The Electoral Court has started sending 220 new electronic voting machines to be used by Brazilian voters abroad in the second round, which will be held on October 30. The task falls to the Regional Electoral Tribunal (TRE) of the Federal District, the body responsible for electoral areas outside the country.

The equipment will replace 95 defective ballot boxes in the first round. An additional 125 first aid boxes will also be distributed to sections located outside of Brazil. The machines will be reserved for replacement in the event of malfunctions. The measure will avoid the use of paper ballots, a measure which could delay the calculation of the results.

Ballots began to be distributed on Thursday (13) and will be delivered by the logistics company DHL to polling stations located in Germany, Australia, Austria, Canada, Spain, United States, Japan, in Portugal, England, Mozambique, New Zealand. and Switzerland.

Voters Abroad

According to electoral legislation, Brazilian voters who are abroad will only vote for the President of the Republic.

In the 2022 elections, more than 697,000 people are eligible to vote in other countries, a number that represents a 39.21% increase from 2018. Voting takes place in 100 countries. About 990 electronic voting machines were sent to polling stations.

The places with the highest concentration of Brazilians eligible to vote abroad are Lisbon, Miami and Boston, with 45,273, 20,189 and 37,159 registered voters respectively. The countries with the highest number of Brazilian voters are respectively: the United States, Japan and Portugal.