Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro both asked for the runoff voting to be extended, for different reasons — the president cited buses pulled from circulation in São Paulo and in northeastern cities, saying 40 percent of buses were out of service in the state capital; the senator cited heavy rains in the south and southeast —, and the Supreme Court granted it, extending voting nationwide until 7 pm local time and citing “the seriousness of the facts narrated”, AFP reported.

A regional electoral court ordered the arrest of Salvador’s transport secretary for failing to offer free transport on election day.