Confidence in the Presidency is at 30 points, the lowest since 2012.

247 - Public trust in Brazilian institutions is at its lowest level since 2009, according to a survey conducted by Ibope Inteligência. The study indicates that trust scores 54 out of a possible 100 points.

The most significant differences were in the reduction of trust in the Church (from 71 points in 2015 to 67 this year) and the increase in the ratings for the President of the Republic (from 22 to 30 points) and the Federal Government (from 30 to 36). According to the study, the three institutions with the lowest trust ratings are the President of the Republic, the National Congress, and Political Parties.

The indicators from the last two institutions, according to the survey conducted in July, with acting Vice President Michel Temer already in power, are far from those recorded up to 2012, when President-elect Dilma Rousseff was at the head of the Federal Executive, which were 63 and 65 points. In 2013, however, the ICS registered a significant drop amidst the widespread protests that occurred in the country.

This year, the survey included two new institutions, the Federal Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office, but without taking them into consideration when calculating the ICS (Confidence Index). If included, the Federal Police would have a confidence index of 66, placing it third among the institutions most trusted by the population. According to the study, the institutions Brazilians trust most are the Fire Department and the Church, respectively. The Public Prosecutor's Office would occupy eighth position, with 54 points, ahead of the Judiciary, which scored 46 points.

The survey on the Brazilian ICS (Index of Social Confidence) was conducted between July 14th and 18th of this year, with 2.002 interviews carried out in 142 municipalities. The margin of error is two percentage points, plus or minus, considering a 95% confidence interval.