The Datafolha Research demonstrates, above all, the putrefaction of political and juridical institutions of Brazil that can only be resolved by convening a new Constituent Assembly to carry out the political, of State and of Public Administration reform aimed at reordering the national life. Indirect elections with a demoralized National Congress as current and direct elections with a National Congress and demoralized political parties like the present ones will not solve the problems of Brazil.

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THE PUTREFACTION OF THE MICHEL TEMER GOVERNMENT AND OF
THE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF BRAZIL
Fernando Alcoforado *
The recently released Datafolha Research shows that approval of Michel Temer
government fell to 7%, the lowest in 28 years. The Michel Temer government is
considered of excellente performance or good by only 7% of the population, the lowest
mark registered by Datafolha Research in 28 years. Only José Sarney government was
below this level, with 5% in September 1989. The Temer administration is considered
mauvaise et du mal performances by 69% of the electorate and regular by 23%. In
September of 1989, Sarney reached 68% of mauvaise et du mal performances and 24%
of regular. In April this year, Temer's rate of mauvaise et du mal performances was at
61% and excellente performance or good at 9%. Those who considered it regular
amounted to 28% at the end of April. Temer overcome Dilma Rousseff who on the eve
of impeachment had 63% of disapproval.
Temer's mauvaise et du mal performances rate reaches 73% among the female
electorate, 74% among voters aged 25-34, and 71% for those whose monthly family
income is up to two minimum wages. In the Northeast, the disapproval of Temer is
above the average, 77%, and in the South of the Country, it is below 61%. Among those
interviewed with complete elementary education, Temer's disapproval stands at 64%
and rises to 71% among those who have completed high school and 70% among those
with completed higher education. The group surveyed with a family income of more
than ten minimum wages, the Temer government is considered good or excellent by
15%, regular by 30% and mauvaise et du mal performances by 55%. These latest
figures show that the richest are less critical than the average population.
The Datafolha Research also informs that the Armed Forces is the institution where the
population places more confidence in the Country, while Congress, the Presidency and
the political parties have fallen into disrepute. 40% of the population says they trust the
Armed Forces a lot and 43% trust a little. Another 15% did not trust and 2% did not
know how to respond. 49% of the men and 31% of the women, 47% of the richest and
58% among the voters of Deputy Jair Bolsonaro trust in the Armed Forces. Congress,
which was no longer so credible, has its image deteriorate even more amidst the
country's economic and political crisis. Today, confidence levels are the same as those
of the Presidency (65% don´t trust, 31% trust a little And 3% rely heavily). In August
2012, 8% trusted a lot, 40% a bit and 52% didn´t trust.
Political parties, for their part, now have a lot of confidence of only 2% of the
population, 28% trust a little and 69% don´t trust them. Before Lava Jato Operation
revealed systemic corruption in parties, the Datafolha Research indicated that 7%
trusted much, 41% a bit and 52% did not trust. According to Datafolha, the press is the
institution of second-largest trust of Brazilians after the Armed Forces: 22% said they
trusted them a lot, 49% a bit and 28%, absolutely not. Among young people, distrust is
greater. Of those interviewed from 16 to 24 years old, 10% rely heavily on the press,
48% slightly, and 41% don´t trust. It surprises that Justice is not considered as reliable
by the Brazilian population.
The Datafolha Research indicated that most of the Brazilian people want Michel Temer
to leave power. The Datafolha Research conducted between June 21 and June 23, most
interviewees said they would prefer Temer to leave the post, via resignation or

