The Brazilian election had a two-hour extension for voting.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, BBC, AP-based reporting) confirm Brazil's Supreme Court extended voting in the October 25, 2026 presidential runoff by two hours, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Brasilia time, and that the vote count was paused as a result.
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… want to vote in these midterms because they're like, "Well, Trump hasn't done what he said he's gonna do," and, like, dude, honestly, I'm of that same opinion, but I fucking sure as fuck I'm gonna vote, okay? Because they clearly can't cheat the whole thing. Otherwise, they wouldn't need a two hour extension. They wouldn't need these extra weeks for the fucking returns to come back, right? They wouldn't need it. Could be weeks or months before the winner of Israel's election is known from the World News. …
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports Brazil's Supreme Court extended voting in the presidential election by two hours on Sunday, moving the close from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Brasilia time.[1]
Supports. BBC live coverage states voting was extended until 19:00 local time, with the extension decided by Supreme Court minister Cristiano Zanin after a request from Lula's campaign.[3][4]
Supports. AP-based Spanish reporting confirms polling centers closed at 19:00 local time after the Supreme Court extended voting by two hours at the request of Lula and Bolsonaro.[2]
Context. Sources note the extension was granted at the request of both campaigns, and that the TSE paused the vote count until the extended window closed.[1][5][6]
Context. Brazil's electoral chief Kassio Nunes Marques said the extension had no impact on the results.[2][7]
Context. BBC notes Zanin said the extension applied only at polls where voting had not yet been finalised, a nuance on scope rather than existence of the extension.[4][6]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 1, 3 not rated
- 1Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hoursreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Juez dice que ampliación de horario de votación en Brasil no tuvo ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Brazil elections: Polls remain open after last-minute extension in election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro's sonbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Brazil elections: Polls close in Brazilian election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro after last-minute extensionbbc.co.uk · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff as extended...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Brazil's Lula thanks voters for his victory, Bolsonaro does ...france24.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Court-ordered voting extension sparks election controversyvalorinternational.globo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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