Brazil extends voting by two hours after public transport disruptions

Brazil's presidential runoff election is underway amid a tense atmosphere. A Supreme Court judge announced that voting hours would be extended by two hours due to complaints about public transportation problems affecting voters. The ruling, issued by Judge Cristiano Zanin following a request from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, extended polling station hours nationwide until 7 p.m. local time. Lula reported that buses had stopped running in several cities, including Sao Paulo, where 40% of bus services were disrupted, potentially disenfranchising voters. Lula, an 80-year-old leftist leader, is in a tight race against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who led in the first round earlier this month. In Bahia state, the electoral commission ordered the arrest of the local transport chief for failing to provide free transit on voting day.