EIIElection Integrity Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 87 addresses observer access to vote counting and the delivery of tally sheets (boletins) to parties, but does not mandate a downloadable public package containing certificates, device records, or result signatures. The section focuses on in-person verification by party representatives rather than public digital artifacts.

No matching sections in corpus.

The section explicitly requires 'official ballots' (cédulas oficiais) as a mandatory component of election materials. Official ballots constitute a paper-based voter-verifiable record, as they are hand-marked by voters and provide a tangible, verifiable paper trail of the vote cast.

“cédulas oficiais”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The section addresses disclosure of financial, budgetary, and fiscal information by government entities in electronic format for public access and traceability, but does not address voting precinct data, election tallying, or citizen rights to recount or verify election results. This is fiscal transparency law, not electoral procedure law, and is therefore irrelevant to the criterion.

The statute requires that ballot boxes be sealed (lacrada) before delivery to the electoral judge, which establishes a basic tamper-evident requirement through physical sealing. However, the text does not specify tamper-responsive systems, logging of seal integrity, or automated quarantine procedures.

“esta fechada, lacrada e entregue ao juiz eleitoral”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 36-A addresses early election campaign regulations and what activities are not considered early electoral propaganda. It contains no provisions whatsoever regarding vote-casting equipment, network connectivity, hardware isolation, or cybersecurity measures. The section is entirely focused on permissible political communications before official campaign periods.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of the Brazilian Constitution addresses maritime and transport regulations, including the organization of air, water, and land transport, national shipowner requirements, and cabotage rules. It contains no provisions regarding chain-of-custody documentation or public availability of such documentation. The section is entirely unrelated to election integrity or custody procedures.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of the Brazilian Electoral Code outlines the jurisdiction and powers of electoral tribunals regarding registration of political parties and candidates, conflicts between electoral judges, and various electoral disputes. It contains no provisions regarding criminal penalties for unauthorized device access or tamper-related offenses. The section is entirely unrelated to the custody or security of election hardware.

The section requires an audit of electronic voting machines on election day through parallel voting, but this is limited to a sample basis (por amostragem) and focuses on machine functionality verification rather than a comprehensive post-election audit of results. A mandatory audit requirement typically implies systematic verification after all voting is complete, not just sampling on election day.

The section mandates a sample-based audit method (votação paralela—parallel voting) to verify electronic ballot box functioning on election day, which constitutes a fixed-percentage hand recount/verification approach. However, the statute does not specify the exact percentage sampled, the procedures for reconciliation, or risk-limiting audit methodology, limiting it to a basic auditing mechanism rather than a comprehensive post-election audit framework.

This section establishes a mechanism for challenges (impugnações) to be presented during vote counting and decided by the Electoral Board, but it does not specifically trigger additional audits based on close margins or sworn challenges. The provision addresses challenge procedures and appeals rather than audit-triggering mechanisms based on electoral margins or affidavits.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This constitutional section addresses public health actions and services, establishing that health matters are of public relevance and can be regulated and controlled by public authorities. It contains no provisions regarding election audits, observer access, or electoral processes, and is therefore entirely irrelevant to the criterion concerning public observation of post-election audits.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the retention of campaign account documentation by candidates and parties for 180 days after diplomation. It does not concern audit results, their legal force, or binding effect on certified election results. The criterion requires binding force of audit results on final certified results, which is outside the scope of this provision.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 59 of Brazil's Electoral Law addresses electronic voting procedures, vote printing, verification mechanisms, and digital signatures, but does not establish any requirement for pre-election cryptographic commitment or publication of binary hashes before polls open. The section focuses on ballot casting, vote recording, and post-election verification procedures rather than pre-election software security measures.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 68 addresses the posting of polling station ballots (boletim de urna) after voting and the distribution of copies to party representatives. It does not address pre-election publication of ballot contests, layouts, or tabulation rules, nor does it address digital signing or verification of election materials before polls open. The section concerns post-voting ballot documentation, not pre-election publication of election definition materials.

The statute explicitly grants parties and coalitions the right to verify that the programs loaded into electronic voting machines are identical to those that were previously sealed in a public session. This is a direct post-election integrity check mechanism that ensures the actual running binary matches the committed one before the machines are sealed for use on election day.

The section grants party candidates, delegates, and party observers (fiscais de partido) the right to obtain certified copies of electoral communications, which provides some procedural access. However, the provision is limited to post-election access to documentation and does not address full procedural access to observe voting processes themselves or other real-time election procedures. It does not mention civil-society observers at all.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section enumerates the original and appellate jurisdiction of Brazil's Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal), covering constitutional review, crimes of responsibility, writs, and various disputes. It contains no provisions concerning international observer access, OSCE/EU/IFES observer admission, or electoral observation.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 47 of the Brazilian Electoral Law regulates the scheduling and allocation of free broadcast time for electoral propaganda on radio and television during elections. It contains no provisions regarding the publication timeline for precinct-level election results. This section addresses media access and campaign communication, not result transparency or reporting deadlines.

The statute requires electronic voting machines to print a record of each vote and deposit it in a sealed location, which provides some audit capability. However, the section does not establish that this log is public, signed, or append-only in the cryptographic sense required by criterion 6.4. The statute addresses voter verification and physical record creation but not the public and signed event log infrastructure contemplated by the criterion.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of the Brazilian Constitution lists economic principles (national sovereignty, private property, social function of property, and free competition) and does not address election administration, voting systems, vendors, or election technology. It is wholly unrelated to the criterion regarding multi-vendor capability in elections.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section concerns paid electoral advertising in print media and internet reproduction of newspapers. It is entirely unrelated to vote-format standards, device protocols, or voting technology standards, which is what the criterion addresses. The section regulates campaign communication, not voting system technical specifications.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of the Brazilian Constitution enumerates workers' rights related to wages, working hours, leave, discrimination protections, and other labor-related guarantees. It does not address vendor contracts, contract duration caps, or prevention of perpetual lock-in. The section is entirely focused on employee rights and has no relevance to the election integrity criterion about vendor contract duration.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly guarantees ballot secrecy (sigilo do voto) through legally mandated measures, which is the foundation for voter-ballot unlinkability. The provision ensures that votes remain secret and unlinked to individual voters through procedural safeguards.

“O sigilo do voto é assegurado”

The statute mandates that Regional Electoral Courts issue instructions to judges to ensure accessibility for voters with disabilities and reduced mobility, including surroundings and transportation access. However, this is a directive to issue guidance rather than a direct requirement that all polling places meet specific accessibility standards, and it does not explicitly address vision, motor, or language accessibility requirements at every location.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 59 governs the electronic voting system, vote tallying procedures, and verification mechanisms for electronic ballot boxes. It does not address polling place density, the number of polling places, or requirements relating to polling place distribution per voters or geographic area.