Brazilian supreme court justice Cristiano Zanin has just ordered voting in the country’s presidential runoff on Sunday to be extended by two hours, granting a request from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign. Polls were initially set to close at 5pm Brasília time. Lula’s campaign alleged that authorities in several cities were restricting voter access to public transportation.
The decision follows allegations of attempted voter suppression in at least 10 states, where public transport appears to have been severely limited in what some suspect was a deliberate ploy to stop Lula voters reaching polling stations. Earlier, Lula told reporters he had never before complained about elections he had been involved in, irrespective of whether he had won or lost. People should now be able to vote until 7pm.
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