I think something will happen too.
The people seem intent on raising hell if Lula is allowed to take office.
The people are the unexpected variable. I think Lula/left counted on their people being like Americans, getting fussy for a day but then being complacent. The leftist commies thought the financial threats, imprisoning indigenous leaders, and faking akin to J6 by infiltrating their thugs in acts of terror/arson among the protestors, would suffice to quell protests, but they haven't. The people in Brazil are a new untested variable, and like the law-abiding Canadian truckers, present a problem for the globalists worldwide. They can't show any cracks in their defense, any vulnerablilities; that's why the heavy push for digital dollar and police surveillance state continue. The conservative Balsanaro supporters have been petitioning the military to intervene, that's where the majority of protests have been centered. Balsanaro encouraged the right for law abiding citizens to own and train with firearms, if nothing else to protect them from the cartel violence, but how many took up the offer? It has been a relatively short time in the big perspective, nothing like our own 2A where firearms have passed multigenerational and with a 2A intended to develop a militia to defeat enemies, abroad and within for 200 years. So will Brazilian conservatives take up arms in defiance? Remember, the left/globalists are counting on conservatives to obey laws and be docile - look at what has happened in the last 3 years and how little violent outrage has happened? Compared to the incidienary left and their thugs, allowed to torch businesses over cold fries...
But yet another unknown - international intervention (as in our own CIA, now full-blown pro-commie). I think much of the hesitation to act, timing, moves like placing military court about the electoral courts, are clearly in preparation for Hope of something. But Trump did the same and failed because he relied on Pence without a backup plan, while the entire deep state J6 operation had been in the works for months.
What will happen remains to be seen. The truckers in Canada were squashed, and they were pretty strong both in self-purpose and national and international support, yet their determination was countered by "national emergency" created by the globalists. Sadly, if I were a betting person, I would say there would be some attempt to physically get the computers/source code (this was an entirely electronic election) not just an order (as two formal orders have been wholly rejected); but without that, what will the military do? There are still many of Lula's left in the upper ranks, this was a mistake Balsanaro made when he became president to not get rid of them. Trust me, Lula's team is planning on getting rid of any conservatives in all branches of military and justice system by putting them in jail immediately upon inauguration, if anything that should make the military act more purposefully. There might be martial law enacted "without he interests of the safety of the people in mind", and Lula is inaugurated, which will be yet another horrible travesty. MSM intentionally ignoring the situation to detract from support that the Balsanaro might receive if the situation was more widely known.
The best time to act would be Christmas Day for surprise factor if there will be a forceful move to imprison the corrupt Supreme electoral court and/or Lula. They moved up certification for a reason, and if Lula is inaugurated, all hope is lost. But this is all following the Book; losing these battles feels awful but we have to remember we will lose a lot of battles before the final war of principalities is fought and won.