The evaluation of () and fluctuated within the margin of error between July and December, new research shows. During this period, important events unfolded in both Powers, such as the trial of the former president and the processing of the Blindagem PEC.
The institute interviewed 2,002 people, aged 16 or over, in 113 municipalities, from December 2nd to 4th. The margin of error for the total sample is 2 percentage points, plus or minus, within the 95% confidence level.
Among those interviewed, 35% stated that the STF ministers are doing a bad or terrible job. Another 32% consider the work to be excellent or good and 29% rate it as regular.
the respective percentages were 36%, 29% and 31%. Thus, the biggest fluctuation, of three percentage points, was among those who positively evaluate the Court’s performance, which now correspond to a larger portion than four months ago.
The positive evaluation of the Supreme Court has been on an upward trend since July 2022, when 23% considered the ministers’ work to be excellent or good. In that survey, 33% rated it as bad or terrible and 38% as average.
At the same time, between March 2024 and July this year, the percentage of respondents who say that the work of ministers is bad rose from 28% to 36%. In the same period, the percentage of those who evaluate the Court as regular fell from 40% to 31%.
The Supreme Court’s approval rating is currently highest among those aged 45 to 59 (38%), among retirees (39%), among the less educated (40%), among PT supporters (63%), among Catholics (38%), among those who rate the Lula government as excellent or good (68%) and among those who are satisfied with Congress’s performance (60%).
On the other hand, the STF’s failure rate is higher among men (41%), among the more educated (43%), among those with a monthly family income greater than five minimum wages (48%), among those aged 25 to 34 (41%), among businesspeople (58%), among whites (42%), among PL supporters (87%), among residents of the South region (43%), among evangelicals (43%), among those who evaluate how bad or terrible the Lula government is (72%) and among those who are dissatisfied with the performance of Congress (58%).
In relation to the National Congress, 44% of those interviewed stated that federal senators and deputies are performing regularly. Another 31% said the performance was bad or terrible and 21% said it was excellent or good.
Compared to July, there was a drop in the bad/terrible assessment, at the limit of the margin of error, from 35% to 31%. The excellent/good percentage fluctuated positively in the period, from 18% to 21%.
During this period, Congress experienced turbulent moments, such as the processing of the , which attempted to restrict proceedings against deputies and senators and which ended up being shelved after pressure from public opinion, and that of the presidency of the , in protest by parliamentarians against the decree of Bolsonaro’s house arrest.
None of these episodes, however, worsened Congress’s assessment, as the research shows.
Compared to the last legislature, in a similar period of time, the current rates are better — in December 2021, 10% rated Congress’s work as excellent or good, 45% as average and 41% as bad or terrible.
Today, Congress’s approval rating is higher among women (24%), among the less educated (26%), among those who earn up to two minimum wages (24%), among inhabitants of the Northeast (25%), among housewives (28%), among those who rate the Lula government as excellent or good (35%) and among those who are satisfied with the STF’s performance (39%).
The highest failure rates are observed among men (36%), among the most educated (40%), among those with a monthly family income greater than ten minimum wages (48%), among residents of metropolitan regions (36%), among those who evaluate the Lula government as bad or terrible (42%) and among those who are dissatisfied with the performance of the STF (52%).
