# Some Brazilians long associated with the left now shift towards Flavio Bolsonaro

https://mins.news/en/video/109717

- France 24 English, 2026-10-21 15:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT5DFKmrWzQ

> In the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, Flavio Bolsonaro won the most votes in 15 electoral districts in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, while Lula led in nine. The area, long linked to the left and the social policies of Lula’s Workers’ Party, is shifting towards the former president’s son.

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