Furthermore, most Brazilians believe that Operation Lava-Jato ended because politicians acted to stop the investigation
Ten years after the start of Operation Lava-Jato, the role of former judge and current senator Sergio Moro (União-PR) in conducting the operation’s trials still divides Brazilian public opinion. The results of a Genial / Quaest poll, released by GLOBO this Sunday 3, indicate that Moro is the subject of criticism from the population, while the other half approves of his actions.
Although half of Brazilians believe Lava-Jato has brought more benefit than harm to the country, Moro’s work faces a disapproval rate of 44%, technically equal to 40% who approve, considering the estimated margin of error for the survey, plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.
The rest of the interviewees (3%) “neither approve nor disapprove” of his actions, while 12% did not know or preferred not to answer.
The former judge, after leaving office, saw his decisions annulled by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which declared him biased towards the judge of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). The controversy over his actions intensified with the publication of messages exchanged with other authorities involved in the investigations, known as “Vaza-Jato”.
Research analysis reveals that perceptions of Moro track across the country’s political divide, with the highest rates of disapproval among PT voters in the second round of the 2022 elections (63%) and among residents of the Northeast (57%). ), a region historically linked to the festival.
However, among supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), approval of Moro’s work is 65%. This support may be related to his subsequent rapprochement with Bolsonaro, following his departure from the Ministry of Justice in 2020, when he accused the president of interfering in the activities of the Federal Police.
What do Brazilians think of the end of the operation?
The Genial/Quaest survey released by GLOBO also highlights how the Brazilian population evaluates the outcome of the Lava-Jato operation. Most of those interviewed believe that the operation, despite controversy and subsequent cancellations, had a positive outcome, but suggest that it will be closed in 2021, due to political action aimed at stopping it.
The opinion that politicians acted to stop the investigations is expressed by 42% of those interviewed, while 25% believe that the end of Lava-Jato was due to excesses and errors on the part of the investigators and judges involved. Additionally, 8% attribute the end of the task force to the idea that corruption in government had ended in 2021.
This majority reading that politicians acted to stop the investigations coincides with the moment in which a Proposal for Amendment of the Constitution (PEC) which aims to limit operations against parliamentarians, known as “PEC da Blindagem”, gains strength in the Chamber of Deputies, with the support of President Arthur Lira (PP-AL).
Regarding the cases faced by Lula, the survey shows a division of opinion, with 43% of Brazilians considering him innocent, while another 43% consider him guilty and liable to arrest. This polarization is also reflected on the political scene, with Lula voters tending to consider him innocent, while Bolsonaro supporters consider him guilty.
Source: Terra
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