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New Technologies Lead Electoral Justice to Strengthen Voting Rules

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The rapid evolution of electronic devices has led the Electoral Justice to update guidelines and procedures to ensure the secrecy of the vote, a right guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. The concern is to prevent equipment capable of recording, transmitting or disseminating information being used to reveal the choice made by the voter within the voting booth. Although the prohibition of wearing electronic devices in the booth is not new, the…

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Electronic ballot box. Reproduction/TV Globo In order to register your vote, it is necessary to follow certain criteria established by the Electoral Justice. In addition to being prohibited from entering the booth carrying cell phones or any equipment that may compromise the secrecy of the vote, voters cannot manifest themselves collectively, as well as promoting crowds using standardized clothing. Clothes and ideological manifestations The rule…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The determination of the Electoral Justice requires that the apparatuses be retained by the messaries before access to the ballot box in order to ensure the secrecy of choice and avoid fraud.

The voter can take the cell phone to the polling place, even to present the e-Ticket to the ballot box, but they cannot enter the electronic ballot box with the device. After identification, the cell phone must be turned off and left in the space indicated by the receiving table. The equipment will be stored during the vote and will be returned to the voter after they leave the booth. Nor can cameras, camcorders, radio communication equipment, o…

·Brasília, Brazil
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The rapid evolution of electronic devices has led the Electoral Justice to update guidelines and procedures to ensure the secrecy of the vote, a right guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. The concern is to prevent equipment capable of recording, transmitting or disseminating information being used to reveal the choice made by the voter within the voting booth. Although the prohibition of wearing electronic devices in the booth is not new, the…

·Quadra, Brazil
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Article 137 of the General Acts of the Election Process for the elections of 2026 specifies the prohibition of mobile phones, cameras and any apparatus capable of compromising the secrecy of the vote.

The mobile phone cannot be taken to the voting booth, a rule that is already part of the election routine. But the restriction is not limited to smartphones. Smart glasses that have camera, microphone or transmission resources are also among the devices prohibited by Electoral Justice. Although they look similar to [...] The post Is it allowed to go voting using smart glasses? Understand what Electoral Justice says appeared first in Polimica Par…

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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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