Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Lula's approval improves as poll shows gains among young voters
A new Datafolha poll found Lula's government had its best evaluation since December 2024.
The survey, released on October 22, showed the share rating the government badly was 3 points higher than the share rating it well.
The poll also showed Lula gaining ground against Flávio Bolsonaro, his opponent in Brazil's presidential runoff.
Since an earlier poll on October 8, the gap between them narrowed by 2.3 percentage points overall and by 12.6 points among voters aged 16 to 24.
The changes in voter groups were close to the poll's margin of error, so they do not establish a firm trend.
The figures suggest the governing Workers' Party's campaign may be helping, after it stepped up street and online activity following the first round.
The election remains close, and the poll does not settle its outcome; the article notes that right-wing candidates have sometimes done better in the ballot box than in final polls.
A Datafolha poll released on Oct. 22 showed the assessment of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government at its most favorable since December 2024.
The gap between respondents rating the government “bad or very bad” and those rating it “excellent or good” narrowed to 3 points negative.
Between the polls released on Oct. 8 and Oct. 22, Flávio Bolsonaro’s lead over Lula fell by 12.6 percentage points among voters aged 16 to 24.
The gap also narrowed in the Northeast, among men and among voters with secondary education.
The article says the changes may reflect a recent PT campaign, while noting that the reported shifts were close to the margin of error.
- Who
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, whose support was compared in the poll.
- What
- A Datafolha poll showed an improved assessment of Lula’s government and a narrower gap between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula.
- When
- The poll was released on Oct. 22; the article was published on Oct. 23, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The article suggests the PT campaign may have contributed to Lula’s gains, but says the changes were close to the margin of error.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lula’s government had not received as favorable an assessment as in the poll released on Oct. 22.
The assessment of Lula’s government had stagnated, according to the article.
Datafolha released its first poll after the first round of voting.
A new Datafolha poll showed the gap between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula had narrowed.
- Pollster
- Datafolha
- Government assessment balance
- 3 points negative
- Young voters
- Flávio Bolsonaro’s lead over Lula narrowed by 12.6 percentage points among voters aged 16 to 24
- Northeast
- The gap narrowed by 8.6 percentage points
- Poll dates compared
- Oct. 8 and Oct. 22