# 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.

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- Country: Brazil
- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:57:01+03:00
- 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.

Methodology: Administrative operational report totals; they are not court outcomes or independently audited counts.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel deployed | 321352 | people | 2026-10-05 | observed |
| Vehicles deployed | 34625 | vehicles | 2026-10-05 | observed |
| Arrests in flagrante delicto | 190 | count | 2026-10-05 | observed |
| Incident reports | 203 | count | 2026-10-05 | observed |

Sources: <https://www.gov.br/mj/pt-br/assuntos/noticias-1/ministerio-da-justica-e-seguranca-publica-divulga-relatorio-final-sobre-as-operacao-no-fim-de-semana-de-eleicoes> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/brazil-first-round-election-security-operations-october-2026/data/brazil-election-security-data?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/brazil-first-round-election-security-operations-october-2026/data/brazil-election-security-data?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Brazil](<https://www.gov.br/mj/pt-br/assuntos/noticias-1/ministerio-da-justica-e-seguranca-publica-divulga-relatorio-final-sobre-as-operacao-no-fim-de-semana-de-eleicoes>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-05)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:54:24+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:57:01+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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