The attacks by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) on the voting system in Brazil and on the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) have been interpreted by experts and a considerable part of the political world as coup behavior that must be taken seriously.
The broth thickens when the president’s appreciation for the period in which the Armed Forces were at the forefront of the country’s decisions (1964-1985) and critics were silenced forever comes to light.
The taste for the military regime, however, is still something restricted to a slice of the president’s supporters, according to the results of the latest monthly poll by the Quaest institute, sponsored by Genial Investimentos, obtained exclusively by the column.
According to the survey, 6 out of 10 Brazilian voters say that life is better in the current democratic period than during the military regime.
The percentage of those who believe that life was better under the military regime is only 17%.
Another 21% did not know or did not want to answer the researchers’ question, who went into the field between May 5 and 8. For this research, 2,000 people were interviewed in person.
Missing the dictatorship
The survey also shows that the majority of young Brazilians reject the Bolsonarista propaganda about the olive past. One in ten voters between the ages of 16 and 24 says he believes life must have been better under the military regime.
Among those over 60, however, this number triples. In this age group, 30% of respondents said they were nostalgic for the dictatorship, against 50% who declared themselves to be democrats.
Men also show more appreciation for the uniform.
Of the total number of voters interviewed, 20% of men say that life was better under the dictatorship, 14% of women express the same opinion.
Elections 2022
The survey shows that voters who vote for Lula and Ciro Gomes have a less generous view of the military period.
Among Lulas, 67% expressed appreciation for democracy; 76% of cirists do too.
Half of Bolsonaro’s outspoken supporters said they preferred democracy. A third of voters prefer a life under military rule.
