Brazil resumes vote counting after last-minute extension of polling hours in tense presidential race
Vote-counting resumed in Brazil’s polarizing presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro after a chaotic, last-minute extension of polling station hours. The extension had caused confusion at many polling stations. Some had already shut down when the decision — made by a Supreme Court justice three minutes before poll close time — was relayed to them several minutes after they’d already shut down, and results were paused until the end of the two-hour window. The decision set the stage for possible legal challenges no matter who wins. Lula’s camp said it was already looking into taking legal action because of “interference in the electoral process,” said Edinho Silva, chairman of Lula’s Workers' Party. Bolsonaro’s campaign had yet to comment. Bolsonaro ally Nikolas Ferreira said the decision that came from the Supreme Court justice, who…
