The Brazilian Presidential Election is being held today in one of Latin America’s few remaining leftist controlled countries.
Socialist Lula da Silva is locked in a tight race with Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former persecuted president Jair Bolsonaro.
In a shock decision, the Supreme Court extended election hours after complaints by Lula!
🇧🇷 ELECTION DAY IN BRAZIL
BREAKING — Lula’s appointed Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, rules for the extension by 2 hours in every voting precincts in the country just after the closing of all polling places in Brazil. https://t.co/PTJHyaivkZ
— Direto da América (@DiretoDaAmerica) October 25, 2026
Two more hours for Lula…
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Cristiano extends voting for 2 more hours. https://t.co/Z4rbGU3cRi
— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) October 25, 2026
They call Justice Cristiano Zanin “Lula’s justice” (or “ministro do Lula”) because he was Lula’s personal lawyer who successfully defended him in the Lava Jato cases, and Lula later appointed him to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF).
Unbelievable!
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