The administration is considered “great” by 15% of those interviewed and “terrible” by 33%
Research released this Monday (May 25, 2026) shows that the president’s government (PT) is disapproved by 48% of the population. Another 47% say they approve of the PT administration.
2,045 voters were interviewed from May 22 to 24, 2026. The margin of error is 2 percentage points, plus or minus, with a 95% confidence interval. Registration at the Superior Electoral Court is BR-04193/2026. The survey cost R$ 164,888.89 and was paid by Banco BTG Pactual SA Here is the survey (PDF – 2 MB).
Nexus asked the following questions:
- “How do you evaluate President Lula’s government? Would you say it is great, good, average, bad or terrible?”;
- “and, in general, would you say you approve or disapprove of the work that President Lula has been doing?”.
Here are the answers:

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