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Brazil resumes tallying votes after last-minute extension of polling station hours
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Brazil's presidential runoff was plunged into uncertainty after Justice Cristiano Zanin extended voting nationwide, forcing the electoral court to pause counting amid transport disruptions and legal challenges.
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Supporters of left-wing Lula and far-right Bolsonaro have two more hours to vote after polling was extended. The result is expected to be very close. DW has more.
Brazil’s Supreme Court issued a last-minute extension of voting hours across the nation Sunday, while its electoral authorities began — and then suddenly paused — counting ballots in one of the most tightly contested elections in its history.
Brazil's presidential runoff was thrown into uncertainty after the Supreme Court extended voting nationwide to 19h, prompting election officials to suspend counting as early figures showed Lula ahead of Flávio Bolsonaro.
Votes are being tallied after polling was extended two more hours. The result between leftist Lula and right-wing Bolsonaro is expected to be very close. DW has the latest.
Vote-counting has resumed in Brazil’s polarizing presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro after voting hours were extended following requests by both candidates for an extension based on issues with voting in their respective stronghold
Votes are being tallied after polling was extended two more hours. The result between leftist Lula and right-wing Bolsonaro is expected to be very close. DW has the latest.
Brazil's presidential runoff was plunged into uncertainty after Justice Cristiano Zanin extended voting nationwide, forcing the electoral court to pause counting amid transport disruptions and legal challenges.
