A view from Brazil: The fight for the favela vote

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 05:31 Issued on: 29/09/2026 - 16:41Modified: 29/09/2026 - 16:43 In Brazil, more than 158 million voters are being called to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, as well as new members of Congress and governors. In Rio de Janeiro, local candidates are fighting for one particularly sought-after electorate: the residents of favelas. FRANCE 24’s Jan Onoszko reports from Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela.