Datafolha survey says 67% of respondents argue that Bolsonaro should give up his candidacy; The petista conditioned the dispute to his health
A Datafolha survey published on Saturday (14.jun.2025) points out that 57% of Brazilians believe that the president (PT) should not compete for reelection in the 2026 election. The survey also shows that 67% argue that (pl) give up running.
2,004 people were interviewed 16 years or older in 136 municipalities. The error margin is 2 percentage points, more or less.
According to Datafolha, 41% of respondents believe Lula should dispute the election, while 2% said they don’t know. Regarding Bolsonaro, in addition to the 67% who think he should leave the candidacy and support someone else, 20% said the former president should dispute the election and 4% said they did not know how to answer.
Regarding the perception of the electorate, 42% of respondents are sure that Lula will be a candidate, while 24% believe that he may be reelection. On the other hand, 28% believe that Lula will not run for presidency in 2026.
Lula, who is 79 years old, has already stated that the condition to run for reelection in 2026 is that he. The statement was given on June 1, during the National Congress of the PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party), in Brasilia.
“For me to be a candidate for reelection, there are some things in my life: first, I need to be 100% health, as I am today”He said.
At the end of the speech, the president, who will be 81 years old at the end of the current government, spoke again about the possibility of a 4th term: “You can be sure of one thing: if I’m handsome the way I’m, in love the way I’m, and motivated the way I’m, the extreme right does not go back to rule that country”.
Bolsonaro, on the other hand,, by decision of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), which makes it impossible to dispute the 2026 elections. The former president has not yet defined whether another name will be supported in the election.
Meanwhile, other right -wing politicians articulate to launch candidacy. The governor of Sao Paulo, (Republicans) is one of the most listed, although Bolsonaro the idea.
The governor of Goiás, (União Brasil), to the presidency at an event on April 4. At the event, held at the Salvador Convention Center, criticized Lula’s management and bet on a speech focused on improving security in the country.
