Only 34,000 votes were counted after the original deadline in the Brazilian election.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
The claim that only about 34,000 votes were cast after the original 5 p.m. deadline matches the Superior Electoral Court data reported by Lead Stories (34,393), Folha (34,300), Ground News citing TSE (34,000 / 34,3 thousand), and BigNewsNetwork (about 34,000, 0.03% of ballots).
What was said
… So this is really defying the odds. Um, there's some talk of election interference, of course, from the right, but that doesn't really hold up. Only 34,000 votes came in after the original deadline, and Lula won by 4.4 million votes. But I thought this was so interesting, because I, I was struck by a debate moment with Bolsonaro and Lula, uh, last week, where Bolsonaro brought up how Lula was winning a majority of votes of people in jail, and Lula …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Lead Stories, citing the Superior Electoral Court, reports only 34,393 votes were cast after 5 p.m., while Lula won by more than 4 million.[1]
Supports. Folha reports only 34,300 votes were cast after the initial voting deadline, with Lula winning by 4.43 million, and an analysis using TSE data found the extension had no impact on the result.[4]
Supports. BigNewsNetwork reports about 34,000 votes were cast after the original 5 p.m. cutoff, about 0.03% of all ballots, citing Superior Electoral Court data, and Lula led by nearly 4.4 million votes.[5]
Supports. AP reports Lula won by nearly 4.4 million votes with 100% of the vote counted, per Brazil's electoral court.[2]
Context. Voting was extended by Justice Zanin to 7 p.m. at the request of Lula's campaign, and the TSE paused the count; polling stations already closed were not reopened, per Reuters and Rio Times.[3][5][6]
Context. The claim's 'only' framing is a characterization; the 34,000 figure is the same figure the post cited, and Lead Stories and the TSE-based reports treat it as the post-deadline vote count rather than a fraud allegation, so the post's framing matches the record.[1][7]
Sources
7 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 4 not rated
- 1Fact Check: 8 Million Brazilians Did NOT Vote Without ID ...leadstories.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff as extended ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hoursreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Only 34,300 Votes Were Cast After Initial Voting Deadline in Brazil's ...www1.folha.uol.com.br · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Brazilian vice president rejects Trump's claim of election manipulationbignewsnetwork.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6The Big Read: Brazil, Wednesday 28 October - The Rio Timesriotimesonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7TSE Confirms: only 34,000 Voters Voted After 5 p.m.ground.news · not rated · cited for: context
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