Research was carried out from May 12th to 13th; On the last day of the survey, an audio was released of Flávio asking Daniel Vorcaro for money for the film that tells his father’s story
A Datafolha survey released this Saturday (May 16, 2026) shows that the president (PT) and the senator and PL candidate for President (PL) are the most rejected candidates in the dispute for Planalto. There are 47% of voters who would not vote for Lula “no way” and 43% say the same as Flávio.
The survey was carried out from May 12th to 13th, before which shows the son of the former president (PL) asking the founder of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, for money to finance the film, which tells the story of his father.
Here’s what the rejection ranking was like before the audio was published:
- Lula – 47%
- Flávio Bolsonaro – 43%
- Ciro Gomes – 20%
- Romeu Low – 15%
- Cabo Daciolo – 14%
- Ronaldo Caiado – 13%
- Rui Costa Pimenta – 12%
- Renan Santos – 11%
- Aldo Rebelo – 11%
- Samara Martins – 11%
- Augusto Cury – 10%
- Hertz Dias – 9%
- rejects all/wouldn’t vote for any – 2%
- don’t know – 2%
- I would vote for anyone/does not reject anyone – 1%
Datafolha carried out 2,004 interviews with the Brazilian population aged 16 and over, throughout Brazil, in 139 municipalities. The maximum margin of error is 2 percentage points, plus or minus, with a 95% confidence level. The research is registered with the TSE with code BR-00290/2026. It cost R$307,641.60 and was paid for with own resources.
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