Brazil Extends Voting by Two Hours After Briefly Starting Count
- Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court extended voting nationwide by two hours, moving the deadline from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Brasília time because of transportation disruptions and heavy rain.
- Justice Cristiano Zanin issued the order and clarified that it applied only where polling stations had not already closed.
- Lula’s campaign cited reduced bus services, while Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign cited power outages and severe weather.
- The decision created confusion because some polling stations had already closed and begun processing electronic ballot results.
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