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Brazil’s Electoral Court Opens E‑Voting Source Code to Launch 2026 Audit Cycle

The move opens a yearlong audit window featuring 40 oversight opportunities under controlled, in‑person access in Brasília.

Overview

  • Registered representatives from Congress, all political parties, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the OAB, the Federal Police and universities can inspect the code.
  • Inspection is conducted on individual TSE workstations inside a secured room in Brasília, by appointment, with no personal electronic devices allowed.
  • The audit calendar includes the Public Security Test in November 2025, confirmation tests in March 2026, system signing and sealing in August, and media generation and machine preparation in September.
  • Officials said every operation in the sealed systems is mirrored to a monitoring environment so authorized observers can track changes until digital signing.
  • Opening the code one year ahead continues a transparency policy adopted in 2022, replacing the previous six‑month window.