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'I only Managed to Vote by Car': Voters Wait Hours by Public Transport and Use Social Networks and up to 40 Km of Bicycle to Get to the Polls

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Taynan Carvalho of Sá, of Salvador, only got a ride at the end of the day, but found his electoral section closed, despite the national extension.

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Taynan Carvalho of Sá, of Salvador, only got a ride at the end of the day, but found his electoral section closed, despite the national extension.

·London, United Kingdom
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Professor Paula Fernanda Souza, 42 years old, lives in Salvador and was able to vote quietly, around 1pm this Sunday (25), the day of the second round of the elections. Hours later, she expects to have witnessed several voters arriving at polling stations in the capital, finding closed ballot boxes and even fully closed electoral zones – even with the two-hour extension determined by the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Cristiano Zani…

·Quadra, Brazil
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Taynan Carvalho of Sá, of Salvador, only got a ride at the end of the day, but found his electoral section closed, despite the national extension.

Electors denounce that they were barred from voting in the Central College, even with the extension of voting time determined by the STF

Even after the decision of Minister Cristiano Zanin, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), to extend the voting period from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., voters had difficulty entering Salvadoran electoral colleges.The judge's decision did not arrive in time at some places.At certain points, ballot papers had already been printed.According to the portal A TARDE, in the capital of Bahia, the following colleges were closed:Luiz Viana, in Brotas;Collégio Elyísio…

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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