Datafolha survey shows 50% disapproval and 47% approval of the Lula government

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during the PT convention in Salvador, Bahia, on August 1, 2026 — Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/Presidência da República

A Datafolha survey released this Thursday (24) shows that 50% disapprove and 47% approve of the government of President Lula (PT), a candidate for re-election. The survey was commissioned by Globo and the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.

In the previous survey, from a week ago, 50% disapproved and 48% approved of the government.

See the numbers:

Disapprove: 50% (it was 50% in the previous survey)

Approves: 47% (was 48%)

Don't know: 3% (was 3%)

This report is being updated.

Datafolha interviewed 2,002 people aged 16 or over between the 22nd and 23rd of September. The margin of error is 2 percentage points, plus or minus, and the confidence level is 95%. The TSE registration number is BR-00304/2026.

Regarding the evaluation, 40% of those interviewed consider the Lula government as bad or terrible and 34% consider it excellent or good.

See the numbers:

Bad/terrible: 40% (was 42%)

Excellent/good: 34% (was 34%)

Regular: 24% (was 23%)

Don't know: 2% (was 1%)