Report From Rio De Janeiro: Brazil Closes the Polls After Exceptional Two-Hour Extension
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The polls finally closed on October 25th in Brazil at 19:00 local time, and the counting of the balloting began. The decision was made after the Supreme Court judge, Cristiano Zanin, endorsed the extension of the votes. However, this happened after the first closure of ballot boxes had been announced, which means that some centers had already closed and were not reopened. This situation could open the door to a challenge of the results. From Rio…
The Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro (TRE-RJ) determined that the polling stations in which the vote had not yet been closed would remain open until 7 p.m. this Sunday, according to the decision of Minister Cristiano Zanin of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). In the polling stations in which the ballots had already been closed, voters arriving between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. should have the recorded data, but the measure does not mean that th…
Counting of votes in the second round of Brazil's presidential election has begun, after a two-hour extension due to delays. Nearly 160 million citizens voted. The first results are expected soon.
Sections were already closed when the decision of the STF came out; in Flamengo, voter received declaration of attendance without voting registration
Extension of voting time until 7 p.m. this Sunday (25), determined by Minister Cristiano Zanin of the STF
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