Istoé/Sensus predicts a tie in the event of a second round.
Dilma Rousseff (PT) has 31,6%, compared to 32,2% of voting intentions in the previous poll; Aécio Neves (PSDB) has 21,1%, a slight drop from 21,5% in the survey conducted in June; Eduardo Campos (PSB) also fell, from 7,5% to 7,2%; as with the Datafolha poll from last Thursday, for the first time, in the event of a second round, the president and the senator from the PSDB would be in a technical tie, with 36,3% of the votes against 36,2%.
SÃO PAULO - The IstoÉ/Sensus survey released this Friday (19) showed a slight drop in voting intentions among the main candidates for President of the Republic. And, just like the Datafolha survey on Thursday, in the event of a second round, President Dilma Rousseff (PT) and Senator Aécio Neves (PSDB) would have a technical tie, being the first time that the survey has pointed to this situation.
Dilma has 31,6% of the votes, compared to 32,2% in the previous poll. Aécio has 21,1%, a slight decrease from 21,5% in the survey conducted in June. Eduardo Campos (PSB), in turn, also had a slight decrease, from 7,5% to 7,2%. The variations were within the margin of error of the survey, plus or minus 2,2%.
And those respondents who said they would vote blank or null, who did not want to answer, or who said they would not vote for any candidate saw a significant increase, rising from 28,8% to 34,4%.
In a runoff election, Dilma would have 36,3% of the votes against 36,2% for the PSDB candidate – technically tied. There was a 5-point drop in the difference between the two polls. In a runoff between Dilma and Campos, the PT candidate would have 38,7% and the Pernambuco native, 30,9%. In the previous survey, Dilma would have 37,5% and the Pernambuco native, 26,9%.
Both positive and negative ratings of the government are falling.
Positive evaluations of Dilma's government have fallen, with 32,4% viewing the federal administration positively, compared to 34,2% in the previous survey. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who consider her government average has increased, rising from 29,1% to 36,4% between the two surveys. Negative evaluations, in turn, fell from 34,6% to 28,5%.
Approximately 40,9% approve of Dilma's performance in government, compared to 50,9% who disapprove. Among the rejection rates, Dilma has the highest: she is rejected by 42,4% of those interviewed, while Aécio is rejected by 25,3% and Campos by 25,2%. Dilma is known by 96,8% of the candidates, while Aécio is known by 76,4% and Campos by 59%.
The survey was conducted between July 12th and 15th with 2 voters. The margin of error is 2,2%, plus or minus, and the confidence level is 95%.