The municipal elections on Sunday (6) will be monitored by five national observer missions. The performance of independent missions is a standard measure that occurs in all elections.
According to information released this Thursday (3) by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), teams accredited by the court will travel to 23 states during the election to verify the transparency and integrity of Brazilian elections. In total, the missions will have 259 people to carry out inspections. Only Amapá, Piauí and Tocantins will not receive visits from national observers.
The group of observers will be composed of representatives from the Movement to Combat Electoral Corruption (MCCE), Electoral Transparency Brazil, the National Association of Public Defenders (Anadep), the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj) and the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
According to the TSE, electoral observation missions contribute to improving the Brazilian electoral process and increasing confidence in elections.
International missions
The elections will also have the participation of international missions. To date, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasul) have signed agreements with the TSE to monitor the election.
The first round of elections is scheduled for this Sunday (6). The second round of the dispute can be held on October 27th in 103 municipalities with more than 200 thousand voters, in which none of the candidates for mayor reaches more than half of the valid votes, excluding blank and null votes, in the first round.
