Brazil changed 2,033 polling-section addresses seven days before the presidential runoff.
Why it matters: The changes affect approximately 592,000 voters, a figure reported by Folha, before Brazil's October 25, 2026 runoff. Voters must confirm their assigned locations before election day.
- The TSE said 2,033 polling sections changed addresses ahead of the October 25 runoff.
- Folha reported that the changes affect approximately 592,000 voters; the supplied TSE material does not provide a separate voter total.
- Local electoral zones made operational decisions under TSE rules, citing storm damage, repairs, accessibility and infrastructure problems.
- The TSE urged voters to check their addresses, zones and sections through official lookup channels before voting.
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court, known as the TSE, said on October 18, 2026, that 2,033 polling sections had changed addresses ahead of the presidential runoff on October 25. Polling sections are individual voting units within polling sites. Folha reported that the changes affect approximately 592,000 voters.
The TSE's official explanation says the number of polling sections would not change between the first and second rounds. Moving a section to another building does not eliminate or combine sections.
Local electoral zones, rather than the national court alone, decide whether a polling site must move under TSE rules. The court cited storm damage, building repairs, accessibility problems and inadequate infrastructure. In Confresa, Mato Grosso, heavy rain and wind damaged a school on October 9 and 10. An engineering report recommended its preventive closure on October 11, the TSE said.
Folha also reported that the PT-led coalition supporting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked the TSE for broader public communication and measures to help voters reach their assigned locations. The materials available here do not include the coalition's filing, so its arguments and quoted language are not independently assessed in this article.
The TSE urged voters to confirm their addresses, zones and sections before election day through its official lookup channels. The supplied material does not establish that transportation or other assistance measures were adopted.
By the numbers
- 2,033 - polling sections whose addresses changed before the runoff
- 592,000 - approximate number of affected voters, according to Folha
- October 25, 2026 - date of Brazil's presidential runoff
Yes, but: The TSE explains the operational reasons for the changes and provides lookup channels, but the supplied material does not show that transportation or other voter-assistance measures were adopted.
What's next: Voters should check their assigned address, zone and section through the TSE's official lookup channels before the October 25 runoff.