Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct 25, 2026 (AFP) - Brazil voting extended in tight race between Lula, Bolsonaro

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2026-10-26

Brazil's Supreme Court extended voting time for two hours on Sunday, generating chaos in a knife-edge election race Sunday between right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro and leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, 80, was first to ask the courts to extend voting, claiming buses had been pulled from circulation in Sao Paulo and key northeastern cities, a bastion of his support, claiming "something abominable is happening." A Supreme Court......

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