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Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hours

South China Morning PostBrazil

Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hours

Brazil’s Supreme Court extended voting in the country’s presidential election by ‌two hours on Sunday, leading the electoral authority to pause a vote count that had already started publishing early-stage results. The election pits leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro. Polls were initially set to close at 5pm Brasilia time and will now close at 7pm after Supreme Justice Cristiano Zanin...

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