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Glamorous mayor gyrates in a bikini in leaked video that has infuriated constituents
A glamorous mayor has hit back after video of her gyrating in a skimpy bikini was leaked online.
Patrícia Alencar went viral Thursday after one of her 185 followers on her private Instagram account shared the footage without her consent.
The 37-year-old mayor was seen prancing around in a taupe two-piece.
The mother-of-three could be seen singing along to a song while she attempted to fold a Louis Vuitton scarf.
She was immediately hit with outrage by constituents who branded the behavior inappropriate.
However, the defiant mayor who runs the city of Marituba in Brazil, got the last laugh on her critics by choosing to upload the footage to her official Instagram account.
'People, seriously, all this confusion is because of a woman in a bikini,' her caption read.
'Evolve!!! A woman can be a worker, mother and pretty.'
Alencar, who was reelected to a second term in October, told Brazilian news outlet G1 that she was 'betrayed' by the follower, who she though she could confide in.
'I felt extremely violated, because this video was made 15 days ago, on a private Instagram, where I handpicked my followers and where I show moments of Patrícia away from work, nothing involving my professionalism, and I was betrayed by a person who was on that profile,' she said.
Alencar, who in 2020 became the first woman elected as mayor of Marituba, believes she is now being persecuted because of her gender.
'[It is] certain that we live in a sexist, prejudiced society and this is still alive today,' she said.
Alencar was also disappointed because some of the criticism has come from her own peers.
'Women need to practice empathy, because unfortunately a good part of the (negative) comments are from women, it is a moment of unity, where we need to debate gender violence in politics,' Alencar said.
But many still felt the video was inappropriate for someone in office.
The mother-of-three was even more bothered that some of the hate has come from women after a video was leaked this week of her dancing in her bedroom in a bikini
'This is not about moralism, but about responsibility for public image,' one person said. 'The position requires posture, even outside the office.'
'Given the position she holds, I think it is unnecessary and disrespectful,' another opined.
Others showered the mayor with words of encouragement and slammed those who were critical of her.
'Mayor Patricia, I don't care about some women who are criticizing, it's because they wanted to be beautiful and they aren't either,' one male supporter said
