The appreciation for democracy has never been so high among Brazilians, a Datapolha poll found out. To 69% of voters (all citizens between the ages of 18 and 65), the democratic regime is the best form of government.

This is the highest rate since 1989, at the time of the first election for president after the end of the military dictatorship (1964-1985), when Datafolha surveyed the question for the first time.

The approval rate increased when compared to the last Datafolha poll on the subject, from June 2018. Back then, 57% of voters elected democracy as the best form of government.

In the current presidential run, the two frontrunners - Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) and Fernando Haddad (PT) - mentioned the possibility of a new Constitution in case they are elected.

Bolsonaro's running mate, General Hamilton Mourão, defended a new constitution, written by "great jurists and lawmakers".

Among Bolsonaro's voters, 22% say that, in certain circumstances, a dictatorship is a better form of government. This is the highest rate among voters from all candidates.

The majority of the former Army captain's voters, 64%, believe that democracy is the best form of government.

Among Haddad voters, for instance, only 6% say that a dictatorship would be better, depending on the circumstances. Another 77% defend election-based governments.

^{Translated by NATASHA MADOV}
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