Lolas' final victory came not through hope but a journey of fear. Flavio won the first round with 2.2 million votes and hoped to capture a large part of the 5.6 million "Third Way" votes - but at 1:22 p.m. on October 25, the PT asked to extend voting hours in Bahia, and then asked the STF to extend the continuation of voting nationwide. The case was transferred to Judge Zanin - formerly Lolas' personal attorney - who gave it to him at 5:05 p.m. Lola obtained 10.4 million new votes to Flavius 3.7 million. The main problem in Brazil today is the credibility of the judicial system itself, which treats any doubt in the electoral process as an attack on democracy. Flavio will seek an annulment but will likely fail. However, he managed to elect 45 Bolsonarian senators - more than half the chamber, enough to continue impeaching judges. Brazil is facing a social tremor. Read more by Bruna Frascola more about world politics.