In the days leading into Brazil’s most consequential presidential election in decades, Meta and TikTok have steered millions of Brazilians toward baseless accusations, false claims of election fraud, and extremist content, says human-rights group @Avaaz. https://t.co/vaKyug9eW2

— PEN America (@PENamerica) October 30, 2022

Andy Vermaut shares:Polls Say Brazil's Presidential Election Too Close To Call:

Reuters: Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, polls show

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's heated presidential race has tightened ahead of… https://t.co/CTsCrS1ICa Thank you. pic.twitter.com/d76Xb8BXBl

— Andy Vermaut (@AndyVermaut) October 30, 2022

We are now 18 minutes from the close of voting in todays Brazilian presidential election and the media are setting up in front of the Hotel Intercontinental, where Lula is expected to arrive shortly to await the counting of the votes, which should finish in a little over 4 hours. pic.twitter.com/aJqS1Eu5cF

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

Superior Electoral Court President Alexandre de Moraes is giving a press conference. "All buses that were stopped by the police eventually made it to the voting centers. The average delay was 15-20 minutes. They were routine traffic stops," he says. + pic.twitter.com/m9KACoO6S2

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

"We haven't analyzed if there was any regional discrimination in traffic stops yet. But, since no buses were blocked from arriving at the voting centers, and the average delay was 15-20 minutes, we don't believe there was any harm done and will not extend the voting deadline."

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

"Let's not rush to judgement here, because voting ends in 1 hour and 6 minutes. At that point, all people who have made it into the voting centers will be able to stay there until they vote."

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

Asked why there were more roadblocks today than on Oct. 2. Moraes says, "the Police Director said they received complaints of irregular transport in various counties and set up roadblocks to investigate. We'll review all complaints against the highway police in due time."

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

The fact is, since Bolsonaro has been threatening an auto-coup all year, it's understandable why these roadblocks are being treated as a warning sign. Moraes has been getting death threats all year from the Bolsonaro coalition so hard to believe he is deliberately helping them.

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

The next step here is to see what the OAB (National Laywers Guild) says about this, but since voting ends in an hour, all we can really do now is wait for the results to be tallied.

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

A political analyst I know and respect just said, "is there any precedent of an election where the highway police worried so much about buses with bald tires?"

— BrianMier (@BrianMteleSUR) October 30, 2022

Mirroring trends seen elsewhere in the world, Lula gained the most ground relative to Hadad on Sunday in richer, whiter parts of the country.

Bolsonaro did worse in most of the country but still managed to outperformed his 2018 vote in the poorest and least white neighborhoods. https://t.co/5RLIYvYZe1

— (((David Shor))) (@davidshor) November 1, 2022