47% think that Brazil is experiencing a “dictatorship of the Judiciary”, says AtlasIntel

Research carried out by AtlasIntel and released this Friday (9.Feb.2024) shows that 47.3% of those interviewed believe that Brazil “lives under a dictatorship” of the Judiciary. Another 20.9% disagree and think that this power fulfills its role correctly.

The survey also found that 16.7% of Brazilians say that there is no “dictatorship”but they think that many judges “commit abuses and exceed their duties”. Another 15.2% were unable to answer. Read the complete of the study (PDF – 6 mB).

The question asked was the following: “In your opinion, does Brazil currently live under a judicial dictatorship?”

The survey interviewed 1,615 interviewees, via the internet, from February 8 to 9, 2024. On the 8th, Bolsonaro was the target of an operation by the PF (Federal Police) investigating an alleged coup attempt by members of his government (2019- 2022).

The interviews were carried out digitally and randomly with respondents aged 16 or over from the 27 units of the Federation. The margin of error is 2 pp (percentage points) plus or minus. The confidence interval is 95%.

Read more about the operation against Bolsonaro and his allies:

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