Opinion polling on the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
Since the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff as President of Brazil became a subject of debate and taking a lot of space in the media, the main polling institutes of the country made many opinion polls about it.
Opinion polls
[edit]Public opinion
[edit]In general, the questions made to electors were: "Should Dilma Rousseff be removed from the Presidency?" or "Should the National Congress open an impeachment process against President Dilma?"
| Polling group | Date | Sample size | Yes | No | Unsure / No opinion | Net ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vox Populi[1] | 9–12 Apr 2016 | 2,000 | 57% | 38% | 6% | +28% |
| Datafolha[2] | 7–8 April 2016 | 2,779 | 61% | 33% | 6% | +28% |
| Ideia Inteligência[3] | 28–29 Mar 2016 | 10,005 | 69% | 31% | – | +38% |
| Datafolha[4] | 17–18 Mar 2016 | 2,794 | 68% | 27% | 5% | +41% |
| Datafolha[5] | 24–25 Feb 2016 | 2,768 | 60% | 33% | 7% | +27% |
| CNT[6] | 17–18 Feb 2016 | 2,002 | 55.6% | 40.3% | 4.1% | +21.2% |
| Ipsos[7] | 26–27 Jan 2016 | 1,200 | 60% | 22% | 18% | +38% |
| Paraná Pesquisas[8] | 22–26 Jan 2016 | 2,004 | 59.4% | 38.2% | 2.4% | +21.2% |
| Datafolha[9] | 16–17 Dec 2015 | 2,810 | 60% | 34% | 6% | +26% |
| Ibope[10] | 5–9 Dec 2015 | 2,002 | 67% | 28% | 4% | +39% |
| Datafolha[11] | 24–25 Nov 2015 | 3,541 | 65% | 30% | 5% | +35% |
| CNT/MDA[12] | 20–24 Oct 2015 | 2,002 | 61.3% | 33.8% | 4.9% | +27.5% |
| Datafolha[13] | 6 Aug 2015 | 3,358 | 66% | 28% | 5% | +38% |
| CNT/MDA[14] | 21 Jul 2015 | 2,002 | 62.8% | 32.1% | 5.1% | +30.7% |
| Datafolha[15] | 11 Apr 2015 | 2,834 | 63% | 33% | 4% | +30% |
| CNT/MDA[16] | 21 Mar 2015 | 2,002 | 59.7% | 34.7% | 5.6% | +25.0% |
Results may not always add to 100% due rounding methodology employed by various polling groups.
| Impeachment support |
| Yes |
| No |
| Unsure/No Opinion |
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Federal Deputies
[edit]Datafolha also interviewed 315 federal deputies, between 7 and 18 December 2015. 215 congressmen and congresswomen (42%) were favorable to the impeach. As 342 votes were needed, there were 127 votes to go. On the other side, 159 deputies (31%) said that they would vote against the impeachment, so 12 more votes were needed to reach the 171 votes, which would avoid the process. The 27% left were indecised. Among the government supporters, 26% of them were favorable and 33% of the PMDB members wanted the impeachment. The poll should a slight improvement for President Rousseff, comparing to another poll published in October 2015.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Cruz, Elaine Patricia (14 April 2016). "Vox Populi: maioria quer impeachment, mas acha que processo não resolverá crise". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Canzian, Fernando (9 April 2016). "Maioria quer que Dilma e Temer saiam, mostra pesquisa Datafolha". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Seixas, Tatiana (1 April 2016). "A opinião do brasileiro sobre o impeachment". Ideia Inteligência (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Datafolha: maioria quer impeachment, mas rejeita Michel Temer governando". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "64% reprovam governo Dilma". Datafolha (in Portuguese). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Apoio ao impeachment de Dilma cai para 55,6%, aponta CNT". Terra (in Portuguese). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Venceslau, Pedro (1 February 2016). "Pesquisa mostra que 60% dos entrevistados são favoráveis ao impeachment de Dilma". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Diniz, Augusto (29 January 2016). "Pesquisa aponta que 59,4% dos brasileiros são favoráveis ao impeachment de Dilma". Jornal Opção (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Datafolha: 65% reprovam governo Dilma". Época (in Portuguese). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "86% dos brasileiros querem cassação de Eduardo Cunha, diz Ibope". O Tempo (in Portuguese). 27 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "65% são a favor do impeachment de Dilma, diz pesquisa". Tribuna Online (in Portuguese). 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "CNT/MDA: 61% acham que rejeição de contas é motivo para impeachment de Dilma". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "66% dos brasileiros apoiam o impeachment de Dilma". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "62,8% são favoráveis ao impeachment de Dilma, diz CNT/MDA". Terra (in Portuguese). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "63% apoiam abertura de processo de impeachment, aponta Datafolha". G1 (in Portuguese). 11 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Aliki, Ayr; Della Coletta, Ricardo (23 March 2015). "Pesquisa indica que 59,7% dos brasileiros apoiam impeachment de Dilma". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Mendonça, Ricardo (21 December 2015). "Entre deputados, 42% são pró e 31% contra o impeachment". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.