The Guardian
Lula wins Brazil runoff as Bolsonaro says he cannot concede
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff for a fourth non-consecutive term, while Bolsonaro said he could not concede. A local electoral court ordered the full bus fleet restored and the arrest of a municipal transport secretary suspected of an electoral offence and disobeying court orders. The warrant could not be executed because the official was in Paris.
What to know
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Flávio Bolsonaro requested a two-hour voting extension in cities in São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina, citing heavy rain that he said had prevented voters from turning out.
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Municipal transport secretary Pablo Souza was in Paris on what the city government described as an official mission, and was not expected to return to Brazil before Monday.
Why it matters
These developments concern acceptance of Brazil’s presidential election outcome and electoral court intervention in public transport arrangements.
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