Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Datafolha poll finds 51% favor ending presidential re-election
A Datafolha poll found that 51% of Brazilians favor ending re-election for presidents and governors.
The current rule allows four-year terms with one re-election, a model preferred by 46% of respondents.
Among those favoring a single term, 30% want four years and 21% want five years.
Adding support for both four-year options, 76% back keeping the current term length.
Views differ among voters: 59% of Lula voters prefer the current rule, compared with 37% of Flávio Bolsonaro voters.
The debate gained momentum after Flávio proposed a constitutional amendment to end re-election, and said the ban should apply to him if elected.
The poll interviewed 2,520 people in 153 Brazilian municipalities on October 13 and 14, with a margin of error of two percentage points.
A Datafolha poll found that 51% of respondents favor ending presidential re-election, while 46% prefer keeping the current rule.
Among those favoring an end to re-election, 30% support a four-year term without re-election and 21% prefer a five-year term without re-election.
The current rule allows a four-year presidential term and one re-election; counting both four-year options, 76% support keeping the current term length.
The poll interviewed 2,520 people aged 16 or older in 153 municipalities on October 13 and 14, 2026.
The debate gained momentum after Flávio Bolsonaro advocated a constitutional amendment to end re-election.
- Who
- Datafolha surveyed 2,520 people aged 16 or older.
- What
- The poll found 51% favor ending presidential re-election and 46% favor keeping it.
- When
- Interviews took place on October 13 and 14, 2026. The results were released on Friday, October 16.
- Where
- 153 municipalities across Brazil.
- Why
- The debate gained momentum after Flávio Bolsonaro proposed a constitutional amendment to end re-election.
Keep re-election
End re-election
Preferred rule
Keep re-election
46% favor the current rule: four-year terms with the possibility of one re-election.
End re-election
51% favor ending re-election: 30% prefer a four-year term and 21% a five-year term.
Datafolha conducted in-person interviews with 2,520 people in 153 municipalities.
Datafolha poll results were released.
- Favor ending re-election
- 51%
- Favor keeping re-election
- 46%
- Four-year term without re-election
- 30%
- Five-year term without re-election
- 21%
- Survey sample
- 2,520 people aged 16 or older
- Margin of error
- 2 percentage points, with a 95% confidence level