Voter Dies After Falling Ill Inside Cupira Polling Station

Overview

• A 68-year-old man identified as José Roberto da Silva fell ill while voting and was found dead by arriving Samu medics.
• The incident took place inside Escola Estadual Professora Maria de Lourdes Temporal in Cupira, Agreste de Pernambuco.
• The Military Police isolated the polling area and the Instituto de Medicina Legal was called to remove the body.
• Officials temporarily suspended voting in that section to allow removal and police procedures to proceed.
• The Civil Police have not released further details and the cause of death remains under investigation.