Between Brazilians had high expectations for Vini Jr to bring back their declining football success and they've not been impressed ever since Rodri got the award. I noticed that the nation have not been winning Balon D'or for a while, but it's not up to 20 years since Kaka's last win in 2007.
However they still play good football, their only barrier is the ever increasing emergence of stars in different countries and the efforts they also put in the pitch. Awardees are given equal rights to win depending on the performances in their name, not just about nativity.
I don't think the decision can be questioned, sometimes we want to see a different result, but the decision is made by competent people, so I wouldn't make a big topic of discussion out of it. In the recent season when City won the Premier League, the Champions League and the Cup there were many expectations that Haaland should get the highest award, but it didn't happen, maybe the reason was that his national team is weak, I'm sure that many factors are taken into account when making decisions.