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impeachment opened by the National Congress. The survey also recorded the biggest
increase in the unpopularity of Michel Temer, who has his government rated as
mauvaise or du mal performances by 69% of respondents. The poll asked what would
be most beneficial for the country, considering the political crisis and the economic
recovery: if Temer stepped down or completed his term (until the end of 2018). Only
30% said they would be in the Presidency; 65% think their exit is the best for Brazil.
Temer's resignation is defended by 76% of respondents. They oppose this initiative 20%
and 4% did not know how to respond. If Temer does not resign, the rate of those who
want another way for his removal from government is even greater: 81% said they favor
opening a process of impeachment against him. The Chamber of Deputies, which is
responsible for opening possible impeachment cases against the president, has already
received several requests, filed by politicians from parties such as Rede and PSOL and
by entities such as the OAB (Order of Brazilian Lawyers). The fall in the approval of
Michel Temer government comes accompanied by an evolution in the distrust in
relation to the position that he occupies. They said they did not trust the Presidency of
the Republic, 65% of respondents, index higher than the 58% registered in April. The
rate is the same for the National Congress (deputies and senators) - only the political
parties have greater rejection (69%).
In the case of Michel Temer leaving office due to resignation or impeachment, most
Brazilians prefer that the new president be elected by the population. This measure,
which demands changes in the Constitution, is defended by 83% of respondents. Of the
stratum of the population that receives more than ten minimum monthly salaries, 42%
think that the best for the country is that Temer does not complete the mandate (57%),
and the favorable rate of impeachment or resignation (68% and 67 %, tespectively).
Michel Temer's situation worsened in the eyes of the public after he was secretly taped
in March of this year by businessman Joesley Batista of JBS in a conversation in the
dead of night outside the agenda at the Palace of Jaburu where both dealt with the
relationship with the Deputy impeached Eduardo Cunha, who is in prison. Temer is
accused by Attorney General of the Republic, Rodrigo Janot, of having given his
endorsement so that Joesley bought the silence of Cunha and its operator Lucio Funaro,
who are in prison and threaten to denounce. The audio was delivered as evidence in the
businessman's indictment and should subsidize three complaints against Temer by the
Attorney General of the Republic for passive corruption, obstruction of justice and
criminal organization. The pieces have not yet been submitted to the STF (Supreme
Federal Court) and, when they are, they must be sent to the Chamber of Deputies.
Involving the National Congress, Temer's situation becomes even more fragile.
This Datafolha Research reveals the rejection of the Michel Temer government for his
failure as manager of the Brazilian economy by maintaining the bankrupt neoliberal
model in the Country and by the antisocial character configured in the policies of fiscal
austerity that contributes to deepen the widespread bankruptcy of companies and
unemployment of 14 million workers, outsourcing, labor and social security legislation
to the detriment of the Brazilian population. The overwhelming majority of the
Brazilian population demands the resignation or impeachment of Michel Temer who is
reaping the fruits of his antisocial government that threatens the future of Brazil.
These figures from the Datafolha Research show not only the almost total rejection of
the population as regards Temer's retention in power, but also the almost total rejection
of the population in relation to the National Congress and to the political parties that are

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identified as responsible for the putrefaction that dominates the political life of the
country. Surprising is the high index of confidence that the Brazilian population places
in the Armed Forces that is explained by the bankruptcy of the political institutions
(National Congress and political parties) and also by the distrust that the population has
in relation to the Judiciary (Supreme Federal Court) that in the Data Sheet Survey was
not even considered as reliable by the Brazilians. But what this research demonstrates,
above all else, is the putrefaction of the political and juridical institutions of Brazil that
can only be resolved with the convening of a new Constituent Assembly to carry out the
political, State and Public Administration reform to reorder the national life. Indirect
elections with a demoralized National Congress as current and direct elections with a
National Congress and demoralized political parties like the present ones will not solve
the problems of Brazil.
*Fernando Alcoforado , member of the Bahia Academy of Education, engineer and doctor of Territorial
Planning and Regional Development from the University of Barcelona, a university professor and
consultant in strategic planning, business planning, regional planning and planning of energy systems, is
the author of Globalização (Editora Nobel, São Paulo, 1997), De Collor a FHC- O Brasil e a Nova
(Des)ordem Mundial (Editora Nobel, São Paulo, 1998), Um Projeto para o Brasil (Editora Nobel, São
Paulo, 2000), Os condicionantes do desenvolvimento do Estado da Bahia (Tese de doutorado.
Universidade de Barcelona, http://www.tesisenred.net/handle/10803/1944, 2003), Globalização e
Desenvolvimento (Editora Nobel, São Paulo, 2006), Bahia- Desenvolvimento do Século XVI ao Século XX
e Objetivos Estratégicos na Era Contemporânea (EGBA, Salvador, 2008), The Necessary Conditions of
the Economic and Social Development-The Case of the State of Bahia (VDM Verlag Dr. Muller
Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2010), Aquecimento Global e Catástrofe
Planetária (P&A Gráfica e Editora, Salvador, 2010), Amazônia Sustentável- Para o progresso do Brasil e
combate ao aquecimento global (Viena- Editora e Gráfica, Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, 2011),
Os Fatores Condicionantes do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (Editora CRV, Curitiba, 2012),
Energia no Mundo e no Brasil- Energia e Mudança Climática Catastrófica no Século XXI (Editora CRV,
Curitiba, 2015) and As Grandes Revoluções Científicas, Econômicas e Sociais que Mudaram o Mundo
(Editora CRV, Curitiba, 2016), among others.