Brazil Extends Voting by Two Hours After Briefly Starting Count
- On Sunday, October 25, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term, defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro with more than 51% of the vote in a shock result defying global anti-incumbent trends.
- Supporters mobilized after the first round, viewing Bolsonaro's movement as a threat to democracy and choosing Lula's familiar "known path, which guarantees certain rights," said Leonardo Barreto, co-founder of Think Policy.
- Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered voting extended by two hours on Sunday, yet the directive reached some polling stations after officials deactivated electronic machines, preventing citizens from casting ballots and raising fairness concerns.
- Lula faces a difficult fourth term as the Liberal Party and allied parties control over 280 seats in the lower house, limiting his influence over party coalitions and Supreme Court nominations.
- Public debt has risen past 82% of GDP while the administration forecasts meager 2.3% economic growth next year; Goldman Sachs expects only modest progress on spending as Lula maintains a state-led growth model.
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The extension of voting hours was one of the most mentioned issues during Brazil’s election day, circulating on social networks allegations that it was on the orders of President Lula Da Silva. Fast Check qualifies this content as #Incomplete, as the request for extension, according to Brazilian media, was from both candidates, not only from the president.
& Damna.es, direct on your WhatsApp Follow our channel In the first document that Lupa cites, Bolsonaro's lawyers ask to extend the vote for two hours in municipalities of the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina affected by intense rains. The second letter asks for the same measure for municipalities of Minas Gerais and Rio Grande del Sur.The request of the Workers' Party (PT) was due to the difficulties to reach electoral centers, in…
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The decision responded to a request made by Lula's campaign, which alleged reductions and failures in public transport, initially in municipalities of Bahia and later in other states.
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