President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) appears as the most rejected name among potential candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, according to a survey by Meio/Ideia released this Wednesday (11). According to the survey, 43.6% of those interviewed stated that they would not vote for the PT “at all”.
The second name with the highest rejection rate is senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ). In the survey, 34.5% of voters say they would not vote for the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The survey allows respondents to indicate more than one name that they reject. Therefore, the sum of the responses exceeds 100%.
After Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, the other names tested appear in a block with similar rejection levels, within the survey’s margin of error.
Among them are governors Ronaldo Caiado (PSD-GO), Ratinho Júnior (PSD-PR), Romeu Zema (Novo-MG), Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos-SP) and Eduardo Leite (PSD-RS), in addition to the MBL leader, Renan Santos (Missão).
Former minister Aldo Rebelo (Christian Democracy) has the lowest rejection rate among the names tested, with 9.4%.
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The survey also shows that 4.1% of respondents say they did not reject any of the names presented, while 14.7% said they did not know or preferred not to answer.
The survey was carried out by the Ideia institute in partnership with Canal Meio between the 6th and 10th of March 2026. 1,500 people aged 16 or over were interviewed across the country.
The margin of error is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points, with a 95% confidence level. The research is registered with the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) under number BR-00386/2026. According to the institute, the study cost R$27,600 and was paid for by Canal Meio.
