Brazil Poll Shows Split on Lula Government as Bolsonaro Defense Seeks Annulment

In Brazil in October 2026, a Datafolha poll put disapproval of the Lula government at 49 percent and approval at 48 percent, while another poll cited 41 percent negative and 35 percent positive ratings. A Datafolha survey also showed Michelle Bolsonaro at 23 percent in a Senate race in the Federal District, with Leila do Vôlei and Bia Kicis tied. The defense of Bolsonaro asked the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to annul his conviction and grant him freedom, with Nunes Marques as rapporteur. Eduardo Bolsonaro said in a video that corruption involving Vorcaro was "the least" compared to what he called injustice toward those imprisoned over the January 8 events. Television stations said Lula's action against betting companies had an electoral motive and asked the STF to suspend the ban.