These elections are held using open list, proportional representation, with seats allocated using integer quotients and the D'Hondt method.[7][8]

All seven members of the District Council of Fernando de Noronha are elected by single non-transferable vote. Unlike elections for other offices in Brazil, candidates for this council are not nominated by political parties.[9]

Voters

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Official 2026 elections logo

Voting in Brazil is allowed for citizens over 16 years of age and mandatory for literate citizens between 18 and 70 years of age, except conscripts, who are not allowed to vote during their period of mandatory military service.[10] Those who are required but do not vote in an election and do not present an acceptable justification, such as being absent from their voting locality at the time,[11] must pay a fine, normally R$3.51,[12][13] equivalent to about US$0.70 as of 2026. In some cases, the fine may be waived, reduced, or increased by up to 10 times.[14]

Brazilian citizens residing abroad may only vote for president and vice president.[15] Under the Equality Statute between Brazil and Portugal, Portuguese citizens legally residing in Brazil for more than three years may also register to vote in Brazilian elections.[16]

Candidates and political parties

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All candidates for federal, state, Federal District, and municipal offices must be nominated by a political party. For offices to be elected by majority or plurality (executive offices and senators), parties may form an electoral coalition (coligação) to nominate a single candidate. The coalitions do not need to be composed of the same parties for every nomination, do not need to be maintained after the election, and are not valid for offices to be elected proportionally (deputies and aldermen).[17] Parties may also form a different type of alliance called federation (federação), which acts as a single party to nominate candidates for all offices in all locations, including those to be elected proportionally, and must be maintained with a single leadership structure over the course of the elected legislature.[18] Federations may also act as parties to form coalitions. For the 2026 election, the registered federations are Brazil of Hope (PT–PCdoB–PV), Always Forward (PSDB–Cidadania), PSOL REDE Federation (PSOL–REDE), Solidary Renewal (PRD–Solidarity), and Progressive Union (Union–PP).[19]

For offices to be elected proportionally, each party must nominate candidates of each sex in a distribution between 30 and 70%.[17] Parties must also allocate their funds and broadcast time proportionally to the number of their candidates of each sex and race, with a minimum of 30% of funds for Black and Brown candidates.[20][21]

Procedure

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  Brazil
  Countries with voting stations for Brazilian citizens abroad

Voting in Brazilian elections can only be done in person and only on election day, which is always a Sunday. There is no provision for postal or early voting. Voter registration must be done in advance, and each voter can only vote in one designated voting station, either based on the voter's registered domicile or at a different location that the voter must specifically request if planning to be there temporarily on election day. Voters must provide photo identification at their voting station before proceeding to vote.[22]

Voting stations are installed in all municipalities of Brazil, the Federal District, and Fernando de Noronha.[23] Most voting stations are in public schools.[24] In some sparsely populated areas, such as indigenous territories, the installation and use of voting stations requires extensive travel and logistics.[25] Voting stations are also installed in other countries, mostly in Brazilian diplomatic missions, for citizens residing abroad.[26]

Brazilian voting machines

Voting is done almost entirely on direct-recording electronic voting machines, designed for extreme simplicity. The voter dials a number corresponding to the desired candidate or party, causing the name and photo of the candidate or party to appear on the screen, then the voter presses a green button to confirm or an orange button to correct and try again. It is also possible to leave the vote blank by pressing a white button, or to nullify the vote by dialing a number that does not correspond to any candidate or party. Paper ballots are only used in case a voting machine malfunctions or in locations abroad with fewer than 100 voters.[22]

The electronic system is subject to extensive tests, including on machines randomly selected from actual voting stations on election day, witnessed by political parties to rule out fraud. After voting ends, every machine prints a record of its total votes for each candidate or party, which is publicly displayed for comparison with the results published electronically.[27] The system delivers the complete election results usually a few hours after voting ends, which is extremely fast for such a large population as Brazil. However, the system does not create a physical record of individual votes to allow a full recount.[28]

