Amapá, Pará, Amazonas and Acre restrict sales statewide on Sunday, October 25; Bahia, Goiás, Rondônia and Tocantins only in some cities
Anyone voting on Sunday, October 25, in the runoff of Brazil's elections may be unable to buy beer, cachaça or any other alcoholic drink, depending on where they live. The election-day alcohol ban is not a federal law: each state decides through an ordinance from its Regional Electoral Court (TRE), its Public Security Department or the judges of its electoral zones, so hours and scope vary from place to place. The most complete survey so far is by Guia da Cerveja, closed at noon on Thursday, October 22; the rules may still change until Saturday.
On Sunday there is a nationwide presidential race between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), and governor runoffs in six federal units: Acre, Amazonas, the Federal District, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Norte and Tocantins.
Four northern states have restrictions across their whole territory, according to Guia da Cerveja. In Amapá, the ban runs from 10 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday and covers sales, delivery and consumption in establishments and public places, but not drinking at home; the same hours appear in the survey by Brasil 61. In Pará, Ordinance No. 084/2026 from the Civil Police bans sales from midnight to 6 p.m. on Sunday, as well as parties, shows and dances during that period. In Amazonas, the restriction runs from 2 a.m. to 5 p.m., under Joint Ordinance No. 959/2026 from TRE-AM and Public Security. In Acre, it applies from midnight to 4 p.m. local time, under Joint Ordinance No. 12/2026 from TRE-AC, which also bans home delivery, including through apps.
In Bahia, TRE-BA confirmed restrictions in 98 of the 180 electoral zones in the interior, covering 246 municipalities; Salvador's 19 zones were left out of the survey. In Feira de Santana, Anguera and Serra Preta, sales are banned within 200 meters of polling places from midnight to 5 p.m. In Goiás, there are rules in Valparaíso de Goiás, from 7 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday, and in Pirenópolis, Corumbá de Goiás and Cocalzinho de Goiás, from midnight to 6 p.m. Sunday. In Rondônia, Alto Paraíso and Monte Negro ban sales from midnight to 4 p.m. In Tocantins, Palmas has a restriction from midnight to 5 p.m., and Araguaína and Porto Nacional, among other cities, from 6 p.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Ceará, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Piauí and Roraima had alcohol bans in the first round, on October 4, but by Thursday had not published rules for the runoff; in Piauí, the Security Department may still issue a new ordinance. In São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, the Federal District, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Sergipe there was no restriction. Alagoas revoked its first-round ban on October 1 and has not published another.
Anyone who breaks the rule may be charged with the crime of disobedience, provided for in the Electoral Code and the Penal Code. The ordinances do not affect the traffic dry law, which bans driving after drinking and applies nationwide, every day. Since the rules may still change, the safest course is to check the website of the state's TRE and the municipality's electoral zone.
Sources: Guia da Cerveja (October 23, 2026), Brasil 61 (October 2, 2026).
