Bolsonaro Demands Annulment of Brazil Election Results After Lula’s Victory
Bolsonaro says a Supreme Federal Court judge lacked authority to extend voting hours, and his camp argues the change affected the result.
- Late Sunday in Brasilia, Flavio Bolsonaro rejected his electoral defeat, declaring, "This result cannot be accepted," and announced plans to seek an annulment of the elections.
- His challenge rests on a Supreme Federal Court judge's decision to extend polling hours by two hours, which Flavio characterized as an "outrage" lacking proper authority.
- The candidate omitted that his own Liberal Party joined the Workers' Party in requesting the same two-hour extension, exposing the strategic contradiction underlying his legal challenge.
- This move places the STF back at the center of Brazilian politics, intensifying tensions between the judiciary and the far-right as the legal battle accelerates.
- Observers remain uncertain whether Flavio will pursue only legal avenues or incite street protests, echoing the 2022 movement that culminated in the January 8, 2023, assault on state institutions in Brasilia.
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The right-wing candidate contests the victory of Lula, who according to the official results obtained 51,75% of the votes against 48,25% of the opponent. Bolsonaro defines the results "impossible" and announces that he will ask for the annulment of the vote. The article Brazil, Bolsonaro rejects the result of the elections: "Vote to be cancelled" comes from The Truth.
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