In the Brazilian election, 36,000 votes were cast after a judge's order to keep polls open.
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Breaking Points with Krystal and SaagarOct 27, 2026
Sources put the number of votes cast in the extended window at about 35,000 (AP, Chatham House) and about 34,300 (IANS), so 36,000 is slightly above the reported figures but close enough to count as consistent.
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… immediately coalesced around this judge's order, which ordered the polls to open after they had closed, and they were like, look, this makes it obvious that it was rigged. And I won't deny, like, it's weird, right, because the whole personal lawyer thing. However, if you look at the data, 36,000 people were voted after the order went into place. Lula won by 3 million, right? Also, both candidates asked for that delay, by the way. Correct, right? I mean, there was some, like, something about buses, but my point is, is that they're focusing on this, which, you know, potentially calls into question …
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports that some 35,000 people voted during the two-hour window opened by Justice Cristiano Zanin's order, and that the extension did not affect the outcome.[1]
Supports. Chatham House says about 35,000 Brazilians voted after polls were due to close at 5pm, following the Supreme Court's extension order.[2]
Context. IANS cites Brazilian media reporting about 34,300 votes cast after the original 5pm closing time, a figure slightly below the claimed 36,000.[4]
Context. Sources agree the extension was granted minutes before or after polls closed, and that the margin of victory (about 4.4 million votes) far exceeds the number of late votes, so the figure is small relative to the result.[3][4][5]
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5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro fled to US after his defeat. Here's ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Lula wins Brazil's presidential election; Trump says vote ...chathamhouse.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff as ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Brazil's electoral court chief says elections complied with law, constitutionians.in · not rated · cited for: context
- 5The Latest: Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins reelection over Flávio Bolsonaroinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: context
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