Voting stations operate at the same time in the whole country, regardless of their time zone: 9:00 to 18:00 UTC−02:00, 8:00 to 17:00 UTC−03:00, 7:00 to 16:00 UTC−04:00, and 6:00 to 15:00 UTC−05:00.[22] The unified voting time does not apply to voting stations for citizens abroad, which operate from 8:00 to 17:00 local time, ranging from 16 hours before to 4 hours after those in Brazil.[29]

Administration

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Unusual in the world, Brazilian elections are administered by the judiciary.[30][31] The country has one Superior Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE), and each state and the Federal District have a Regional Electoral Court (Tribunal Regional Eleitoral, TRE), all headed by judges selected from other courts.[32] The electoral courts are responsible not only for judicial tasks such as ruling on disputes and potential violations of electoral law, but also for actually implementing the elections, such as registering voters and candidates, installing voting machines, counting votes, publishing the results, as well as issuing regulations and monitoring compliance.[30][31][33][34]

Presidential candidates

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Confirmed candidates

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Party Presidential candidate[35] Vice presidential candidate[a] Coalition Free airtime[b]

Workers' Party
(PT 13)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (campaign)
President of Brazil (2003–2011, 2023–present)
Federal deputy for São Paulo (1987–1991)
Geraldo Alckmin (PSB)
Vice President of Brazil (2023–present)
Governor of São Paulo (2001–2006, 2011–2018)
Vice Governor of São Paulo (1995–2001)
Federal deputy for São Paulo (1987–1995)
Mayor of Pindamonhangaba (1977–1982)
 Brazil Ready for More: 5min32s

Mission Party
(MISSÃO 14)
Renan Santos
Aroldo Medina Standalone party N/a

United Socialist Workers' Party
(PSTU 16)
Hertz Dias
Vanessa Portugal Standalone party N/a

Brazilian Communist Party
(PCB 21)
Edmilson Costa
Cleusa Santos Standalone party N/a

Liberal Party
(PL 22)
Flávio Bolsonaro (campaign)
Senator for Rio de Janeiro (2019–present)
Alfredo Gaspar
Federal deputy for Alagoas (2023–present)
 Standalone party 4min20s

Christian Democracy
(DC 27)
Clariana Barão
Fabiana Torquato Standalone party N/a

Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
(PRTB 28)
Pablo Marçal[c]
Leonardo Avalanche Standalone party N/a

Workers' Cause Party
(PCO 29)
Rui Costa Pimenta
Antônio Carlos Standalone party N/a

New Party
(NOVO 30)
Romeu Zema
Eduardo Girão
Senator for Ceará (2019–present)
 Standalone party N/a
Democrata
(DEMOCRATA 35)
Wilson Grassi
Suêd Haidar Standalone party N/a

Social Democratic Party
(PSD 55)
Ronaldo Caiado (campaign)
Governor of Goiás (2019–2026)
Senator for Goiás (2015–2019)
Federal deputy for Goiás (1991–1995, 1999–2015)
Gilberto Kassab
Minister of Science and Technology (2016–2019)
Minister of Cities (2015–2016)
Mayor of São Paulo (2006–2013)
Vice Mayor of São Paulo (2005–2006)
Federal deputy for São Paulo (1999–2005)
 Standalone party 2min02s

Avante
(AVANTE 70)
Augusto Cury
Júlio Delgado
Federal deputy for Minas Gerais (1999–2000, 2003–2023)
 Standalone party 36s

Popular Unity
(UP 80)
Samara Martins
Raquel Brício Standalone party N/a

Potential candidates who did not run

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Campaign

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In late-October 2025, President Lula da Silva announced the beginning of his re-election campaign, running for a fourth presidential term.[76][77] Some raised concerns about Lula's age, especially following a fall and brain bleed he suffered in December 2024.[77] Days after announcing his re-election campaign, Operation Containment, a police operation in Rio de Janeiro that resulted in the deaths of 120 people, occurred, with Valor International reporting that the operation was used by President Lula to support an image of being tough on crime.[78] Polls at the time from Quaest reported that 38% of respondents made crime their primary concern.[76]

In December 2025, Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right senator of Rio de Janeiro and son of the imprisoned Jair Bolsonaro, announced his intended candidacy.[76][79] Shortly after his announcement, he suggested dropping out of the campaign in return for favors, saying "There's a possibility I won't go all the way, ... have a price for that. I will negotiate."[79] Many believed this meant that Bolsonaro was saying he would drop out of the election if his father was released from prison.[79] Bolsonaro later retracted this statement saying that after speaking with his father, he would continue with his campaign.[79]

Presidential debates

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Times are in UTC−03:00.

