Voting follows the same schedule as the first round, opening at 8am, Brasília time, closing at 5pm. (Image: Getty Images Signature/ Canva Pro)
O second round of elections It already has a date set for it to happen. On October 27th, in cities where an absolute majority is not reached, voters must go to the polls for the second time to determine the candidate for Mayor.
A new voting day is necessary in municipalities with more than 200 thousand voters in which the candidate or candidate with the most votes for Mayor has not reached half plus one of the valid votes. Blanks and nulls are excluded from the count.
Voting follows the same schedule as the first round, opening at 8am, Brasília time, closing at 5pm.
According to the website of Superior Electoral Court (TSE), there are 103 cities that could have a second round. Together, they total 60.5 million voters, which is equivalent to 38.8% of the national electorate. Brazil has 155.9 million people eligible to vote in this year's election.
The dates of 2024 Municipal Elections were defined in February, the document normally presents deadlines to political parties, federations, candidates, as well as to the more than 153 million voters in the 5,569 cities who go to the polls to choose local representatives.