There was a drop in concern for education and increased corruption; Both follow among the smallest concerns
Search GENIAL/QUEST released this Wednesday (2.br.2025) shows that 29% of Brazilians consider that violence is the most worrying in Brazil today. It is the largest percentage among other responses, such as economy, health and education.
Read the numbers below:
- violence: 29%;
- Social Questions: 23%;
- economy: 19%;
- health: 12%;
- corruption: 10%;
- education: 7%.
The Quaest survey interviewed 2,004 people from March 27 to 31, 2025. The margin of error is 2 percentage points for more or less, with a confidence rate of 95%. Here is (PDF – 12 MB).
Historic
Concern about violence in the country has grown over the last QUEST surveys. In December 2023, only 10% of respondents mentioned the theme. Rose to 19% in July 2024. In January this year, it was 26%.
On the other hand, corruption and education are among the topics that worry least, while The percentage of corruption has increased.
This is the history of the greatest concerns of Brazilians, according to Quaest:
The research also indicated a in the assessment of the government of the president (PT). Now 56% disapprove of management, while 41% approve. The rest of the respondents did not know or preferred not to answer.
Security PEC
The increase in concern for crime has pressured the federal government. In January, the Ministry of Justice a PEC (proposal for amendment to the Constitution) which has as one of the main points the expansion of the powers of (Federal Police) To act in the states.
Another point of the proposal is the creation of the federal ostensive police, which would replace the (Federal Highway Police) and would also act in the supervision of waterways and railways. However, the proposal faces resistance from governors, who criticize the possibility of reducing the autonomy of state police.
