The bus fleet in the capital of São Paulo was reinforced today (2) to guarantee voters’ access to polling places. According to SPTrans, the lines operate with about 2,000 more vehicles and a capacity equivalent to that on Saturdays.
The intercity bus lines managed by Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos (EMTU) in the metropolitan region of São Paulo follow the Sunday schedule, with no schedule changes. There may be reinforcement if passenger demand increases.
The five lines operated by Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) operate at average intervals of ten minutes, but in case of an increase in passengers, trains will be on standby to meet demand on all lines.
The operation of Lines 4-Quatro, 5-Lilac, 8-Diamante and 9-Esmeralda, controlled by ViaMobilidade and ViaQuatro, is equivalent to the schedule on Sundays, with average intervals of ten minutes and the possibility of readjusting the fleet if necessary.
On the Metro, all lines work normally. The operation started at 4:40 am and goes until midnight. The fleets scheduled to serve passengers are the same used on ordinary Saturdays and Sundays, with reserve trains being able to start operating.
Traffic
Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego (CET) monitors traffic in the main corridors of the city to ensure safety, fluidity and mobility of voters in accessing polling stations and surrounding roads. The monitoring and operation of transit in the polling stations were intensified from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Safety
The state government set up a reinforced security scheme to escort electoral judges and ensure the security of polling places and electoral registers. 83,000 police are mobilized, 68,000 of which are military personnel, 15,000 civilians and 300 technical-scientific police officers working in Operation Elections.
Military police officers are assigned to guarantee public order and the tranquility of elections in the state. According to the Secretariat of Public Security, 64,692 PMs police the polling places. Another 2,358 guarantee the security of electoral registers and 786 are responsible for escorting electoral judges.
The Civil and Technical-Scientific police reinforce their personnel to deal with any eventuality. At Civil, 15,000 police are mobilized during the election shift.
