Datafolha director rebuts Moro: nothing is more outdated for a politician than criticizing polls.
Datafolha's Director-General, Mauro Paulino, refutes the criticisms and questions raised by the Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro, regarding a survey that indicated public rejection of measures in his so-called 'anti-crime package'; "The mirror of social media distorts the image of the entire population. Well-conducted surveys, on the other hand, represent them scientifically," he states.
247 - The director-general of the Datafolha Institute, Mauro Paulino, published a column this Saturday the 13th in which he rebuts the criticisms and questions raised by the Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro, regarding a survey that indicated public rejection of measures in his so-called 'anti-crime package'.
"There's nothing more outdated for a politician than criticizing a poll whose results don't please him. To discredit Datafolha, its history and credibility, means turning your back on public opinion and wasting the chance to understand it," says Paulino.
He states that "the greatest proof that the institute achieved technical success is the residual percentage of respondents who did not know how to answer the questions."
"Regarding the incompleteness of the study, the objective was not to evaluate the package as a whole, but rather the points that were already controversial in the project and gained prominence in the debate after episodes that had repercussions in public opinion, such as the increasing lethality in police and military actions and the deaths in a violent attack by young people on a school in Suzano," he explains.
"The mirror of social media distorts the image of all citizens. Well-conducted surveys, on the other hand, represent them scientifically," he adds.