A mayoress has gone from a handful of followers to over a million after an angry backlash from some locals about her showing off her toned body in a skimpy bikini.<br /><br />Patricia Alencar was re-elected as mayor of Marituba, in Brazil, with over 70 per cent of votes in 2024 while promising stability for the town's 100,000 residents.<br /><br />She is a successful local businesswoman who moved from her hometown of Bodoco to Marituba 16 years ago where she started selling plastic utensils at street markets.<br /><br />Her popularity at the polls, however, was recently placed under threat during the second term after online criticism of the video she posted on Instagram dancing in her bedroom in a beige bikini.<br />Video: NewsX
