Vote abroad ends in New Zealand; results released after 5pm
The presidential voting abroad has already ended in New Zealand on this Sunday (4), the first country to close the polls due to the time zone being 16 hours ahead of Brasília. Nearly 1 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in 186 cities across 134 countries. The official results will be announced by TSE only after 5pm, but g1 will conduct a tally of ballot results.
The Brazilian presidential election has already ended in New Zealand, the first country to close the vote abroad on Sunday (4). The early closure occurs because the country is 16 hours ahead of Brasilia time. New Zealand ballot boxes ran from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time, equivalent to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 a.m. on Sunday in the federal capital.
In all, nearly 1 million Brazilians are able to vote outside Brazil. There are polling stations in 186 cities in 134 countries, with the highest concentration of voters in the Estados Unidos, Portugal and Japan. New Zealand, although with a smaller electoral college, symbolically inaugurates the closing of the global vote.
The official result of the counting abroad, as well as in Brazil, will be released by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) only after 5 pm, in Brasilia time. Until then, no official data will be available. The source did not detail the exact number of voters in New Zealand.
Time zone advances closure of the polls
The 16-hour gap between Wellington and Brasilia makes election Sunday earlier in the South Pacific. While Brazilians in New Zealand have already voted, most of the national territory is still preparing to open the sections. This is common in elections with votes abroad.
The TSE organizes the voting in 134 countries, but the local time of each city determines the functioning of the ballot boxes. In countries with positive zones, such as Japan and Australia, the vote also ends before Brazil. In places such as Estados Unidos and Portugal, the closure occurs closer to the time of Brasília.
The counting, however, only begins after the closure of the ballot boxes throughout the national territory. This ensures that no partial results influence voters who have not yet voted. The measure applies both to Brazil and abroad.
Nearly 1 million vote outside the country
The electorate abroad is made up of Brazilians who transferred the title to a consular section. They vote only for president and vice president, according to electoral legislation. The source did not detail the distribution by country, but highlighted the concentration in three nations.
Estados Unidos, Portugal and Japan host the largest Brazilian communities with active electoral title. In these locations, the volume of voters requires special logistics, with electronic ballot boxes sent by TSE. In smaller cities, the process is simpler, but follows the same safety standard.
Voting abroad is optional for Brazilians living outside the country. Even so, participation is often significant in presidential elections. The source did not inform the expectation of attendance for this plea.
Urn bulletins anticipate trends
The g1 will do a ballot paper survey in different parts of the world, presenting some of these results in advance and checking the data with the TSE. The ballots are issued by the electronic ballot boxes at the end of the voting in each section and bring the vote count of that place.
These documents do not have official value in isolation, but allow to observe regional trends. The journalism team collects the bulletins in overseas polling zones and compares them to official data after the release of the TSE. Checking is done to ensure the accuracy of the information.
Until the publication of this report, data from New Zealand and other countries were not available. This text will be updated throughout the day with ballot box bulletins from polling places abroad. The source did not specify which countries will be released first.
Supervision and security of voting
The TSE strengthened the surveillance of the spill of santinhos in this election, with a presentation on news in the surveillance held on Thursday (24), at the headquarters of the TRE-SP, center of the capital of São Paulo. The photo of the electronic urn registered by Roberto Casimiro, of Fotoarena/Estadão Conteúdo, illustrates the structure used also abroad.
The spill of saints is an electoral infraction that can generate a fine and even a cassation of candidacy. Overseas supervision follows the same rules as in Brazil, with messiahs and consular support. The source did not say if there were any incidents in New Zealand.
The electronic ballot boxes used abroad are the same as the national territory, with software adaptation for voting in transit. The security of the system is audited by external entities and political parties. The TSE states that the process is complete and auditable.
Quaest research for the Senate in SP
In parallel to the presidential election, the dispute for the Senate in São Paulo continues to be fierce, as Quaest survey with valid votes. The state deputy Derrite leads with 25%, followed by André do Prado with 23%. Marina and Tebet appear tied at 22% each.
The numbers reflect a technical tie scenario, considering the margin of error of the survey. The source did not detail the collection period or the number of interviewees. The Senate dispute occurs simultaneously with the presidential election across the country.
Abroad, voters do not vote for state offices, only for president. Therefore, Quaest research does not apply to international voting. Still, the São Paulo result can influence the composition of the Senate and the governability of the next president.
Next steps of the counting
From 5 p.m. in Brasilia, the TSE begins to total votes from all over Brazil and abroad. The disclosure takes place in real time on the court’s website and on media platforms. The g1 will follow the counting minute by minute, with updates of the ballot boxes abroad.
The first official results are expected to come out a few minutes after the polls close, starting with the South and Southeast sections. Overseas, totalization may be faster due to fewer ballot boxes. The source did not detail the disclosure schedule by country.
For the Brazilian voter abroad, the expectation is that the presidential result will be known even on Sunday night. The total count, however, can be extended if there is a second round. The TSE estimates to complete the count in a few hours.
The Boca no Trombone portal will continue to update this report with foreign ballot papers and official results. Follow the full coverage of the elections on our website and on social networks.
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