Brazil Extends Voting by Two Hours After Briefly Starting Count
- On Sunday, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ordered a two-hour extension for the presidential election, with polling stations nationwide now set to close at 7 p.m. instead of 5 p.m.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro separately requested the extension, citing voter access challenges; Lula's campaign reported transport issues in nine states while Bolsonaro's team noted power outages in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul.
- Supreme Justice Cristiano Zanin issued the ruling at 5 p.m., citing transportation and weather disruptions to address problems in three cities in Bahia. The Superior Electoral Court was tasked with implementing the nationwide decision.
- Officials at the Superior Electoral Court paused the preliminary vote count immediately following the court decision, halting data release that showed Lula leading Flavio Bolsonaro with 0.25 per cent of ballots counted.
- This runoff features incumbent Lula against rival Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as both campaigns sought the extension to ensure equitable voter access amid infrastructure obstacles.
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The court ordered Sunday to extend voting operations in Brazil, in the second round of presidential elections between conservative Flávio Bolsonaro and left-wing president Lula, who claimed that some voters were prevented from going to the polls.
Problems with public transport have consequences for the presidential election in Brazil. Counting had already begun when the Supreme Court intervened.
Officials closed ballot boxes, issued bulletins and delivered results to the regional courts — a process that cannot be reversed. Postponement arose at the request of the PT and at least one section reopened.
Polling stations in Brazil will remain open two hours longer today for the decisive round of the presidential election, the Supreme Court has decided. The reason for this is problems voters are experiencing with transportation to the polling stations. Originally, the polling stations were scheduled to close at 5:00 PM Brazilian time (9:00 PM Dutch time). Voting has now been extended until 7:00 PM Brazilian time (11:00 PM Dutch time) by order of …
Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hours
Brazil’s Supreme Court extended voting in the country’s presidential election by two hours on Sunday, leading the electoral authority to pause a vote count that had already started publishing early-stage results. The election pits leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro. Polls were initially set to close at 5pm Brasilia time and will now close …
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) extended the voting time throughout Brazil for another two hours after the second round of the presidential elections, after the lack of public transport buses in several Brazilian cities.
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