They continue to be the most reliable institution in the eyes of Brazilians, but, in almost nine months, this assessment returned to the worst numerical level in the series started in 2017.
In the period between the previous survey, in March, and the current one, completed with 2,002 interviews on December 12th and 13th, trust in the military fluctuated from 37% to 34%, while distrust went from 23% to 24%. Those who said they trusted uniforms a little went from 39% to 40%.
It is a situation of stability within the margin of error of plus or minus two points, but the nominal curve returned to September 2023. At the height of prestige, at the beginning of the (PL) government in 2019, the Forces were seen as trusted by 45%.
The scenario coincides with the flood of revelations about the coup plot that tried to keep, according to , Bolsonaro in power after the defeat to () in the second round of 2022.
Of the 40 indicted so far, 28 are in uniform, most of them from the same Army in which the then president served and whose image he sought in the position.
Over the weekend, the plot thickened even further, with the first arrest of a four-star general by civil authorities in a regular judicial process in Brazilian history.
who reached the top of the Army hierarchy, was Minister of the Civil House and Defense of Bolsonaro, of whom he was from 2022.
Datafolha asked about the degree of trust in nine other institutions. Overall, there was stability compared to the result measured in March.
In the case of the press, Brazilians’ trust fluctuated from 20% to 22%, while distrust fell from 34% to 28%. Those who say they trust the institution a little went from 45% to 48%.
Half of Brazilians do not trust either (49%) or political parties (50%). A mere 7% already say they trust the networks, while 43% do a little, similar rates to the associations: 6% and 42%, respectively.
Congress is also not doing well: 42% do not trust the institution, compared to 11% who say the opposite. In the middle of the road, there are 46%. The Presidency is a little better in the photo: with 36%, 24% and 40%, respectively.
These are weak rates, but much less worse than at the time of greatest institutional erosion, in the second year of the buffer government of (MDB), when 64% refused to trust the Planalto and the Legislative Houses, 67%. Political parties were untrustworthy for 68%.
The Justice system continues to have an average rating. 38% do not trust the Federal Supreme Court, compared to 24% who do. Another 35% are in the middle column. The Judiciary as a whole scores 28%, 24% and 46%, while it records 25%, 24% and 49%, respectively.
Finally, large companies are in a slightly more comfortable position. For 52%, they are somewhat trustworthy, while 26% see them as completely trustworthy, and 20%, a little.