First round

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No. Date, time and location Organizations Moderators Participants[d]
Key:
 P  Present  A  Absent  I  Invited		 Lula
PT		 Bolsonaro
PL		 Caiado
PSD		 Zema
NOVO		 Santos
Missão		 Cury
Avante
1 23 August 2026, 20:00, São Paulo[80][81] Bandeirantes, Cultura, Gazeta, Jovem Pan, Estadão Adriana Araújo, Eduardo Oinegue A A P A P P
2 14 September 2026, 22:00[82] SBT, CNN Brasil, RedeTV!, Redevida, Exame, Metrópoles, Novabrasil, Itatiaia, Terra, Veja Celso Freitas, Mariana Demori I I I I I I
3 27 September 2026, 22:00, São Paulo[83][84] Record Eduardo Ribeiro TBA
4 1 October 2026, 21:00, Rio de Janeiro[85] Globo César Tralli TBA

Congress

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The results of the previous general elections and the current composition of the National Congress are given below. The party composition changed during the course of the legislature due to replacements of members, changes in their party affiliation, and mergers of parties. In 2026, all members of the Chamber of Deputies and two thirds of the Senate (two senators from each state and the Federal District) will be up for election.

Composition of the National Congress of Brazil
Party Chamber of Deputies Senate
Elected Incumbent +/– Elected Incumbent +/– Up for election[86]
2022 2026[87] 2018 2022 2026[86] 2026 2030
Liberal Party[e] 9998Decrease11816Increase7610
Workers' Party 6964Decrease5449Increase163
Brazil Union 5952Decrease78[f]53Decrease1012
Progressistas 4746Decrease1537Decrease143
Social Democratic Party 4248Increase64214Increase8113
Brazilian Democratic Movement 4238Decrease4719Increase181
Republicans[g] 4042Increase2126Increase324
Podemos 18[h]27Increase94[i]1[j]3Decrease230
Democratic Labour Party 1710Decrease7202Steady20
Brazilian Socialist Party 1417Increase3217Increase461
Brazilian Social Democracy Party 1318Increase5404Steady40
Socialism and Liberty Party 1213Increase1000Steady00
Avante 75Decrease2001Increase110
Solidarity 7[k]4Decrease32[l]00Decrease200
Communist Party of Brazil 611Increase5000Steady00
Green Party 66Steady000Steady00
Democratic Renewal Party 5[m]3Decrease23[n]00Decrease300
Cidadania[o] 52Decrease3200Decrease200
New Party 35Increase2000Steady00
Sustainability Network 23Increase1500Decrease500
Mission Party N/a1Increase1N/aN/a0Steady00
Total513513Steady542781Steady5427

Opinion polls

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Results

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President

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CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Augusto CuryJúlio DelgadoAvante
Clariana BarãoFabiana TorquatoChristian Democracy
Edmilson CostaCleusa SantosBrazilian Communist Party
Flávio BolsonaroAlfredo GasparLiberal Party
Hertz DiasVanessa PortugalUnited Socialist Workers' Party
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaGeraldo Alckmin (PSB)Workers' Party
Pablo MarçalLeonardo AvalancheBrazilian Labour Renewal Party
Renan SantosAroldo MedinaMission Party
Romeu ZemaEduardo GirãoNew Party
Ronaldo CaiadoGilberto KassabSocial Democratic Party
Rui Costa PimentaAntônio CarlosWorkers' Cause Party
Samara MartinsRaquel BrícioPopular Unity
Wilson GrassiSuêd HaidarDemocrata
Total
Registered voters/turnout158,745,463–

