There is no national rule; each state decides, and São Paulo, Rio, Minas Gerais and the South allow sales in the first round, on October 4
Anyone planning to buy beer for Sunday, October 4, the day of the first round of Brazil's elections, needs to check the map. There is no national dry law for voting day: each state decides, usually through an order from its Public Security Department in agreement with the Regional Electoral Court, and in some places the decision rests with the judges of each electoral zone, according to Metrópoles and Gazeta do Povo.
Six states have confirmed a statewide ban, according to A Tarde and g1. In Maranhão, the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are banned from midnight to 10 p.m. In Pará and Piauí, from midnight to 6 p.m. In Acre, from midnight to 4 p.m., and in Amazonas, from 2 a.m. to 5 p.m. In Amapá, the restriction begins at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday and runs until 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to A Tarde.
On Friday (2), g1 also added Ceará (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Mato Grosso and Roraima to the list of statewide bans. Roundups published days earlier, such as those by Metrópoles and A Tarde, did not yet show a state decision for Ceará and Roraima and treated Mato Grosso as a restriction by electoral zone. In these three states, it is worth checking the local order before heading out.
Alagoas had announced a ban from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m., but the Security Department revoked the measure on October 1 and allowed sales and consumption, according to Gazeta do Povo and g1.
There will be no statewide dry law in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, the Federal District, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco and Paraíba, according to the roundups by Metrópoles, A Tarde and g1. In Bahia, Goiás and Tocantins, the decision is up to each zone: in Palmas, for example, sales are banned from midnight to 5 p.m., and in Goiás g1 counted more than 50 municipalities with restrictive orders.
Anyone who disobeys an order from the Electoral Court may face the crime of disobedience under Article 347 of the Electoral Code, in addition to administrative penalties, g1 notes. If there is a runoff, on October 25, states may publish new rules. That date coincides with the last day of major beer festivals, such as the Oktoberfests in Blumenau and Santa Cruz do Sul, according to Guia da Cerveja.
Sources: Metrópoles (September 30, 2026), A Tarde (October 1, 2026), Gazeta do Povo (October 1, 2026), g1 (October 2, 2026), Guia da Cerveja (October 2, 2026).
