The Lula government is rejected by 61.9% of voters who consider themselves “exempt”. The information is contained in the Ibespe survey, published this Wednesday (12/10). The opinion of this public is important because the “exempts” have tipped the scales in presidential elections in recent decades.
Among the general public, disapproval of the government has diminished, according to Ibespe. In September, the Lula government it was rejected by 46.9% of voters. However, in December, this percentage increased to 45.8%. Approval of the government has remained stable, increasing from 34.5% in September to 34.6% today.
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The Ibespe survey was carried out between December 2 and 5 and interviewed 1,000 people, among a representative sample of the Brazilian electorate. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points, plus or minus, and the confidence level is 95%. The survey is carried out by telephone.
Evaluation of the Lula government according to the Ibespe survey of December 2025
Ibespe is coordinated by political scientist Marcelo Di Giuseppe. The company carried out research for the campaigns of Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 and João Doria Jr. for the government of São Paulo in 2018, among other clients.
Following the trend of previous surveys by the institute, the South region continues to be the region that most disapproves of the Lula government: 61.1% of voters in the three states disapprove of the PT administration, and only 27.1% approve of it. The North region is where Lula is doing best at the moment, with 54.7% approval.
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