Brazil resumes vote counting after extending voting in a close presidential race

Polling stations in Brazil have closed after a last-minute extension of a close presidential race between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, and vote counting is now under way. According to Telexpress, the courts extended voting by two hours due to transport disruptions and bad weather.

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• Sources described the race as close between President Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.

  «in a neck-and-neck race between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro»

  WCVB Channel 5
• The courts extended voting by two hours, and Telexpress attributed this to transport disruptions and bad weather.

  «مدّد القضاء البرازيلي التصويت في الانتخابات الرئاسية لساعتين بسبب اضطرابات في النقل وسوء الأحوال الجوية»

  Telexpresse
• Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of Jair Bolsonaro, according to the international source.

  «Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian»

  WCVB Channel 5

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