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Lula Authorizes Armed Forces to Support Brazil's 2026 Elections

The decree gives the military legal authority to provide transport, security, result‑processing support under control of the electoral courts.

Lula autoriza atuação das Forças Armadas nas eleições 2026.
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No Acre, Forças Armadas dão apoio logístico à Justiça Eleitoral

Overview

  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed and published Decree No. 13.073 on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and the authorization took effect immediately.
  • The text allows the Forças Armadas to provide logistics including transport of electronic ballot boxes, people and materials, assistance with apuração (result counting), and security in selected locations.
  • Actual deployments will occur only after requisitions from the Justiça Eleitoral and Tribunais Regionais Eleitorais and after the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral designates municipalities and employment periods.
  • The decree cites the Constitution, the Electoral Code and Lei Complementar nº 97/1999 as its legal basis and was signed alongside the defense and institutional security ministers.
  • The move follows long‑standing practice of using military support in hard‑to‑reach or isolated municipalities, which could speed delivery of voting materials and add security where local forces are limited while operational details are set by electoral courts.