Brazil’s Top Court Confronts Record Disapproval and an Ethics Test

Brazil’s Top Court Confronts Record Disapproval and an Ethics Test
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has reached its worst public rating since Datafolha began tracking the institution in 2019, with 47% of respondents calling the justices’ work poor or very poor. That figure rose from 40% in May; only 18% rated the court positively, while 31% described its performance as regular.

The left- and right-aligned accounts agree on the central finding: dissatisfaction is widespread, but it is far more pronounced among supporters of Flávio Bolsonaro than among voters for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Among Bolsonaro voters, 69% rated the court negatively, compared with 24% of Lula voters. Positive assessments ran in the opposite direction, at 6% and 32%, respectively.

Both reports also point to strong public resistance to conduct seen as posing conflicts of interest. The most rejected scenario was a justice hearing a case involving a relative acting as a lawyer: 88% called it unacceptable. Paid invitations from companies with cases before the court drew 85% opposition, while 82% rejected decisions intended to help or harm presidential candidates during an election.

The debate has intensified alongside allegations connected to Banco Master. Seventy-seven percent said they knew of suspicions involving STF justices; among those aware of the case, 68% said they believed justices were involved. The right-aligned account notes that this belief rose from 55% in April and was held by 60% of Lula voters and 77% of Bolsonaro voters.

A proposed ethics code has more support than opposition, with 45% in favor and 33% against. The results suggest that, despite political differences over the court’s role, concern about standards of conduct extends across the electorate.

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