Brazil Authorizes Military Logistic Support for Roraima June 21 Supplementary Election

Overview

• The federal government published decree nº 13.028 on June 17 authorizing the Forças Armadas to provide logistical support to the Justiça Eleitoral for the supplementary governor vote set for June 21.
• The authorization is limited to transport and logistical aid under guidance from the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral and does not permit military conduct of voting or vote counting.
• Recent rulings from the Supreme Court remain in force and have overturned a local TRE‑RR 24‑hour desincompatibilização rule, applying standard 3–6 month disqualification periods that affect candidates such as Arthur Henrique and Antônia Pedrosa.
• Severe rains have left tens of thousands affected, created about 44 critical road points and isolated indigenous and ribeirinha communities, prompting the TRE‑RR to request aircraft and other transport to deliver 384,582 ballots across 15 municipalities.
• Soldado Sampaio is serving as interim governor and is a candidate in the mandato‑tampão, and campaign and operational uncertainty now centers on whether isolated voters can be reached and how pending legal rulings will change which votes are counted.