Brazil Extends Voting by Two Hours After Briefly Starting Count
Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered polls to stay open two hours longer after campaign complaints that reduced bus service kept voters from polling stations.
- 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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rtl.luWhat challenges await Brazil's Lula in his fourth term?
Days before his 81st birthday, the former union leader won Sunday's runoff with 51.7 percent of the vote over 48.2 percent for his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. The narrow result confirms the political divide that has split Brazil for a decade and shows that Bolsonarism remains strong, despite its far-right leader's 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup. Here are the main challenges awaiting Lula in his next mandate. Governabil…
In Brazil, incumbent Lula secures victory over his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. It was a tight race. According to preliminary figures, Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the run-off against his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro and thus secured a further term of office.The 80-year-old, after counting almost all votes, was 48.25 per cent unrepeatable at 51.75 per cent, as the Supreme Electoral Court announc…
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