The arrest of the former president (PL), sentenced to 27 years and 3 months by the (Supreme Federal Court) and correlated crimes, is defended by 50% of Brazilians. Another 43% are against the measure.
On Thursday (11) for the first class of the Supreme, in a trial that had started on Tuesday last week. Another seven defendants of the so -called central core of the coup plot were also considered guilty.
Listened to 2,005 voters on Monday (8) and Tuesday (9), amid the STF, in 113 cities of the country. The margin of error of the survey is two points to more or less.
Since April, when the institute first asked the question to its interviewees, there is relative stability in the popular perception of the issue. At that time, 52% were in favor of prison and 42% against. Already in July: 48% to 46%, respectively. Now the distance has been resumed again.
In terms of segments, northeastern are the most enthusiastic of detention: 62%. They are also above average in prison approval for young people, aged 16 to 24, and Catholics. Both groups had a 56% rate of prison approval.
What changed in the period was the belief in the execution of the penalty, an obvious reflection of the idea that justice does not reach the powerful. In April, he would escape from being arrested, compared to 41% who thought otherwise.
The number remained stable in July, 51% to 40%, but last week reversed the scenario. Just before the conviction that was seen as inevitable, 50% believed that the former president would go to jail, from 40% they thought the opposite.
Bolsonaro’s arrest, which will initially serve his sentence in closed regime, will be executed after the appeal phase – there is consensus in the legal and political world that they will not have the ability to deliver the politician from the jail.
It is not yet known where the judge who reported the case and executes his sentence, will send Bolsonaro., Penitentiary complex near Brasilia, to a Federal Police unit or, much less likely, of the Army.
After this, the defense may request the progression to house arrest, since August 4 by determining the rapporteur of the process, Alexandre de Moraes, for breach of precautionary measures.
