Candidate to re-election, Lula votes in São Bernardo do Campo
Lula votes in São Bernardo do Campo on Sunday (4), in the first round of the 2026 Elections, and heads to São Paulo to follow the results.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) voted in São Bernardo do Campo on the morning of Sunday (4), Lula arrived around 9:08 at the João Firmino Correia de Araújo State School, in the Assunção neighborhood. Candidate for re-election.
The vote took place during the morning, amid the movement of voters and the presence of supporters and members of the press on the spot.
Lula was accompanied by political allies. Among them were vice president Geraldo Alckmin and names participating in the election contest in São Paulo.
Counting will be followed in São Paulo
After fulfilling the voting agenda in São Bernardo do Campo, Lula is expected to go to the São Paulo capital. It is in São Paulo that the candidate must follow the counting of the votes and the first results of the contest for the Presidency of the Republic.
The move comes on a decisive Sunday for Brazilian politics. Voters from all over the country go to the polls to choose representatives for different positions.
In the presidential contest, the result could be set on Sunday if one of the candidates reaches more than half of the valid votes. For this calculation, blank and null votes are not taken into account. If no candidate reaches the required majority, there will be a second round between the two most voted.
São Bernardo is part of Lula’s political trajectory
The choice of São Bernardo do Campo as a polling place also refers to the political trajectory of the president. The city of ABC Paulista is directly linked to the trade union and political history of Lula, who gained national projection from his work in the trade union movement of the region.
This Sunday, St. Bernard will be part of the candidate's agenda again during another presidential contest.
Elections mobilize the whole country
The 2026 elections are held simultaneously throughout Brazil. In addition to the Presidency of the Republic, voters elect governors, senators, federal deputies, and state or district deputies.
In Paraná, the vote also moves Ponta Grossa and the other municipalities of Campos Gerais, with voters choosing the representatives who will occupy state and federal positions.
After the end of the vote, the totalization of votes for Justiça Eleitoral begins. The BnT Online follows the movement of the Elections 2026 throughout this Sunday, with information from Ponta Grossa, Campos Gerais, Paraná and the national dispute.
