Brazil: Temporary suspension of the counting of votes after the vote was extended by two hours in the presidential elections.

Brazil: Temporary suspension of the counting of votes after the vote was extended by two hours in the presidential elections.

The Electoral Authority of Brazil announced on Sunday that it had temporarily stopped the counting of votes in the second round of the presidential elections, after a Supreme Court judge ruled that voting hours across the country would be extended by two hours. The meager initial results showed that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is leading, obtaining 57.66% of the valid votes, compared to 42.34% for his competitor, Flavio Bolsonaro, after only 0.25% of the votes were counted.

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