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Paulo Sotero quotes

Brazil Institute, Wilson Center

2 things Paulo Sotero said, verbatim, on October 26, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Oct 26latest entry

The two-hour voting extension undermines the legitimacy of the runoff result.

Disputes Oct 26

“was not an irregularity.”

CNN Lula wins fourth term after trailing Bolsonaro by 2.2 million votes in round one ›

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Kassio Nunes Marques President of Brazil's electoral court Disputes

The president of the electoral court, Kassio Nunes Marques, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Bolsonaro, said that the extension of voting hours did not impact results.

Flávio Bolsonaro Senator and defeated presidential candidate Supports

“It is impossible to recognize the election result given how these events unfolded”

Justice Zanin's two-hour extension of runoff voting was improper.

Disputes Oct 26

Paulo Sotero, of the Brazil Institute at the Wilson Center, told CNN that the voting extension “was not an irregularity.”

CNN Lula wins fourth term after trailing Bolsonaro by 2.2 million votes in round one ›

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Donald Trump Jr Son of U.S. President Donald Trump Supports

“If a conservative government in Brazil did this, everyone in the mainstream press in America would lose their minds, but I guess they’re just choosing to be silent because it’s all for the cause,”

Flávio Bolsonaro Senator and runoff candidate Supports

“changing the rules of the game in the middle of the game.”

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