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 | Date | Sample size | Good / Excellent | Regular | Bad / Terrible | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polling group | Date | Sample size | Good / Excellent | Regular | Bad / Terrible | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | DataPoder360 | July 20–22, 2020 | 2,500 | 30% | 23% | 43% | 4% | -13% |
Datafolha | June 23–24, 2020 | 2,016 | 32% | 23% | 44% | 1% | -12% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | June 9–11, 2020 | 1,000 | 28% | 22% | 48% | 2% | -20% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | June 8–10, 2020 | 2,500 | 28% | 20% | 47% | 5% | -19% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | May 26–27, 2020 | 1,000 | 26% | 23% | 49% | 2% | -23% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | May 25–27, 2020 | 2,500 | 28% | 23% | 44% | 5% | -16% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | May 25–26, 2020 | 2,069 | 33% | 22% | 43% | 2% | -10% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | May 16–18, 2020 | 1,000 | 25% | 23% | 50% | 2% | -25% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fórum/Offerwise | May 14–17, 2020 | 1,000 | 32.0% | 24.9% | 39.5% | 3.6% | -7.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | May 11–13, 2020 | 2,500 | 30% | 27% | 39% | 4% | -9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | May 7–10, 2020 | 2,002 | 32.0% | 22.9% | 43.4% | 1.7% | -11.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 28–30, 2020 | 1,000 | 27% | 24% | 49% | 1% | -22% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraná Pesquisas | Apr 27–29, 2020 | 2,006 | 31.8% | 27.3% | 39.4% | 1.6% | -7.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | Apr 27–29, 2020 | 2,500 | 29% | 26% | 40% | 5% | -11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Apr 27, 2020 | 1,503 | 33% | 26% | 38% | 3% | -5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 23–24, 2020 | 800 | 31% | 24% | 42% | 3% | -11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 20–22, 2020 | 1,000 | 31% | 26% | 42% | 2% | -11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 13–15, 2020 | 1,000 | 30% | 26% | 40% | 3% | -10% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | Apr 13–15, 2020 | 2,500 | 36% | 28% | 33% | 3% | +3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Mar 30–Apr 1, 2020 | 1,000 | 28% | 27% | 42% | 3% | -14% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Mar 16–18, 2020 | 1,000 | 30% | 31% | 36% | 3% | -6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Feb 17–19, 2020 | 1,000 | 34% | 29% | 36% | 2% | -2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | Jan 15–18, 2020 | 2,002 | 34.5% | 32.1% | 31.0% | 2.4% | +3.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Jan 13–15, 2020 | 1,000 | 32% | 28% | 39% | 1% | -7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Dec 9–11, 2019 | 1,000 | 35% | 25% | 39% | 1% | -4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Dec 5–8, 2019 | 2,000 | 29% | 31% | 38% | 3% | -9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Dec 5–6, 2019 | 2,948 | 30% | 32% | 36% | 1% | -6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Nov 6–8, 2019 | 1,000 | 35% | 25% | 39% | 2% | -4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Oct 9–11, 2019 | 1,000 | 33% | 27% | 38% | 1% | -5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Sept 19–22, 2019 | 2,000 | 31% | 32% | 34% | 3% | -3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Aug 29–30, 2019 | 2,878 | 29% | 30% | 38% | 2% | -9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Aug 27–29, 2019 | 1,000 | 30% | 27% | 41% | 2% | -11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | Aug 22–25, 2019 | 2,002 | 29.4% | 29.1% | 39.5% | 2.0% | -10.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Aug 5–7, 2019 | 1,000 | 33% | 27% | 38% | 2% | -5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | July 4–5, 2019 | 2,086 | 33% | 31% | 33% | 2% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | July 1–3, 2019 | 1,000 | 34% | 28% | 35% | 4% | -1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraná Pesquisas | June 20–25, 2019 | 2,102 | 30.1% | 26.9% | 40.8% | 2.2% | -10.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | June 20–23, 2019 | 2,000 | 32% | 32% | 32% | 3% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | June 11–13, 2019 | 1,000 | 34% | 28% | 35% | 3% | -1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | May 20–21, 2019 | 1,000 | 34% | 26% | 36% | 4% | -2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | May 6–8, 2019 | 1,000 | 35% | 31% | 31% | 3% | +4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Apr 12–15, 2019 | 2,000 | 35% | 31% | 27% | 7% | +8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Apr 2–3, 2019 | 2,086 | 32% | 33% | 30% | 4% | +2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 1–3, 2019 | 1,000 | 35% | 32% | 26% | 7% | +9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Mar 16–19, 2019 | 2,002 | 34% | 34% | 24% | 8% | +10% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Mar 11–13, 2019 | 1,000 | 37% | 32% | 24% | 8% | +13% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Feb 22–25, 2019 | 2,002 | 39% | 30% | 19% | 12% | +20% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | Feb 21–23, 2019 | 2,002 | 38.9% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 13.1% | +19.