Brazil's Supreme Court extends voting in Lula-Bolsonaro runoff; results due overnight

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Brazil's Supreme Court ordered voting extended by two hours nationwide in Sunday's presidential runoff between conservative Flavio Bolsonaro and leftist President Lula, after Lula's campaign alleged voters were blocked from polls. Results are expected overnight. Lula's team cited buses removed from circulation in cities like São Paulo and Salvador de Bahia. Judge Cristiano Zanin cited "gravity of the facts" in extending voting until 7 p.m. local time, with counting resuming after polls closed. Bolsonaro's camp separately requested extensions in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul due to heavy rains. The runoff marks the final electoral battle for Lula.


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