GENIAL/QUEST: Lula has 33% positive evaluation – 08/10/2025 – Power

New round of genius survey/Quaest shows that 33% of Brazilians evaluate the government as positive, and those who consider negative petista management total 37%. The values ​​are tied at the end of the margin of error of two percentage points – not achieved since December 2024.

They classify management as regular 27%, and 3% could not answer.

There were 2,004 in -person interviews in 120 municipalities distributed throughout the country between October 2 and 5.

Approval to the president’s work is 49%, while 48% disapprove of it, which is a draw within the margin of error.

The government continues to perform better performance in the Northeast (62%), among those who have been attending to elementary school (59%) and among those who earn up to two minimum wages (54%). The disapproval follows higher among evangelical voters (63%).

To 25%, the Lula administration is doing better than expected, 45% judge the opposite, and 28% assume an intermediate position. Voters are nominally tied about the president’s intentions, with 47% thinking they are good, and another 47%, bad. A 32% portion believes Lula has been able to fulfill campaign promises, against 63% they consider the opposite.

More positive news is perceived by 30% of the electorate, while negatives predominate to 46%.

The index of those who say the country is going in the right direction is 36%, and those who see the opposite add up to 56%.

Regarding amnesty to those involved in the attacks of January 8, 35% of Brazilians say in favor of a forgiveness for all, including former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), and 47% against. Bolsonaro was sentenced by the 27 -year -old Federal Supreme Court (STF) and three months in prison for leading a coup plot.

Another 8% of voters agree with an amnesty only to the January 8 participants. When asked about the alternative amnesty project that reduces penalties of those involved, the so -called Dosimetry PL, 37% said they were favorable, and 52%, opposed.

Relations between Chamber and Senate go through a moment of fragility since the senators exposed the deputies and, amid the negative repercussion of the theme among the population. The proposed vote aimed at altering the legal treatment of parliamentarians and party presidents became known for 46%.

Still, most Brazilians did not closely follow the processing between the two houses: 63% said they did not know about approval in the House and 64%, the Senate rejection.

They are against the 63%shielding PEC, and favorable, 22%.

About street demonstrations contrary to amnesty and PEC, 51% said they were aware of the protests. To 43%, they were large, to 18%, emptied; 39% evaluate that the government came out stronger after acts, while 30% say it came out weaker.

A 41% portion estimates that income tax reform will bring an “important improvement” in personal finances. The value in March was 33%. Those who disagree ran from 51% to 49%.

The exemption from those receiving up to $ 5,000 is supported by 79%. The approval in the House of Proposal by the Planalto Palace as a milestone in the government’s economic and social agenda and should be exploited politically by the president, who seeks to consolidate his image of ally of the less favored classes amid the approaching electoral dispute of 2026.

Regarding the meeting between Lula and the president of, at, 57% of respondents said they learned that the American praised the petista. Trump stated that there was a “” between the two soon meeting they had in a room of the organization on September 23.

The heads of state turned on this Monday (6), and the conversation was classified by Trump as “”.

For 49%, the Brazilian president left the strongest episode politically, and to 27%, weaker.

According to 65% of voters, Lula should adopt a friendly stance against Republican actions against Brazil, against 25% that consider a longer posture more profitable. Already 51% believe that after the approach, Lula and Trump will “get along”, while 36% disagree.

They classify how good the speech the president made in the UN 52%, and 34% considered bad speech. The question was asked at 44% that claimed to be aware of the pronouncement.

See the margins of error at percentage points for each Genial/Quaest research group:

  • Schooling: Until Elementary School (4), Complete Middle (3), Complete Superior (4)
  • Income: up to 2 minimum wages (4), from 2 to 5 (3), more than 5 (4)
  • Religion: Catholics (3), evangelicals (4)
  • Region: Southeast (3), Northeast (4), South (6), Midwest/North (8)

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