More than 49 percent of Brazilians identify with the left-wing ideological spectrum, according to Datafolha.
The percentage, which encompasses ideas about behavior, values , and the economy, is the highest in the historical series for the survey, which began in 2013.
From 2017, when the previous survey was carried out, until now, the ideological profile has changed: before there was a more egalitarian division between the right (40%) and left (41%), and now the second option is predominant.
The survey is based on respondents' answers to questions about topics that separate the two worldviews (such as drugs, weapons, crime, migration, homosexuality, and taxes). It shows that 34% have ideas close to the right, and 17% have centrist ideas.
Amid this atmosphere, the country prepares for the October presidential election with a polarized dispute between two candidates associated with both universes: former President Lula (PT) on the left and President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) on the right.
The Datafolha survey with the conclusion on political inclination, which surveyed 2,556 people over 16 years old in 181 cities across the country on the 25th and 26th, also showed the PT with 48% of preferences in the first round, compared to 27% for Bolsonaro.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon