Eligibility Exception:
insanity, imprisonment, lack of full political rights, military personnel below the rank of sergeant
Right Vote Foreign Res:
Portuguese Citizens with +3y residence
Expat Residency Requirement:
Expatriate citizens always have right to vote with no time limit
Registration Type:
Formal registration in office
Registration Basis:
Residence requirement
Election Management & Enforcement
Nameof EMB:
Superior Electoral Tribunal
Independent EMB:
Yes
EMBNominations:
7 members selected by the Supreme Federal Tribunal; Superior Tribunal of Justice; President. Expert based membership.
EMBTenure:
2 years
Who Runs Election:
Other
Nameof Elect Enforcement Body:
Superior Electoral Court
Candidacy & Campaign Rules
Debate Average:
1
Debate Format:
Television debate. 2018: 8 of the 13 candidates before first round of voting. Seven men, one woman.
Electoral System & Organisation
Elect System Main Election:
Majority
Main Election Type:
Presidential
Main Election Cycle:
4
Numb Round Main Election:
Two
Referenda_Law:
Constitution: Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil, art. 14, 49:
Referenda_Binding:
Always Binding
Voting Machine:
keyboard
Vote IDRequired:
ID check compulsory
Polling Card:
Polling card compulsory
National Holiday Elect Day:
Never
Dayof Election:
Sunday
Districting Source:
Parliament
Districting Flexibility:
existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used
Polling Station
Average Voterby Polling Station:
320
Normal Opening Time Poll Station:
08:00
Normal Closing Time Poll Station:
1700
Polling Station Numbers:
460000
Listof Polling Station Buildings:
public buildings
Accessibility Requirement:
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which promotes and protects the participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society.
Nature Station Personnel:
Unpaid volunteers
Box Feeding System:
Voting Machine
Vote Receipt:
No receipt
Count Locallyor Centrally:
locally
Manualor Automatic Count:
automatic
Ballot Paper
Ballot Type:
Electronic
Max Numberof Votesper Ballot:
5
Ballot Paper Type Description:
IFES: The voting machines are small, lightweight microcomputers designed to be easy to transport, easy to use, and effective at protecting the security and secrecy of the vote. At 7:30 a.m. on Election Day, the president of the precinct turns on the voting machine in front of observers, party members, and poll workers and prints out a report certifying that no votes have been cast so far. Voters arrive at their polling stations and cast their ballots by entering the number that represents their candidates in the machine, checking if the picture and name that show up match their candidate of choice, and hitting the “confirm” key.
Provision First Time Voters:
For example, in April 1994 the Tribunal Regional Electoral (TRE) in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil launched a national campaign to register as many 16- and 17-year olds as possible and to encourage them to vote in the 1994 general elections. An integral feature of the campaign was declaring 30 May 1994 – the day before the deadline for registering new vot- ers – as “State Voter Registration Day”.
Provision Illiterate Voters:
chance to cast their votes more independently with help from technology, even if they do not know how to read or write.
Provision Blind Voters:
Article 49 states: Blind persons who are literate by means of the Braille system, and who fulfill all other conditions for registration, may qualify by completing the printed form and inscribing their name using letters of the said alphabet. Article 150 states: The blind elector may: (I) mark the individual ballot paper in plain alphabet letters, or in the Braille system; (II) mark the official form, also using either system; (III) use any mechanical element he may have brought with him, or which may be provided by the presiding officials, and which may allow him to exercise his right to vote.
Provision Deaf Voters:
allowing assistance in voting by a person of their own choice
Provision Motor Handicap Voters:
allowing assistance in voting by a person of their own choice
Targeted Initiatives
History Major Changes:
Until the late 1990s Brazilian voters had to write their candidate’s name or electoral number on the ballot. Brazil introduced compulsory voting into its Electoral Code in 1932.
Recent Major Changes:
Electronic voting in Brazil was introduced in 1996, when the first tests were carried in the state of Santa Catarina. Since 2000, all Brazilian elections have been fully electronic. AND Until the late 1990s Brazilian voters had to write their candidate’s name or electoral number on the ballot.