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Feb 11–13, 2019 | 1,000 | 40% | 32% | 17% | 11% | +23% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Jan 24–28, 2019 | 2,002 | 49% | 26% | 11% | 14% | +38% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Jan 9–11, 2019 | 1,000 | 40% | 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 group | Date | Sample size | Approves | Disapproves | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polling group | Date | Sample size | Approves | Disapproves | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | DataPoder360 | June 8–10, 2020 | 2,500 | 41% | 50% | 9% | -9% |
CNT/MDA | May 7–10, 2020 | 2,002 | 39.2% | 55.4% | 5.4% | -16.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraná Pesquisas | Apr 27–29, 2020 | 2,006 | 44.0% | 51.7% | 4.3% | -7.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | Jan 15–18, 2020 | 2,002 | 47.8% | 47.0% | 5.2% | +0.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Dec 5–8, 2019 | 2,000 | 41% | 53% | 6% | -12% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Sept 19–22, 2019 | 2,000 | 44% | 50% | 6% | -6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | Aug 22–25, 2019 | 2,002 | 41.0% | 53.7% | 5.3% | -12.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraná Pesquisas | June 20–25, 2019 | 2,102 | 43.7% | 51.0% | 5.3% | -7.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | June 20–23, 2019 | 2,000 | 46% | 48% | 5% | -2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Apr 12–15, 2019 | 2,000 | 51% | 40% | 9% | +11% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Mar 16–19, 2019 | 2,002 | 51% | 38% | 9% | +13% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Fev 22–25, 2019 | 2,002 | 57% | 31% | 12% | +26% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CNT/MDA | Fev 21–23, 2019 | 2,002 | 57.5% | 28.2% | 14.3% | +29.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Jan 24–28, 2019 | 2,002 | 67% | 21% | 12% | +46% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Public trust in Bolsonaro
The public was asked whether they trusted Jair Bolsonaro.Polling group | Date | Sample size | Trusts | Does not trust | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polling group | Date | Sample size | Trusts | Does not trust | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | Ibope | Dec 5–8, 2019 | 2,000 | 41% | 56% | 4% | -15% |
Ibope | Sept 19–22, 2019 | 2,000 | 42% | 55% | 3% | -13% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | June 20–23, 2019 | 2,000 | 46% | 51% | 3% | -5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Apr 12–15, 2019 | 2,000 | 51% | 45% | 4% | +6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Mar 16–19, 2019 | 2,002 | 49% | 44% | 6% | +5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Fev 22–25, 2019 | 2,002 | 55% | 38% | 7% | +17% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ibope | Jan 24–28, 2019 | 2,002 | 62% | 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 | Date | Sample size | Good / Excellent | Regular | Bad / Terrible | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polling group | Date | Sample size | Good / Excellent | Regular | Bad / Terrible | Unsure / No opinion | Net +/- | XP/Ipespe | June 9–11, 2020 | 1,000 | 23% | 20% | 55% | 3% | -32% |
XP/Ipespe | May 26–27, 2020 | 1,000 | 20% | 22% | 55% | 3% | -35% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | May 25–26, 2020 | 2,069 | 27% | 22% | 50% | 1% | -23% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | May 16–18, 2020 | 1,000 | 21% | 19% | 58% | 3% | -37% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fórum/Offerwise | May 14–17, 2020 | 1,000 | 28.5% | 22.3% | 46.3% | 3.0% | -17.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 28–30, 2020 | 1,000 | 23% | 22% | 54% | 1% | -31% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | Apr 27–29, 2020 | 2,500 | 24% | 29% | 43% | 4% | -19% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Apr 27, 2020 | 1,503 | 27% | 25% | 45% | 3% | -18% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 20–22, 2020 | 1,000 | 30% | 20% | 48% | 2% | -18% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Apr 17, 2020 | 1,606 | 36% | 23% | 38% | 3% | -2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Apr 13–15, 2020 | 1,000 | 29% | 25% | 44% | 2% | -15% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DataPoder360 | Apr 13–15, 2020 | 2,500 | 34% | 27% | 37% | 2% | -3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fórum/Offerwise | Apr 8–11, 2020 | 956 | 38.9% | 23.0% | 35.4% | 2.7% | +3.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Apr 1–3, 2020 | 1,511 | 33% | 25% | 39% | 2% | -6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Mar 30–Apr 1, 2020 | 1,000 | 29% | 21% | 44% | 6% | -15% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Datafolha | Mar 18–20, 2020 | 1,558 | 35% | 26% | 33% | 5% | +2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
XP/Ipespe | Mar 16–18, 2020 | 1,000 | 41% | 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?