Abstention Among Voters over 70 Years of Age Was 49.1% in the First Round
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Group went from 14.9 million to 17.2 million eligible voters to vote in four years; movement points to physical barriers and political disillusionment among those who do not appear...
In the general electorate, the abstention in 2026 was 21.08%, which means that 33 million eligible Brazilians stopped participating The post Abstention among voters over 70 was 49.1% in the 1st round apareceu primeiro em AMAZONAS ATUAL.
According to data from the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) gathered by the movement, the percentage of voters in this age group who were not voting increased from 58.8% in 2022 to 49.1% in the first round of 2026.
The number of Brazilians aged 70 years or more who went to the polls increased by approximately 2.6 million in the first round of the elections of 2026, compared with 2022. The advance occurred even with the expansion of the electorate of this age group and was accompanied by the reduction in abstention, which increased from 58.8% to 49.1%, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).The quota of people able to vote in this age gro…
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