The negative evaluation of () reached 37%, the highest numerical level since the beginning of the mandate, shows a survey by Quaest released this Monday (27). The index has grown six points since the last survey, within a month and a half.
Management is considered positive by 31% of those interviewed and evaluated as regular by 28%. Another 4% did not know or did not want to answer.
4,500 voters aged 16 or over were interviewed in this round, between Thursday (23) and Sunday (26). The margin of error is one percentage point, plus or minus, within the 95% confidence level.
It is the first time that the negative evaluation exceeds the positive, considering the company’s previous research since the beginning of the government.
In December, 33% evaluated the government positively, compared to 31% who gave a negative opinion and 34% who considered it to be regular. Another 2% did not know or did not want to answer.
At the peak of dissatisfaction until then, the negative evaluation had reached 34%, in February 2024 — the survey at the time had a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points, plus or minus.
The increase in rejection portrayed in this month’s survey occurs in the wake of , which forced management to prepare a counteroffensive .
For 66% of those interviewed, the government was more wrong than right in the face of the crisis, compared to 19% who believe it was more right. When asked what they heard about the Lula administration, 11% spontaneously cited Pix.
For 53% of voters, government communication is negative, compared to 18% who consider it positive and another 23% who evaluate it as regular.
The administration’s popularity melted, especially in the Northeast (where the positive evaluation fell from 48% to 37%); among women (negative assessment rose from 27% to 36%); among those who completed high school (negative evaluation went from 33% to 43%) and among those who earn two to five minimum wages (negative evaluation went from 32% to 41%).
The research and consultancy company also asked voters their opinion regarding the president’s work — 47% said they approved of him, compared to 49% who said they disapproved of him and 4% who did not know or did not want to answer.
In this regard, there was also a drop in popularity compared to the December survey, when 52% said they approved of Lula’s work, compared to 47% who disapproved of him.
For 50% of those interviewed, the country is in the wrong direction (46% in December), compared to 39% who say that Brazil is in the right direction (43% in the previous survey).
Violence and social issues were highlighted as the government’s two main problems, chosen by 26% and 23% of respondents, respectively. In December, the same themes were mentioned by 20% and 18% of voters.
In relation to the previous survey, the percentage of respondents who identified an increase in market prices in the last month also increased from 78% to 83%. In October, it was 65%.
The assessment of the economy remains negative: 39% say that the situation has worsened in the last 12 months. The positive assessment has been falling since October, when 33% said that the economy had improved, compared to 25% now.
The Quaest survey is financed by digital investment brokerage Genial Investimentos, controlled by Genial bank.
