Quaest: 56% think that Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil after the elections to escape justice
Survey shows negative repercussions regarding the senator's trip to the United States and questioning of the electoral result.
Quick Look
- Quaest research reveals that 89% found out about Flávio Bolsonaro's trip to the USA after losing the election to Lula.
- For 62% of those who knew, he acted wrongly.
- 70% were aware of the attempt at self-proclamation and 60% disapproved of his post-election reaction.
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Why It Matters
Research by Quaest assessed the repercussions of Flávio Bolsonaro's trip to the USA and his reaction after his defeat in the presidential elections.
The trip had a wide impact: 89% of those interviewed said they were aware of Flávio's trip to the USA. According to Quaest, it was the highest knowledge index recorded in recent surveys, surpassing episodes such as the Banco Master scandal, the case involving Alexandre de Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro and Jair Bolsonaro's meeting with ambassadors in 2022.
Among those interviewed who found out about the trip, 62% believe that Flávio acted wrongly when leaving Brazil. For 29%, the decision was correct, while 9% did not know or preferred not to answer.
The results also indicate a divide among right-wing voters. Half of this group, including part of the voters who voted for Flávio Bolsonaro in the second round, consider that he was wrong to leave the country.
The assessment that the senator went to the United States to escape political persecution is more frequent among Bolsonarista voters. Among independents, only about a third agree with this interpretation.
The research also assessed Flávio's reaction to his defeat by Lula in the elections. According to the survey, 60% of Brazilians believe that the senator acted badly after the result.
Quaest interviewed 2,004 people between October 30th and November 2nd. The research has a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of two percentage points.
The results also indicate a divide among right-wing voters. Half of this group, including part of the voters who voted for Flávio Bolsonaro in the second round, consider that he was wrong to leave the country.
The assessment that the senator went to the United States to escape political persecution is more frequent among Bolsonarista voters. Among independents, only about a third agree with this interpretation.
Quaest also asked about Flávio's attempt to proclaim himself president after the elections. In total, 70% of Brazilians said they were aware of the episode.
The reaction was mostly negative. For 60% of those interviewed, Flávio acted badly in light of the results of the polls. The percentage is higher than that recorded by Quaest in December 2022, when the survey evaluated Jair Bolsonaro's reaction to the result of that year's election.
Flávio also raised doubts about the electoral result, a stance disapproved by 59% of those interviewed. The numbers show that, as happened with Jair Bolsonaro, the questioning of the ballot boxes provoked a negative reaction from the majority of the population.
Open Questions
- What will be Flávio Bolsonaro's next political steps?
- How does the right plan to reorganize itself after the aforementioned division?
