Brazil officially opened the legal deadline for party conventions and candidate selections on Monday as the Superior Electoral Court set the election calendar in motion for the 2026 general elections, with more than 158.7 million voters eligible to cast ballots nationwide. The Superior Electoral Court established that political parties and federations may deliberate on coalitions and select their candidates until August 5, the final date for formalizing nominations. 9,504/1997) and Superior Electoral Court Resolution No. This information must be transmitted to the Electoral Court via the internet no later than the day after the event. Following registration, the Superior Electoral Court forwards the data to the Federal Revenue Service, which issues a tax identification number for each campaign.