Court-Ordered Extension Left Fewer Than 35,000 Votes Cast After 5 P.M.

Overview

• Supreme Court minister Cristiano Zanin ordered voting extended to 7 p.m. for polling places that were still open on Sunday, Oct. 25, prompting rapid guidance from the electoral court on how to apply the order.
• The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) reported 34,393 votes recorded after 5 p.m., with 32,399 between 5–6 p.m., 1,981 between 6–7 p.m., and 13 after 7 p.m.
• To protect isonomy the TSE temporarily halted receipt of Boletins de Urna while clarifying procedures and then resumed aggregation after technical checks.
• Regional electoral courts published local tallies that match the national picture, showing small state impacts such as 973 votes in Amazonas and 152 in Pará and only 16 votes in sections in Rio Grande do Sul that reopened after inactivity.
• The TSE president said the late extension did not change the outcome and the challenger who initially signaled legal action withdrew his formal challenge, leaving officials to stress confidence in the overall integrity of the count.