Chamber of Deputies

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Party or allianceVotes%+/–
Agir–
Avante–
Brazil of HopeCommunist Party of Brazil–
Green Party–
Workers' Party–
Brazilian Communist Party–
Brazilian Democratic Movement–
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party–
Brazilian Socialist Party–
Christian Democracy–
Democrata–
Democratic Labour Party–
Liberal Party–
Mission PartyNew
National Mobilization–
New Party–
Podemos–
Popular Unity–
Progressive UnionBrazil Union–
Progressistas–
PSDB CidadaniaBrazilian Social Democracy Party–
Cidadania–
PSOL REDESocialism and Liberty Party–
Sustainability Network–
Republicanos–
Social Democratic Party–
Solidary RenewalDemocratic Renewal Party–
Solidarity–
United Socialist Workers' Party–
Workers' Cause Party–
Total–
Registered voters/turnout158,745,463–

Federal Senate

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Party or allianceVotes%
Agir
Avante
Brazil of HopeCommunist Party of Brazil
Green Party
Workers' Party
Brazilian Communist Party
Brazilian Democratic Movement
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
Brazilian Socialist Party
Christian Democracy
Democrata
Democratic Labour Party
Liberal Party
Mission Party
National Mobilization
New Party
Podemos
Popular Unity
Progressive UnionBrazil Union
Progressistas
PSDB CidadaniaBrazilian Social Democracy Party
Cidadania
PSOL REDESocialism and Liberty Party
Sustainability Network
Republicanos
Social Democratic Party
Solidary RenewalDemocratic Renewal Party
Solidarity
United Socialist Workers' Party
Workers' Cause Party
Total
Registered voters/turnout158,745,463–

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Same party as the presidential candidate, unless mentioned in parentheses.
  2. ↑ Candidates from coalitions that include parties which passed the electoral threshold in 2022 are entitled to free advertisement on television and radio from 28 August to 1 October 2026. The block for presidential candidates occurs three days per week, twice per day, for 12min30s, of which 10% are divided equally among all candidates entitled to airtime, and 90% are distributed proportionally to the number of federal deputies of the parties in each candidate's coalition.[36] The times listed below are in minutes and seconds per block.[37]

    If there is a runoff election, the two remaining candidates receive blocks of free airtime divided equally between them, from 9 to 23 October 2026.[36]
  3. ↑ On 21 February 2025, Marçal was declared ineligible until 2032 for abuse of economic and political power, misuse of the media, and illicit fundraising during his campaign in the 2024 São Paulo mayoral election.[38] He was convicted for the second time in April and for the third time in July for other electoral crimes committed in 2024.[39][40]

    On 20 August 2026, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court unanimously ruled to bar Marçal from participating in debates, from accessing public campaign funds, and from receiving free radio and television airtime. The court also barred him from carrying out campaign activities. These restrictions apply on a preliminary injunction basis until the court rules on the merits of Marçal's candidacy registration itself in the coming days.[41]
  4. ↑ Debates broadcast on television or radio were legally required to invite all candidates whose parties or coalitions had at least five members in the National Congress based on the most recent election.[36] This table includes all candidates who met this criterion (Lula, Bolsonaro, Caiado and Cury),[37] as well as other candidates who have polled higher than at least one of them (Zema and Santos), whom the debate organizers may still choose to invite.
  5. ↑ Named Party of the Republic before 2019.
  6. ↑ 4 senators from the Social Liberal Party and 4 senators from Democrats, which merged to form Brazil Union in 2022.
  7. ↑ Named Brazilian Republican Party before 2019.
  8. ↑ Including 6 deputies from the Social Christian Party, which merged into Podemos in 2023.
  9. ↑ Including 2 senators from the Humanist Party of Solidarity and 1 senator from the Social Christian Party, which merged into Podemos in 2019 and 2023.
  10. ↑ Senator from the Social Christian Party, which merged into Podemos in 2023.
  11. ↑ Including 3 deputies from the Republican Party of the Social Order, which merged into Solidarity in 2023.
  12. ↑ Including 1 senator from the Republican Party of the Social Order, which merged into Solidarity in 2023.
  13. ↑ 4 deputies from Patriota and 1 deputy from the Brazilian Labour Party, which merged to form the Democratic Renewal Party in 2023.
  14. ↑ 1 senator from the Progressive Republican Party, which merged into Patriota in 2019, and 2 senators from the Brazilian Labour Party, which merged with Patriota to form the Democratic Renewal Party in 2023.
  15. ↑ Named Popular Socialist Party before 2019.

