Lula's victory margin dwarfed votes cast after Brazil's polling extension

President Lula's margin of victory over Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff election was 125 times larger than the number of votes cast after the polling extension ordered by Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin. Only 35,521 votes were recorded between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, representing 0.8% of Lula's roughly 4 million vote advantage. Lula won with 64.2 million votes total, according to data from electronic ballot box logs. Zanin extended voting nationwide by two hours following requests from both campaigns citing transportation issues and heavy rains. Bolsonaro refused to concede, alleging Supreme Court interference, while other top officials and foreign leaders recognized Lula's victory.