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Bolsonaro refuses to recognize election results; seeks annulment over voting time extension (www.reuters.com)
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Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, called into question a late-Sunday decision by a Lula-appointed Supreme Court justice that extended voting by two hours over alleged voter transport irregularities. He said he would ask for the result to be annulled.

The ⁠scale of Bolsonaro's loss, with the senator trailing Lula by over 4 million votes, makes it unlikely his efforts to annul the vote will succeed, analysts said.

His petition is also undermined by the fact that his campaign also sought a voting extension due to heavy rains in the conservative-leaning south.

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[–] 53 points 10 hours ago* (4 children)

How dare more time was allowed for the working class to vote!

There is also disinfo from some outlets saying Lula was the one who extended the time.

https://en.sedaily.com/international/2026/10/26/lulas-fourth-term-halts-latin-americas-rightward-shift

Bolsonaro, the losing candidate, signaled that he would not accept the result. After Lula's victory was confirmed, Bolsonaro said he could not accept the outcome and would seek to have the election annulled, according to AFP and other foreign media. He took issue with a Supreme Court ruling that extended voting by two hours on election day at the request of Lula's camp

AI is saying both camps submitted extention requests - either way should be a moot point.

Cite - https://x.com/Rkrahenbuhl/status/2114543458413121668

  • Brazil’s Supreme Court extended voting hours across Brazil after separate requests from President Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/flavio-bolsonaro-seeks-brazil-election-annulment-1827736

  • Both presidential candidates had sought additional voting time, although their requests concerned different obstacles facing voters.

  • Lula sought an extension following problems with buses transporting voters to polling stations in São Paulo and Salvador, cities that tended to favour him. Bolsonaro's request followed heavy rain in southern Brazil, where he was favoured

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  • [–] [S] 51 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    problems with buses transporting voters to polling stations

    That's a fun way to say "fascists kept shutting down busses."

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