Research released this Wednesday (Dec 18) shows that 43% believe that the country was at great risk of a coup
A Datafolha survey released this Wednesday (Dec 18, 2024) stated that 52% of Brazilians believe that the former president (PL) tried to carry out a coup d’état. On the other hand, 39% understand that Bolsonaro did not try to continue as president by planning a coup and 9% say they do not know.
The company reported that the survey was carried out with 2,002 voters between December 12th and 13th. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.
Among the population that most believes that Bolsonaro attempted the coup are the least educated (59%), the poorest (60%) and those from the Northeast (64%). Those who do not believe in the possibility of a coup are people with higher education (47%), richer people (49%), residents of the South (50%) and evangelicals (52%).
The research also questioned whether the country was at risk of a coup d’état at the end of 2022 and concluded that:
- 43% believe that the country was at great risk;
- 17% a medium risk;
- 8% a small risk;
- 25% were not at risk;
- 7% don’t know.
The PF (Federal Police) Countercoup operation investigates the coup d’état plan to kill the president (PT), (PSB) and minister Alexandre de Moraes.
Datafolha asked whether those interviewed were aware of this plan. The majority of participants said they were aware of the plan, with: 29% well informed; 27% more or less informed; 6% misinformed. And those who were unaware of the plan represent 37%.
Still regarding the coup plan, 46% said that the former president had no participation, 39% think that Bolsonaro participated and 15% responded that they do not know.
COUNTERCOUP OPERATION
PF investigations that supported the Contragolpe operation target a criminal organization responsible for planning, according to findings, a coup d’état to prevent the elected government from taking office in 2022.
Agents target so-called “black kids”, a group formed by Special Forces soldiers, and investigate a plan to execute Lula and Alckmin.
According to the corporation, the group also planned the arrest and execution of minister Alexandre de Moraes. The crimes investigated, according to the PF, constitute, in theory, the violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, a coup d’état and a criminal organization. In total, those involved can be sentenced up to 28 years of prison.
The plan was being called “Green and Yellow Dagger” and would run on December 15, 2022.
