Brazil resumed counting votes in its presidential runoff after a Supreme Court justice extended polling hours by two hours. The ruling came three minutes before polls were set to close.
Why it matters: Nearly 160 million Brazilians were eligible to vote in a race polls showed as even. The late extension sets up possible legal challenges whoever wins.
Where they split: The dispute is whether Zanin, Lula's former lawyer, extended voting to protect access or to tilt the outcome.
Center coverage, 37 sources: The center sees a chaotic, procedurally messy extension requested by both camps that invites legal fights regardless of outcome.
Left coverage, 23 sources: The left frames the extension as a court response to Lula's complaint that blocked buses kept his voters from the polls.
Right coverage, 31 sources: The right sees a justice who once defended Lula in court extending voting to help him, calling it an attempt to steal the election.
What’s next: Electoral court president Kassio Nunes Marques expected the official winner between 8:30 and 9 p.m. local time.