References

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  1. ↑ Sá Pessoa, Gabriela (23 October 2025). "Brazilian President Lula announces re-election bid for fourth non-consecutive term". AP News. Archived from the original on 24 March 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lula: Brazil's ex-president cleared by Supreme Court". Reuters. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Brito, Ricardo (15 April 2021). "Brazil's Supreme Court confirms decision to annul Lula convictions". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Eight-year election ban for Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro". BBC News. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Legal Research Guide: Brazil – The Executive Branch". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Federal Senate electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Chamber of Deputies electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "How does the proportional system work?" (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Fernando de Noronha escolherá representante de cargo de Conselheiro" [Fernando de Noronha will choose representative for office of Councilor] (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Direito/Obrigatoriedade do Voto" [Right/obligation to vote] (in Portuguese). Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Justificativa eleitoral" [Electoral justification] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tira-dúvidas dos eleitores" [Questions and answers for voters] (in Portuguese). Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Multa Eleitoral" [Electoral fine] (in Portuguese). Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Resolução nº 23.659, de 26 de outubro de 2021" [Resolution no. 23.659, of 26 October 2021] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Articles 127 and 133. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Eleitorado no Exterior" [Voters abroad] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court.
  16. ↑ "Com estatuto de igualdade de direitos políticos, há mais de 26 mil portugueses aptos a votar no Brasil" [With statute of equality of political rights, there are more than 26 thousand Portuguese eligible to vote in Brazil] (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Resolução nº 23.609, de 18 de dezembro de 2019" [Resolution no. 23609, of 18 December 2019] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Entenda as diferenças entre coligações e federações e veja como funcionarão" [Understand the differences between coalitions and federations and see how they will work] (in Portuguese). Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Federações partidárias registradas no TSE" [Party federations registered in TSE] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Resolução nº 23.607, de 17 de dezembro de 2019" [Resolution no. 23607, of 17 December 2019] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Articles 17 and 19. Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Resolução nº 23.610, de 18 de dezembro de 2019" [Resolution no. 23610, of 18 December 2019] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Article 77. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  22. 1 2 3 "Resolução nº 23.751, of 26 de fevereiro de 2026" [Resolution no. 23751, of 26 February 2026] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court.
  23. ↑ "Eleitorado da eleição" [Electorate of the election] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Saiba quantas zonas e seções eleitorais há no Brasil" [Find out how many electoral zones and sections there are in Brazil] (in Portuguese). Poder 360. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Magistrados estaduais do Amazonas designados para atuar no processo eleitoral levam a cidadania, por meio do voto, aos locais mais distantes do Estado" [State magistrates of Amazonas designated to act in the electoral process bring citizenship, by means of vote, to the most distant locations of the state] (in Portuguese). Court of Justice of Amazonas. 24 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Saiba mais sobre as eleições brasileiras no exterior" [Find out more about Brazilian elections abroad] (in Portuguese). Regional Electoral Court of the Federal District. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
  27. ↑ "Auditoria e fiscalização" [Audit and inspection] (in Portuguese). Electoral Justice. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  28. ↑ "Urna eletrônica" [Electronic voting machine] (in Portuguese). Electoral Justice. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  29. ↑ "Voto no exterior" [Vote abroad] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. 27 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  30. 1 2 "Só no país Justiça Eleitoral tem tantas atribuições" [Only in this country the Electoral Justice has so many duties] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Senate of Brazil. 8 September 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  31. 1 2 "Só existe aqui? Por que o Brasil tem Justiça Eleitoral e para que ela serve" [Does it only exist here? Why Brazil has an Electoral Justice and what it is for] (in Portuguese). UOL. 15 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "Conheça a composição do TSE, definida pela Constituição Federal" [Discover the composition of the TSE, defined by the Federal Constitution] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "Eleições 2026". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "Eleições 2026". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  35. ↑ "Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais" [Publishing of candidates and electoral accounts] (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.
  36. 1 2 3 "Resolution no. 23610, of 18 December 2019" (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court of Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  37. 1 2 "TSE ordinance no. 473 of 29 July 2026" (in Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.
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