COVID-19 in Brazil: opinion on authorities' response 2021

As of May 2021, approximately one third of survey respondents in Brazil stated that the way the Ministry of Health in the country was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic was good or great. A similar share believed the Ministry's response to be bad or terrible. Meanwhile, more than half of Brazilians surveyed disapproved the way president Jair Bolsonaro was dealing with the issue. At the time, the state governors' response to the pandemic was the best evaluated.

Public opinion on how the president, state governors, and the Ministry of Health addressed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Brazil as of May 2021

Characteristic	President	Ministry of Health	State governor
Great/good	21%	30%	35%
Average	27%	37%	35%
Bad/Terrible	51%	32%	29%
Did not know	1%	1%	1%

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

May 11 and 12, 2021

Number of respondents

2,071 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

The question posed was "Como você avalia o desempenho do presidente Jair Bolsonaro/Ministério da Saúde/governador do seu estado em relação à pandemia do coronavírus: ótimo, bom, regular, ruim ou péssimo?" ("How do you evaluate the performance of the president Jair Bolsonaro/Ministry of Health/your state governor in regards to the coronavirus pandemic: great, good, average, bad or terrible?", in a free translation from Portuguese).

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