Brazil deployed more than 321,000 personnel for first-round election security
A Justice Ministry report on October 5 said monitoring covered all 27 federal units, with 190 arrests in flagrante delicto and 203 incident records.
Event / data period: 2026-10-05
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Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security published the final balance of integrated security operations for the first round of the 2026 elections on October 5. The National Integrated Command and Control Center monitored the vote on October 3 and 4 together with state centers.
The ministry reported 321,352 personnel, 34,625 vehicles, 239 boats and 121 aircraft across the forces. Operations recorded 190 arrests in flagrante delicto and 203 incident reports. These figures describe the operational tally, not final court findings.
Data
First-round election-security operation
Reported totals in the ministry’s final operational report.
- Personnel deployed
- 321,352 people
- 2026-10-05 · Observed
- Vehicles deployed
- 34,625 vehicles
- 2026-10-05 · Observed
- Arrests in flagrante delicto
- 190 count
- 2026-10-05 · Observed
- Incident reports
- 203 count
- 2026-10-05 · Observed
Methodology
Administrative operational report totals; they are not court outcomes or independently audited counts.
Updated:
Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- CrimeSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: arrestswww.gov.br ↗
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