Most believe that the Republican is wrong in imposing new rates on the argument of political persecution on Bolsonaro and says that the US president is not even entitled to criticize the judgment in the STF
GENIAL Survey/Quaest released on Wednesday (16), points out that most Brazilians disagree with the justifications of US President Donald Trump for the announcement of tariffs against imported national products. For 72% of respondents, is wrong in imposing new rates on the grounds that there is a judicial persecution of the former president . Only 19% believe he is right. The survey also shows that 57% of Brazilians think that the US President has no right to criticize the process in which the retired captain is a defendant in while 36% consider the republican manifestation legitimate. For 63%, Trump’s statement that the commercial relationship between countries is unfair is incorrect, while 25% evaluate as correct.
In addition to political rejection of tariff, economic perception is also mostly negative. According to the survey, 79% say the new rates will have a direct impact on their lives, impairing the pocket of the Brazilian consumer. In this sense, the reaction of the government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) based on reciprocity is supported by the majority of the population: 53% agree with the retaliation strategy with measures equivalent to Trump tariffs, against 39% that disapprove.
However, Lula is also responsible for provoking Trump by criticizing him at the BRICS meeting on July 7 for 55% of respondents, compared to 31% who deny. Regarding the reasons for the adoption of tariffs, public opinion is divided: 26% attribute the measure to Lula’s speech during the BRICS summit and 22% to STF actions against Bolsonaro. Just behind, there are the 17% who believe it was the influence of former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL) in the US and the 10% who consider the Supreme actions against US big techs.
The perception that the current president is responsible is higher among the pockets (44%) and who is not a pocket and positions the right (40%). Meanwhile, petistas and the leftist attribute responsibility to the former president and his son. There is also a question asked by the Institute about which political side would be “most right” regarding the clash between Trump and Brazil. For 44%, President Lula and PT are acting more correctly, while 29% point out Bolsonaro and his allies. Already 15% say that neither is acting well. The survey listened to 2,004 people from 120 municipalities between July 10 and 14. The margin of error is two percentage points, with 95% confidence level.
*With information from Estadão Content
