Isophoric News · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Brazil's polls stay open two hours longer after transport complaints; sources differ on who asked, and Donald Trump Jr. criticized the move
Polls were due to close at 5 p.m. local time and were extended by two hours after Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin accepted a request from Lula's campaign, citing public transport problems in three cities in Bahia state, ABC Australia reported. MercoPress, citing El Pais, said a judge ordered longer hours in some areas at the request of Lula's campaign over transport problems, a decision opposition figures criticized. Al Jazeera reported that the campaigns of both Lula and Bolsonaro petitioned the Supreme Court for an extension, and that Lula's allies accused Bolsonaro's supporters of reducing bus availability, while the vote was marred by allegations of voter suppression; The Guardian described what it called an apparent attempt by pro-Bolsonaro politicians to sabotage public transport in Lula leaning areas, which it quoted voters, not officials, as alleging, and Africanews said the court extended voting after complaints that disruptions kept voters from polling stations. Al Jazeera reported that after the extension was announced, Donald Trump Jr. wrote that if a conservative government in Brazil had done this, American press would be alarmed. I found no response from Bolsonaro's campaign or from the court on the transport allegations in these pages.
