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[Common Dreams @commondreams]

"These elections have represented a historic victory for the majority of the Brazilian people, who mobilized to defend democracy against the threat of fascism," said @francemanuele of @ceprdc. https://t.co/ZwhiLUT8nU

[CEPR @ceprdc]

President @LulaOficial has won the 2026 presidential elections, and will commence his historic fourth term in office on January 1. With 99.82% of votes counted, Lula has earned 51.76 percent of the vote — a decisive 3.5 point victory and a stunning turnaround following unexpectedly poor results in the first round of the elections.

[CEPR @ceprdc]

There are widespread reports of polling stations closing despite the Supreme Court order to extend voting hours, leaving some unable to cast their votes. At one station in São Paulo, the entry gate was reportedly closed, reopened, and closed again following the initial deadline.
https://t.co/XFjrfYl6qY

[CEPR @ceprdc]

🗳️🇧🇷With polls having been closed since 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, votes are currently being tabulated, and results have started to come in, available in real time on the website of the Superior Electoral Court.
https://t.co/qTlGWKT16y

[Bloomberg @business]

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win Brazil’s runoff election, halting a right-wing wave sweeping Latin America and defying predictions that the 80-year-old political veteran had finally reached the end of his extraordinary career. https://t.co/tc9OUlWLT2

📷: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg

[Folha de S.Paulo @folha]

Lula vira, bate Flávio Bolsonaro e se reelege para inédito 4º mandato, projeta Datafolha
https://t.co/xCFOcxcR7d

[CEPR @ceprdc]

The TSE confirmed the suspension of vote tabulation. Supreme Federal Court Justice Cristiano Zanin ordered voting hours to be extended nationwide until 7:00 p.m. The decision followed requests from both presidential campaigns.

Vote tabulation was suspended with just 0.25% of ballot boxes counted.
https://t.co/Jx7hrgdsAq

[CEPR @ceprdc]

Polls are open across #Brazil. 🗳️🇧🇷
Lula or Bolsonaro — by tonight, Latin America’s largest democracy could know its next president.

Follow our live blog for real-time results and context.

[CEPR @ceprdc]

🌎 Votes cast abroad, as of 4:00 p.m. Brasília time:

🔴 Lula — 59.67%
🔵 Flávio Bolsonaro — 40.33%

First round abroad: Lula 47.57% | Flávio 43.49%

Follow our tracker 👇
https://t.co/XWpkS6h0rS

[CEPR @ceprdc]

🚨 By order of the Supreme Court, voting has been extended for two hours until 7 p.m. Brasilia time (6 p.m. ECT) for all states in the country due to complaints from the Lula campaign over the problems with public transportation and from the Flávio campaign due to bad weather in some areas.
https://t.co/JaHzw9474T

[CEPR @ceprdc]

Brazil’s electoral authorities have ordered the arrest of Salvador’s municipal mobility secretary, Pablo Souza, following widespread reports of bus shortages during today’s presidential runoff.

According to @Folha, voters in several neighborhoods of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, reported long waits and overcrowded bus stops, despite requirements that public transportation be free and operate at normal weekday frequency on election day.

https://t.co/ATwkNmIjJ6

[CEPR @ceprdc]

Brazilian journalist @brumelianebrum wrote about the stakes of today’s presidential runoff and the wave of popular mobilization that has emerged since the first round on October 4 in @el_pais.

Brum argues that the results of the first round, when Flávio Bolsonaro finished some 2.2 million votes ahead of Lula, brought new energy to a campaign that had previously seen little activity in the streets.

https://t.co/2v47RSlNoS

[CEPR @ceprdc]

In addition to Lula’s campaign, Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign has now requested an extension of voting hours. Unlike Lula’s request, however, Bolsonaro’s is motivated by bad weather in southern Brazil, @business reports.

Electoral authorities have yet to respond to Lula’s campaign’s request for a two-hour nationwide extension of voting, until 7 p.m. local time.

https://t.co/9jXMH6xg7p

[CEPR @ceprdc]

In addition to Lula’s campaign, Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign has now requested an extension of voting hours. Unlike Lula’s request, however, Bolsonaro’s is motivated by bad weather in southern Brazil, @business reports.

Electoral authorities have yet to respond to Lula’s campaign’s request for a two-hour nationwide extension of voting, until 7 p.m. local time.

https://t.co/9jXMH6xg7p

[CEPR @ceprdc]

Brazilian journalist @brumelianebrum wrote about the stakes of today’s presidential runoff and the wave of popular mobilization that has emerged since the first round on October 4 in @el_pais.

Brum argues that the results of the first round, when Flávio Bolsonaro finished some 2.2 million votes ahead of Lula, brought new energy to a campaign that had previously seen little activity in the streets.

https://t.co/2v47RSlNoS

[CEPR @ceprdc]

🇧🇷🗳️ Our live blog on #Brazil’s runoff is being updated throughout the day. Follow along: https://t.co/olTrAfBD80

[CEPR @ceprdc]

Polls are open across #Brazil. 🗳️🇧🇷
Lula or Bolsonaro — by tonight, Latin America’s largest democracy could know its next president.

Follow our live blog for real-time results and context.

[Michael Galant @michael_galant]

🇧🇷 As Brazil heads to the polls, reports that Bolsonaro allies are reducing bus services to try to suppress the working class (pro-Lula) vote

Read more and get live updates from the ground with @ceprdc’s tracker:
https://t.co/CdQw7OCdAY