Brazil Confirms October Voting Dates as Candidate Lists and Polls Shift

Overview

• The first-round vote is set for October 4 with polling stations open from 8:00 to 17:00 Brasília time and a second-round run-off scheduled for October 25 if no presidential or gubernatorial contender wins more than 50% of valid votes.
• The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral published registration tables showing 13 presidential candidates but flagged many entries as 'awaiting judgment,' meaning courts can still cancel or alter candidacies before ballots are finalized.
• A Quaest survey published by O GLOBO after the start of official TV and radio propaganda gives Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 37%, Flávio Bolsonaro 30% and Augusto Cury in third, a snapshot that reflects shifting dynamics during the early campaign.
• The electoral calendar includes temporary legal protections and security measures designed to stabilize the pre-election period, including a ban on arresting candidates from September 19, a ban on arresting voters from September 29 to October 6, and a weapons-transport prohibition for collectors, shooters and hunters from October 3 to 5.
• More than 158.7 million eligible voters will choose president, governors, senators and deputies on the same ballot, and the key things to watch are TSE and court rulings on pending candidacies and how new polls change voter math as the campaign continues.