Opinion polling on the Jair Bolsonaro presidency


has been regularly conducted in Brazil since the start of Jair Bolsonaro's four-year term administration, gauging public support for the President of Brazil and his government. Typically, an approval rating is based on responses to a poll in which a sample of people are asked to evaluate the overall administration of the current president. Participants might also be asked whether they approve of the way president handles his job, if they trust him, to rate his personality, or to opine on various policies promoted by the government.

Overall administration evaluation

The public was asked to evaluate the performance of Jair Bolsonaro's administration. A question might ask:

Polling
group		DateSample
size		Good /
Excellent		RegularBad /
Terrible		Unsure /
No opinion		Net +/---------
Polling
group		DateSample
size		Good /
Excellent		RegularBad /
Terrible		Unsure /
No opinion		Net +/-DataPoder360July 20–22, 20202,50030%23%43%4%-13%
DatafolhaJune 23–24, 20202,01632%23%44%1%-12%--------
XP/IpespeJune 9–11, 20201,00028%22%48%2%-20%--------
DataPoder360June 8–10, 20202,50028%20%47%5%-19%--------
XP/IpespeMay 26–27, 20201,00026%23%49%2%-23%--------
DataPoder360May 25–27, 20202,50028%23%44%5%-16%--------
DatafolhaMay 25–26, 20202,06933%22%43%2%-10%--------
XP/IpespeMay 16–18, 20201,00025%23%50%2%-25%--------
Fórum/OfferwiseMay 14–17, 20201,00032.0%24.9%39.5%3.6%-7.5%--------
DataPoder360May 11–13, 20202,50030%27%39%4%-9%--------
CNT/MDAMay 7–10, 20202,00232.0%22.9%43.4%1.7%-11.4%--------
XP/IpespeApr 28–30, 20201,00027%24%49%1%-22%--------
Paraná PesquisasApr 27–29, 20202,00631.8%27.3%39.4%1.6%-7.6%--------
DataPoder360Apr 27–29, 20202,50029%26%40%5%-11%--------
DatafolhaApr 27, 20201,50333%26%38%3%-5%--------
XP/IpespeApr 23–24, 202080031%24%42%3%-11%--------
XP/IpespeApr 20–22, 20201,00031%26%42%2%-11%--------
XP/IpespeApr 13–15, 20201,00030%26%40%3%-10%--------
DataPoder360Apr 13–15, 20202,50036%28%33%3%+3%--------
XP/IpespeMar 30–Apr 1, 20201,00028%27%42%3%-14%--------
XP/IpespeMar 16–18, 20201,00030%31%36%3%-6%--------
XP/IpespeFeb 17–19, 20201,00034%29%36%2%-2%--------
CNT/MDAJan 15–18, 20202,00234.5%32.1%31.0%2.4%+3.5%--------
XP/IpespeJan 13–15, 20201,00032%28%39%1%-7%--------
XP/IpespeDec 9–11, 20191,00035%25%39%1%-4%--------
IbopeDec 5–8, 20192,00029%31%38%3%-9%--------
DatafolhaDec 5–6, 20192,94830%32%36%1%-6%--------
XP/IpespeNov 6–8, 20191,00035%25%39%2%-4%--------
XP/IpespeOct 9–11, 20191,00033%27%38%1%-5%--------
IbopeSept 19–22, 20192,00031%32%34%3%-3%--------
DatafolhaAug 29–30, 20192,87829%30%38%2%-9%--------
XP/IpespeAug 27–29, 20191,00030%27%41%2%-11%--------
CNT/MDAAug 22–25, 20192,00229.4%29.1%39.5%2.0%-10.1%--------
XP/IpespeAug 5–7, 20191,00033%27%38%2%-5%--------
DatafolhaJuly 4–5, 20192,08633%31%33%2%0%--------
XP/IpespeJuly 1–3, 20191,00034%28%35%4%-1%--------
Paraná PesquisasJune 20–25, 20192,10230.1%26.9%40.8%2.2%-10.7%--------
IbopeJune 20–23, 20192,00032%32%32%3%0%--------
XP/IpespeJune 11–13, 20191,00034%28%35%3%-1%--------
XP/IpespeMay 20–21, 20191,00034%26%36%4%-2%--------
XP/IpespeMay 6–8, 20191,00035%31%31%3%+4%--------
IbopeApr 12–15, 20192,00035%31%27%7%+8%--------
DatafolhaApr 2–3, 20192,08632%33%30%4%+2%--------
XP/IpespeApr 1–3, 20191,00035%32%26%7%+9%--------
IbopeMar 16–19, 20192,00234%34%24%8%+10%--------
XP/IpespeMar 11–13, 20191,00037%32%24%8%+13%--------
IbopeFeb 22–25, 20192,00239%30%19%12%+20%--------
CNT/MDAFeb 21–23, 20192,00238.9%29.0%19.0%13.1%+19.9%--------
XP/IpespeFeb 11–13, 20191,00040%32%17%11%+23%--------
IbopeJan 24–28, 20192,00249%26%11%14%+38%--------
XP/IpespeJan 9–11, 20191,00040%29%20%11%+20%--------

