π¨#BREAKING: On the day of the Brazil elections, There is allegations in #Brazil at the moment that the federal highway police is making it difficult for people to vote, with roadblocks, operations etc.
π¨#UPDATE: The head of #Brazil's electoral court has reportedly demanded urgent explanations as to why federal highway police forces have launched a series of operations that many fear are a pro-Bolsonaro attempt at voter suppression in Lula strongholds.
π¨#UPDATE: Minister Alexandre de Moraes, president of the TSE, is considering Extending the voting time for the elections, scheduled to end at 17:00 (#Brazil time), after complaints from voters in the Northeast prevented from voting by PRF agents.
π¨#UPDATE: Globo is reporting that today's voter suppression efforts by federal police forces were first planned in a meeting of the inner circle of #Bolsonaro's campaign in the presidential palace on Oct 19
π¨#UPDATE: #Brazilβs electoral court orders highway police to stop election interference, threatens to remove pro-Bolsonaro police chief from office.
π¨#UPDATE: Police Brutality against voters in #Brazil.
π¨#UPDATE: PT President says that coalition will ask for the extension of voting in more than 500 regions affected by PRF operations.
π¨#BREAKING: There are 30 minutes left until voting ends in the #brazil election
π¨#UPDATE: After 10% of total votes counted, the result of #Brazil presidential election is:
1) Bolsonaro: 52.02% 2) Lula: 47.98%
π¨#UPDATE: With just over 13% of the polls counted, the difference between Bolsonaro and Lula begins to fall. #Bolsonaro appears with 51.74%; #Lula scores 48.26%.
π¨#UPDATE: Brazil projection after 17.5% Counted:
Lula: 50.7%
Bolsonaro: 49.3%
π¨#UPDATE: With 20% of the votes counted, #Bolsonaro is leading with 51,57% to #Lula 49,43%
π¨#BREAKING: Reports that a pedestrian Cable bridge broke up and had collapsed in #Morbi, #Gujarat region in #IndiaΒ , about 400 people fell in the river, many feared to have drowned.
π¨#UPDATE: Local news in #Morbi, #Gujarat region in #IndiaΒ , is now reporting of at least 50 people dead, 43 injured many other people missing possible drowned. after a pedestrian Cable bridge that broke up and had collapsed in the river.
π¨#UPDATE: Video footage hours before the pedestrian Cable bridge collapsed into the river in #Morbi, #Gujarat region in #India
π¨#BREAKING: According to some sources, several #Russian warships of the Black Sea Fleet were blown up - including a fregate and a landing ship.
π¨#UPDATE: The #Russian MoD claims that Ukraine used 9 UAVs and 7 naval drones in the attack today. They say the Black Sea Fleetβs Ivan Golubets minesweeper sustained minor damage.