The perception that corruption in Brazil will increase from now on has increased again, according to a Datafolha survey carried out on Tuesday (22) and Wednesday (23). A percentage of 53% of respondents echoed this assessment, compared to 36% in the previous survey, in December 2021. Another 17% think that cases will decrease and 26% think that they will remain as they are; 4% do not know. The survey was carried out in the midst of complaints that reached the Ministry of Education under the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government, with suspicion of involvement of pastors in a bribery scheme.
With a margin of error of more or less two percentage points, the survey heard 2,556 people over 16 years old, in 181 cities across the country, and is registered with the TSE under the number BR-08967/2022. The numbers, collected by the institute along with questions about the government's assessment (which had a drop in disapproval) and the main concerns of Brazilians (health and economy at the top), show a shift in comparison with those portrayed by the institute in December. At that time, the level of those who believed in an increase in corruption in the future had plummeted in relation to the previous survey, in September (from 61% to 36%). It was the lowest level since the beginning of the Bolsonaro administration. In the same vein, the share of those who expected a decrease had risen (from 11% in September to 30% in December).
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon