我想向国际社会澄清一件事。

巴西有一个最高选举法院（TSE），负责监督联邦选举。然而今天，据报道，卢拉要求在全国范围内将投票时间延长两小时，理由是交通问题。

谁控制巴西的交通政策？是由卢拉领导的政府，而不是弗拉维奥·博索纳罗。

但这里是最令人不安的部分。

卢拉据报道没有等待选举法院的裁决，而是求助于最高法院大法官克里斯蒂亚诺·扎宁，后者下令延长投票时间。

扎宁是谁？卢拉在腐败案中的前刑事辩护律师。

仅此关系并不能证明不当行为。但这些情况、决定背后的法律权威以及裁决的速度值得立即接受公众审查。

巴西选民值得得到答案：为什么需要延长？为什么此事由联邦最高法院（STF）而非最高选举法院（TSE）处理？什么证据证明了这一决定？

选举的合法性并不仅仅因为政府宣布胜利就成立。其合法性取决于透明的程序、司法独立和公众信心。

巴西不能承受委内瑞拉式的选举合法性危机。

全世界都在看着。

Let me make something very clear to the international community.

Brazil has a Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) responsible for overseeing federal elections. Yet today, Lula reportedly sought a two-hour extension of voting nationwide, citing transportation problems.

Who controls transportation policy in Brazil? The government led by Lula, not Flávio Bolsonaro.

But here is the most troubling part.

Rather than waiting for a ruling from the electoral tribunal, Lula reportedly turned to Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, who ordered voting hours extended.

And who is Zanin? Lula’s former criminal defense attorney in his corruption cases.

That relationship alone does not prove wrongdoing. But the circumstances, the legal authority behind the decision and the speed of the ruling deserve immediate public scrutiny.

Brazilian voters deserve answers: Why was the extension necessary? Why was the matter handled by the STF rather than the TSE? What evidence justified the decision?

An election is not legitimate simply because a government declares victory. Its legitimacy depends on transparent procedures, judicial independence and public confidence.

Brazil cannot afford a Venezuelan-style crisis of electoral legitimacy.

The world is watching. @SimonLevyMx