Overview
- The statute was published in the Diário Oficial, putting the new timetable into effect in time for the 2026 elections.
- Presidents, governors and mayors must now meet the constitutional minimum age on the day of inauguration.
- Deputies and senators may reach the required age by a presumed swearing-in up to 90 days after the election of their chamber’s leadership, while councilors are assessed on the final date to register candidacies.
- The law also requires candidates in majoritarian races to distribute a portion of printed campaign material in braille, with quantities to be regulated by the TSE.
- Lawmakers inserted the age-change as a rider to a 2015 accessibility bill and fast-tracked approval; news outlets report the extended window could benefit Alvinho Lira, son of Arthur Lira.