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Presidential approval ratings

The public was asked whether they approved or disapproved of the way Jair Bolsonaro governs Brazil.
Polling groupDateSample sizeApprovesDisapprovesUnsure / No opinionNet +/--------
Polling groupDateSample sizeApprovesDisapprovesUnsure / No opinionNet +/-DataPoder360June 8–10, 20202,50041%50%9%-9%
CNT/MDAMay 7–10, 20202,00239.2%55.4%5.4%-16.2%-------
Paraná PesquisasApr 27–29, 20202,00644.0%51.7%4.3%-7.7%-------
CNT/MDAJan 15–18, 20202,00247.8%47.0%5.2%+0.8%-------
IbopeDec 5–8, 20192,00041%53%6%-12%-------
IbopeSept 19–22, 20192,00044%50%6%-6%-------
CNT/MDAAug 22–25, 20192,00241.0%53.7%5.3%-12.7%-------
Paraná PesquisasJune 20–25, 20192,10243.7%51.0%5.3%-7.3%-------
IbopeJune 20–23, 20192,00046%48%5%-2%-------
IbopeApr 12–15, 20192,00051%40%9%+11%-------
IbopeMar 16–19, 20192,00251%38%9%+13%-------
IbopeFev 22–25, 20192,00257%31%12%+26%-------
CNT/MDAFev 21–23, 20192,00257.5%28.2%14.3%+29.3%-------
IbopeJan 24–28, 20192,00267%21%12%+46%-------


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Public trust in Bolsonaro

The public was asked whether they trusted Jair Bolsonaro.
Polling groupDateSample sizeTrustsDoes not trustUnsure / No opinionNet +/--------
Polling groupDateSample sizeTrustsDoes not trustUnsure / No opinionNet +/-IbopeDec 5–8, 20192,00041%56%4%-15%
IbopeSept 19–22, 20192,00042%55%3%-13%-------
IbopeJune 20–23, 20192,00046%51%3%-5%-------
IbopeApr 12–15, 20192,00051%45%4%+6%-------
IbopeMar 16–19, 20192,00249%44%6%+5%-------
IbopeFev 22–25, 20192,00255%38%7%+17%-------
IbopeJan 24–28, 20192,00262%30%7%+32%-------


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Issue-specific support

COVID-19

The public was asked to evaluate the performance of Jair Bolsonaro in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. A question might ask:

Polling
group		DateSample
size		Good /
Excellent		RegularBad /
Terrible		Unsure /
No opinion		Net +/---------
Polling
group		DateSample
size		Good /
Excellent		RegularBad /
Terrible		Unsure /
No opinion		Net +/-XP/IpespeJune 9–11, 20201,00023%20%55%3%-32%
XP/IpespeMay 26–27, 20201,00020%22%55%3%-35%--------
DatafolhaMay 25–26, 20202,06927%22%50%1%-23%--------
XP/IpespeMay 16–18, 20201,00021%19%58%3%-37%--------
Fórum/OfferwiseMay 14–17, 20201,00028.5%22.3%46.3%3.0%-17.8%--------
XP/IpespeApr 28–30, 20201,00023%22%54%1%-31%--------
DataPoder360Apr 27–29, 20202,50024%29%43%4%-19%--------
DatafolhaApr 27, 20201,50327%25%45%3%-18%--------
XP/IpespeApr 20–22, 20201,00030%20%48%2%-18%--------
DatafolhaApr 17, 20201,60636%23%38%3%-2%--------
XP/IpespeApr 13–15, 20201,00029%25%44%2%-15%--------
DataPoder360Apr 13–15, 20202,50034%27%37%2%-3%--------
Fórum/OfferwiseApr 8–11, 202095638.9%23.0%35.4%2.7%+3.5%--------
DatafolhaApr 1–3, 20201,51133%25%39%2%-6%--------
XP/IpespeMar 30–Apr 1, 20201,00029%21%44%6%-15%--------
DatafolhaMar 18–20, 20201,55835%26%33%5%+2%--------
XP/IpespeMar 16–18, 20201,00041%33%18%8%+23%--------

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Gun control

Loosening gun control laws was one of Bolsonaro's major campaign promises during the 2018 elections. The changes were first signed it into a decree in May. In March 2019, an Ibope survey asked the public whether they approved of the policy and related questions. Polls conducted by Datafolha and Paraná Pesquisas presented similar findings.
Should gun control laws be loosened?
Are you favorable to carry?
Does having a gun at home make it safer?
Does carrying a gun make someone safer?
Does increasing the number of armed people make society safer?