Elections 2018: Check out the main dates of this year's election race – Business Season

Registration of Candidates and Coalitions: up to August 15
Deadline for parties to register their candidates at the Electoral Tribunal up to 19 hours. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in Brasilia receives only the registrations for the post of President of the Republic. There is a ten-day window between the end of the conventions and the registration: during this time, the party's instructions generally close the agreements and lists for positions where there are more candidates, such as those of the deputies federal and state. This is also the deadline for registering coalitions – and for candidates to indicate their respective vices.

Campaign in the street: August 16
From this day, the ostensive campaign in the street is launched: rallies (except shows with artists), carreates and panfletches are broadcast.

Voting in transit: until August 23
Some cities of more than 100 thousand inhabitants will have voting places in transit – if you are traveling to the capital of another State, for example, can qualify to vote. The deadline to request the transit vote has started on July 17 and ends on August 23.

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How much time of radio and television for everyone: until August 24
In the elections, the Brazilian government pays the radio and television stations to transmit electoral propaganda The slice of this "free" election calendar available for each presidential candidate is calculated by the TSE, and will be known between August 16 and 24 – to count, the TSE needs to know exactly which coalitions the parties will form between them.

Start of elections: August 31
This is the beginning of the elections this year, on the radio as on the radio. TV In all, the Brazilian will be exposed to 50 minutes per day of advertising – and the time of each candidate is calculated on the basis of the number of deputies elected by each acronym in 2014.

In the second round, the time goes to 70 minutes, and the time is divided equally for the running candidates (presidential candidates and aspiring governors). Elections take place until October 4 on radio and television, and advertising in print newspapers can be done until October 5.

Partial Liability: Until September 13
Parties, coalitions and candidates must submit their partial accounts (up to that time) to date. In other words, they must tell the Electoral Court how much they spent and how much they received for the campaign. This information will become public on September 15th.

Judgment of the application files: until September 17
The parties had until August 15 to register the applications. After that, Electoral Justice opens a deadline (until September 10) for the prosecutor, the parties or any citizen to challenge an application – that is, to bring to justice a fact that could prevent a person from being a candidate. After that, it is up to the TSE and the Regional Electoral Tribunals (TRE) to decide whether or not to register the nominations – and they have until 17 September.

If a plaintiff does deny registration, and appeal (either to the Electoral Tribunal or other courts), the candidacy is considered sub judice, and the votes will be void. This is what can happen to former President Lula (PT), for example – if the PT does not replace it with another name.

to be distributed on the eve of the vote (Photo: ELZA FIÚZA / AG BRASIL)

Replacement of candidates: until 17 September
17 September is also the last for the parties and coalitions to inform the Electoral Court of the substitution of their candidates (except in the case of death). The press speculates that this could be the case of Lula, who could be replaced by the former governor

The candidates can no longer be arrested: 22 September
From 22 September, the candidates can no longer be arrested or detained, except in the act. And the same rule applies to voters: they can not be stopped from October 2 until polling day, with a few exceptions.

Limitation of Debates and Assemblies: October 4
October 4 is the last one in which television and radio stations can broadcast debates with candidates. The distribution of the brochures and the street campaign ends a little later, on October 6 (the day before the first round)

First round: October 7
The first round of elections of 2018 will fall, as usually, a Sunday. Polls should be open at 8 am and close at 5 pm In recent years, the result of the first round has already been known in Brazil at dusk, thanks to the use of the electronic ballot box.

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Back to the street campaign: October 8
Candidates for the post of president and governor who pbaded the second round can make a new campaign after 24 hours after the end of the poll – that is to say after 5 pm on October 8.

Summary of the electoral period: October 12
Unlike the first round, the second round of voting time is divided equally between the candidates – both presidential and the governor.

Second turn: October 28
As in the first round, the vote begins at the same time as the first ballot. 8 am and ends at 5 pm In 2010, the election of Dilma Rousseff (PT) was mathematically known around 8:10 pm. And in 2014, Dilma was mathematically reelected around 8:30 pm – the end of the count took a few more hours

See below the deadlines that have already expired in the 2018 elections.

Election inquiries: January
From 1 January (01/01/2018), all election surveys must be registered with the Electoral Tribunal (in the case of candidates for the presidential election, registration is done at the Tokyo Stock Exchange)

April 7
For those intending to run in this year's elections, April 7 was the deadline to join a registered political party with the TSE – six months before the elections. April 7 also represents the "disincompatibility" threshold for most positions – although the exact date varies from case to case. "Unincompatibility" is the duty of the occupant of certain positions (governors, mayors, secretaries) to leave office to contest the election.

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Donations to candidates: May 15
As of this date, candidates can receive donations from individuals by crowdfunding, that is to say, kittens on the internet.This year, the donations of 39 companies are int As of 25 July, applicants will have to pay the money received to the TSE – all expenses will be published on the internet.

Public money for the campaign: June 18
On this date, the TSE officially informed the parties (and the company) of the amount that each legend would have in cash from the Special Fund for Financing Campaigns ( FEFC), or the Electoral Fund. The most important part is the BMD, the pre-candidate Henrique Meirelles: R $ 234,232,915.58 (R $ 234 million). The smallest slice is legends without a federal MP, such as Vera Lúcia's PSTU: R $ 980,691.10 (19659005) Candidates must leave their television job: June 31
Since that day , no one for the October elections could appear as a host or commentator on television.