Overview
- The Tribunal Superior Electoral published final totals confirming Lula won the 25 October runoff by a roughly mid‑51% to mid‑48% margin according to official tallies.
- A last‑minute Supreme Court order extended voting by two hours, which paused partial result releases and produced confusion at polling sites when many tables had already closed.
- Electoral authorities opened probes into alleged transport disruptions that limited voting access and ordered the arrest of Salvador’s mobility secretary after complaints by Lula’s campaign.
- The TSE ordered Meta and X to provide technical details within 24 hours about use of AI, ad handling and moderation, and demanded a human review of a promotional Instagram video that had been removed.
- The count swung back and forth because early partial returns came from a small set of precincts while larger states reported later, and the result follows a polarized first round that had left Bolsonaro ahead of Lula.