The president’s government () fared worse, in the voter’s assessment, on issues considered priorities for the next president, according to research.
In the opinion of 16% of those interviewed, the area in which the PT administration records the worst performance is public security, followed by (15%), (13%) and combating (13%).
The answers coincide with some of the areas highlighted as priorities for the next president. At the top is health, with 34%, followed by 15%, public safety, 12%, and economy, 11%.
Datafolha interviewed 2,004 people aged 16 or over, with a personal approach at flow points, on May 12th and 13th. The maximum margin of error is two percentage points, plus or minus. The survey is registered with the (Superior Electoral Court) under code BR-00290/2026.
Dissatisfaction with the government’s performance in each area is similar between men and women, with the exception of health. In this case, 19% of them stated that the area in which the government performs worst is health, while, among men, the rate is 11%. The margin of error in these segments is three percentage points.
Considering the age groups, the economy stands out in the 16 to 24 year old group. 21% of those interviewed see management as having a negative performance on this topic, a contrast with the group of people aged 60 and over, in which 5% point to the area. The margins of error for these ranges are, respectively, six and five points. Women and young people were important groups for Lula’s election in 2022.
Even those who declare their vote for the PT this year indicate public security as one of the main bottlenecks of the PT administration. 18% of those interviewed in this group say this is the main problem. Then come health, with 14%, and the fight against corruption, with 10%.
Among those who intend to vote for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), 17% speak of combating corruption as the worst area, 16% cite the economy, 14%, security, and another 14%, health. In total, 12% of the senator’s voters cited that all areas were bad under the PT member.
The questions were asked in the following way: first, they asked, in the voter’s opinion, in which of the areas the government has performed best so far. The single response was encouraged (when alternatives are presented to the interviewee).
Using this criterion, considering the entire sample, the fight against poverty (13%), the fight against poverty (10%) and education (10%) stood out. This, it is worth remembering, was also among the priority areas.
In a second band, health (6%), racial equality (6%), housing (5%), culture (5%), foreign relations (5%), (4%) and indigenous peoples (3%) appear.
Hence, the economy (2%), public security (2%), combating corruption (1%), climate change (1%) and science and technology (1%) emerge. They all said 1%, and none said 19%. 7% don’t know.
Questions were then asked about the areas in which the government has performed worse, also with a single and encouraged response.
In addition to security, health, economy and combating corruption, which were at a higher level, there are education (5%), combating hunger and poverty (4%), combating unemployment (3%), environment and climate change (3%) and foreign relations (2%).
Science and technology, human rights, culture, housing, racial equality and indigenous peoples each scored 1%. The percentage for all areas reached 6%, and for none, 5%. 7% had no opinion.
Next, after the two questions, questions were asked about the priorities for the next president. After health, education, security and economy, the fight against hunger and poverty (7%), the fight against corruption (7%) and the fight against unemployment (6%) were mentioned.
Further down were human rights (2%), environment and climate change (1%), housing (1%), racial equality (1%) and science and technology (1%). Culture, indigenous peoples and foreign relations did not score. They said that all areas are a priority for 2%, and another 2% don’t know.
