Moraes rejected 2022 voting extension after highway police operations in Northeast

In 2022, Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes declined to extend voting hours despite Federal Highway Police operations that hindered voter travel, mainly in the Northeast. He kept the 5 p.m. poll closing time. This Sunday, Minister Cristiano Zanin ordered a two-hour voting extension nationwide after a request from President Lula's campaign. The decision was announced shortly after 5 p.m., when some polling stations had already closed their ballot boxes. The contrasting decisions occur amid debate over the extension's effects in this second round, particularly at stations where voting had already concluded.