A survey of Question released on Tuesday (2), during the first day of judgment of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and seven other defendants for attempted coup d’etat no STF (Federal Supreme Court)It shows that 64% of social networking mentions were against the former president’s arrest.
Another 19% were said in favor of the arrest. And 17% were neutral. The survey collected approximately 746,000 general mentions until 4:30 pm.
The data took into account mentions made on major platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X, Youtube and Reddit) and news sites using QUARE’s API (Application Programming Interface) using keywords related to the case. The peak of interaction on the subject happened around 13h.
Also according to the institute, per hour, the average mentions until 4:30 pm was 44 thousand, with an average range of 76 million (estimated volume of views, including users outside Brazil).
Internet is divided into judgment
According to the survey, the hashtag #Bolsonarofree, coordinated by groups of former president supporters, was the one that generated the largest volume of mentions against the trial.
Among the main topics, Bolsonaro supporters claim political persecution and question the legality of the process.
On the other hand, publications in favor of the trial celebrated the beginning of the action and defended Brazilian sovereignty in the process. Quaest pointed out that among those in favor, the posts were also intended to explain the reasons for the trial in an attempt to dispute narratives with Bolsonaro supporters.
Senator Damares Alves (Republicans) had the publication in the largest range. In an X post, the parliamentarian claims to have alleged fraud in the process evidence and asks for the suspension of the trial. “Stop Bolsonaro’s trial now, everything is addicted,” wrote the senator.
At the end of Quaest’s analysis, at 4:30 pm, the senator’s publication was the most seen, with 200,000 views. Until 8:40 pm on Tuesday (2), the post had about 365,000 views.
In the publication, the senator accuses the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) to use evidence forged in the criminal action. Damares highlights the testimony in the Senate of Eduardo Tagliaferro, former advisor to Minister Alexandre de Moraes at the Electoral Court.
According to the former advisor, Moraes would have determined searches against entrepreneurs being substantiated by a report. “According to the former advisor, the measure was taken without the veracity of the content of the report, classified as undemocratic, was confirmed. The legal basis was only created. Evidence was forged. The fruit of the tree is poisoned,” wrote the senator.
Judgment schedule
They were reserved by Minister Cristiano Zanin, president of the first class ,. Look:
- September 2, Tuesday: 9h to 12h and 14h to 19h
- September 3, Wednesday: 9am to 12pm
- September 9, Tuesday: 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm
- September 10, Wednesday, 9am to 12pm
- September 12, Friday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm
