Flamengo lead preferences among 20 elected governors in Brazil | OneFootball

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·5 October 2026

Flamengo lead preferences among 20 elected governors in Brazil

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Brazil elected 20 governors in the first round on Sunday, a record since the country’s re-democratisation, with Flamengo the most-cited allegiance.

According to Globo.com, Grêmio was named by two of the winners and one governor did not reveal a club. Some governors backed two sides, one local and one with national reach. The breakdown also covers candidates heading to run-offs in seven states.


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Other clubs mentioned included Remo, Palmeiras, Ceará, Goiás, São Raimundo-RR, Cruzeiro, Figueirense, Maringá, Corinthians, Santos, Campinense, Paysandu, Santa Cruz, Botafogo, Confiança and Vitória.

Alagoas: JHC, not declared. Amapá: Dr. Furlan, Remo. Bahia: Jerônimo Rodrigues, Vitória. Ceará: Elmano de Freitas, Ceará. Goiás: Daniel Vilela, Goiás.

Minas Gerais: Cleitinho Azevedo, Cruzeiro. Maranhão: Eduardo Braide, Flamengo. Mato Grosso do Sul: Eduardo Riedel, Flamengo. Mato Grosso: Otaviano Pivetta, Grêmio. Paraná: Sergio Moro, Maringá-PR. Pará: Dr. Daniel, Paysandu.

Paraíba: Lucas Ribeiro, Campinense and Flamengo. Pernambuco: Raquel Lyra, Santa Cruz. Piauí: Rafael Fonteles, Flamengo. Rio Grande do Sul: Zucco, Grêmio. Rondônia: Marcos Rogério, Santos. Roraima: Arthur Henrique, São Raimundo-RR and Palmeiras.

Santa Catarina: Jorginho Mello, Figueirense. São Paulo: Tarcísio de Freitas, Flamengo. Sergipe: Fábio Mitidieri, Botafogo and Confiança.

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