The Electoral Court received 451,988 registrations of candidates from city councilors, mayors and deputy mayors across the country who intend to run in the municipal elections in October. The deadline for in-person registration of candidates ended at 7 pm this Thursday (15). Virtual registration ended at 8 am.
The data is on the DivulgaCand platform, maintained by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to centralize requests for candidate registrations across the country. The data was updated at 7:18 p.m. and may still be changed.
To date, the regional electoral courts (TREs) have received 15,341 registrations of candidates for mayor, 15,415 for vice-mayor and 421,232 for the position of councilor.
The registration will be analyzed by the judge of the electoral district of the city in which the candidate intends to run. Among the causes of ineligibility is the judgment of irregular accounts by the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU). The list with the names of 9.7 thousand people in this situation was delivered today to the TSE.
If the judge finds that any document is missing, he or she may ask the candidate to resolve the issue within three days. It will be up to the judge to decide whether to grant or deny the candidacy. If registration is denied, the candidate may appeal to the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) in his or her state and to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
During the analysis period, candidates may be challenged by opponents, political parties and the Electoral Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPE). They may report any irregularities in compliance with the legal requirements for registration.
The first round of elections will be held on October 6. The second round of the dispute may be held on October 27 in municipalities with more than 200,000 voters, in which none of the candidates for mayor received more than half of the valid votes, excluding blank and void votes, in the first round.
Electoral propaganda
Electoral propaganda on the streets and on the internet begins this Friday (16), one day after the deadline for registering candidates.
Candidates will be allowed to hold motorcades, rallies and hand out leaflets between 8am and 10pm. Paid advertisements in the written press and on the internet are also permitted. Free airtime on radio and television for the first round of voting will begin on August 30 and run until October 3.
