Brazil runoff live updates: ballot count resumes after two-hour voting extension

Esqueça isso. O juiz da Suprema Corte brasileira Cristiano Zanin acabou de ordenar que a votação na segunda volta presidencial do país no domingo seja estendida em duas horas, atendendo a um pedido da campanha de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Tempo de votação estendido por mais duas horas.

Polls were initially set ‌to close at 5pm ​Brasília time. Lula’s campaign ⁠alleged that authorities ​in several cities ​were ​restricting voter ​access ‌to ​public ​transportation.

The decision follows allegations of attempted voter suppression in at least 10 states, where public transport appears to have been severely limited in what some suspect was a deliberate ploy to stop Lula voters reaching polling stations.

Anteriormente, Lula disse aos repórteres que nunca antes havia se queixado de eleições nas quais esteve envolvido, independentemente de ter vencido ou perdido. “Mas desta vez algo abominável está acontecendo.”.

However, some polling stations may have already closed since the decision came so shortly after they were due to close. People should now be able to vote until 7pm.