Brazil’s survey: Tarcísio is more approved than Lula, and Boulos leads the race in São Paulo

By Luisa Purchio

A survey conducted by Paraná Research and released on Monday (8), with 1,208 voters in the city of São Paulo, indicates that 65.3% of respondents approve the management of Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans) ahead of the state government, a number higher than the approval of Lula (PT) in the Presidency of the Republic, 55.6%.

On the other hand, 26.7% disapprove of Tarcísio’s administration, and 8% do not know or did not give an opinion, which is lower than Lula’s disapproval of 38.7%, and which had 5.6% of answers from those who did not know or did not give an opinion.

SÃO PAULO MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The survey also showed that Guilherme Boulos (Psol) was in the lead with 31.5% of the answers, followed by the current mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB), who received 17.8%.

Ricardo Salles (PL) was third, with 10.9% of the answers, ahead of Tabata Amaral (PSB), with 7.1%, and Vinicius Poit (Novo), with 5.4%.

With the support of President Lula, however, Boulos’ approval would rise to 39.2%, while Ricardo Salles would surpass Ricardo Nunes with the support of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), getting 20.4%.

In third place, Ricardo Nunes, with the support of the current Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet (MDB), with 13.6% of the votes.

Tabata Amaral, on the other hand, would have a slight gain to 7.7% with the support of the vice-president and former governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin.

Vinicius Poit, in turn, would fall to 5% if he had the support of the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema.

EVALUATION OF RICARDO NUNES’ ADMINISTRATION

Concerning Ricardo Nunes’ administration as mayor of São Paulo, 52.7% approve of the administration, while 38.7% disapprove, and 8.6% do not know or did not give an opinion.

Among the answers, 3.7% evaluated it as great, 28.6% as good, 35% as regular, 11% as bad, 17.1% as terrible, and 4.6% didn’t know or didn’t give an opinion.

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