# Brazil Court Sets 3-Hour Deadline for Indigenous Voter Transport

> Brazil's Supreme Court gives electoral court 3 hours to explain Indigenous voter transport rules ahead of October 25 runoff.
- Title: Brazil Court Sets 3-Hour Deadline for Indigenous Voter…
- Summary: Brazil's Supreme Court gives electoral court 3 hours to explain Indigenous voter transport rules ahead of October 25 runoff. Brazil's Supreme Court ordered…
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- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/stf-tse-indigenous-voter-transport-3-hour-deadline-runoff-2026
- Author: Richard Mann
- Published: 2026-10-24T23:34:59+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brazil, supreme court, electoral court, indigenous voters, voter transport, presidential runoff, lula, bolsonaro, election 2026, indigenous vote, news, world
## Supreme Court Order
Brazil's Supreme Court president Edson Fachin ordered the electoral court to explain its limits on Indigenous voter transport within three hours.
## Election Context
Brazil holds presidential runoff on Sunday 25 October between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
## Electoral Court Rule
Electoral court president Kássio Nunes Marques required express prior approval from judges for each transport operation by federal agencies.
## Prosecutor General's Request
Prosecutor general Paulo Gonet asked Supreme Court to restore decisions of the 5th Federal Civil Court in Pará state.
## Abstention Rate
26% of Indigenous voters abstained in first round on 4 October versus 20% nationally.
## Electoral Court Eased Rule
Electoral court now allows transport approval in batches by electoral zone and accepts late requests.
## Prediction Markets
Prediction markets show Flávio Bolsonaro has 83.8% chance of winning October 25 runoff.
## What's Next
Supreme Court may rule on prosecutor general's request before Sunday's polls open.
## Key takeaway

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the electoral court to explain within three hours why it limited Indigenous voter transport for the October 25 presidential runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro.