A survey by the Datafolha Institute, released on Saturday (16), shows that most Brazilians blame President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) for part of Brazilian exports.
According to the survey, 35% of respondents attribute to Lula the responsibility for commercial sanctions, while 22% point out Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and 17% cite Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), federal deputy and son of the former president. Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) appears with 15% of the mentions.
Another 3% say that none of the figures is guilty, 1% claim that everyone is responsible, and 7% could not answer.
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The survey listened to 2,002 people in 113 municipalities on August 11 and 12. The margin of error is two percentage points, with confidence level of 95%.
Political and commercial justification
The United States government, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, imposed the rate of 50% on part of Brazilian imports as a way to press the Lula government in the midst of commercial dispute and the political context.
In the official justification, Washington claimed that there was an unbalanced business relationship with Brazil, as well as a “witch hunt” against Jair Bolsonaro, who became a defendant in the Supreme Court for involvement in an alleged attempted coup d’état.
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Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the criminal action against Bolsonaro, was the target of American legislation that allows to punish foreigners accused of violating human rights.
