Could Brazil's election day force Jews to choose between religion and the ballot?

Brazil's October 4 election will take place on the holiday of Simchat Torah, during which observant Jews cannot vote. A Jewish candidate for Sao Paulo's state assembly is asking the country's top electoral court to extend voting hours
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