Elections

All Brazilians resident abroad must fulfill their electoral obligations (voter's registration and voting).

Brazilians with dual citizenship (for example Brazilian and Finnish) are still required to register as voters and to vote.

The voter's registration is optional for those over 16 and under 18 years old.

The voter's registration is mandatory for those over 18 years old.

Voting is optional for all Brazilians over 16 and under 18 years old.

Voting is mandatory for all Brazilians over 18 and under 70 years old.

Voting is optional for all Brazilians over 70 years old and for the illiterate.

Those with electoral domicile abroad (Electoral Zone Abroad - ZZ), are required to vote only in the elections for president and vice president of the Republic (every 4 years). 

Attention: The next presidential elections will occur in  2026.

For those with electoral domicile in Brazil, voting is required in all elections.

Attention: Elections in Brazil are held in even years for president, governors, deputies, senators, mayors and city councillors (2024, 2026, 2028...).

Important:

If voters are away from their electoral domicile on election day or are prevented from attending the polls at their polling place, in each specific round, for any reason, they must obligatorily justify their absence, at each electoral round.

Avoid problems with your electoral situation.

If you live in Finland, enlist/transfer your voter's card to Finland. This prevents you from forgetting to vote or justify every Brazilian municipal and state elections.

Information on voter's registration, change of domicile, data update (name changes, etc) and electoral regularization are available on our website.

Information about the 2026 presidential elections will be released on this website, in due course, as soon as they are made available by the Brazilian Electoral Justice.