General Information
Due to the local elections taking place in October this year, and according to the electoral legislation, the electoral registry is closed until the 4th of November.
Those who have their registration cancelled or have never registered will not be able to regularize their situation until then.
If you have debts with the electoral justice, you can still pay them online and get a certificate of electoral clearance (certidão de quitação eleitoral). You can pay your debts here.
General information
- Brazilian legislation determines that voting is compulsory for all Brazilians aged between 18 and 70 years old, including those living abroad. Having a clean electoral record is necessary in order to obtain and regularise the CPF (Taxpayer Registry for Individuals), take office as a civil servant, enroll on Brazilian higher education institutions, amongst others.
- For electoral purposes, it is regarded as resident the citizen who has been living in Syria for at least 3 months. The intention to remain in the country is also important.
- You must be registered as a Brazilian voter before applying for a passport.
- Superior Electoral Court TSE has determined that printed electoral cards for those domiciled abroad will no longer be issued; therefore, it is not necessary to collect the document at the Embassy anymore. Please click here to learn how to obtain your personal electoral data.
- The Foreign Electoral Office in Brasilia - CEE (Cartório Eleitoral do Exterior) is the legal entity responsible for processing all electoral matters for Brazilian citizens living abroad.
- TSE has not yet implemented biometrics abroad. If your electoral domicile is in Brazil, you must provide your biometric information at the electoral registry in your region. Click here for more information (Portuguese only).
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Electoral enrolment |
It's the process to vote and obtain an electoral e-card. Once authorized, the voter is able to vote, in Syria, for President of Brazil (if elections are realized by the Embassy). It applies to all Brazilian citizens aged between 18 and 70 years old who have been living in Syria for at least 3 months and have never had an electoral card. Those aged between 16 and 18 years old can also enroll, but voting is optional. |
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Electoral card transfer/ Regularization of the electoral card (cancelled or not) |
It's the process to transfer the electoral domicile to Syria. Once authorized, the voter is able to vote, in Syria, for President of Brazil (if elections are realized by the Embassy). Concurrently, the voter may request the fine exemption for absence on past elections, thus regularizing his/her electoral registration status. It applies to Brazilian citizens aged between 18 and 70 years old who have been living in Syria for at least 3 months and would like to keep a clean electoral record, or those who have had their electoral card cancelled. For the transfer to be successful, there must have been no other requests anywhere else within the last year (enrolment, transfer, justification etc.). Moreover, there must be no further registration requests until the application is approved (e.g. regularization in Brazil right after requesting transfer to Syria. |
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Revision of personal data on the electoral card |
It's the process to rectify your electoral data when there is a mistake in the voter's name, date of birth, or any other information, or when the voter wants to notify a change (e.g. name alteration due to marriage etc.). It applies to voters who have had their electoral card transferred to Syria, but need to make a correction, such as a specific letter in the name, a new surname etc. |