General elections in Brazil in 2026 are scheduled for October 4, when the majority of Brazilian voters will go to the polls to choose president, governors, senators and federal, state and district deputies — in a single voting day. If no candidate for president or governor obtains a majority of valid votes in the first round, there will be a second round on October 25th.
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Official voting time
Voting hours will be from 8 am to 5 pm, following Brasília time, regardless of where the voter is. This means that, in states with different time zones, voting will follow the same national time. After 5pm, when the polls close, the counting of votes begins. 
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Calculation and result
Vote counting begins as soon as the polls close at the end of election hours, with results transmitted in real time by the Electoral Court. The counting continues until the winners are officially known by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
