The perception of Lula and Bolsonaro's responsibility for the INSS crisis, according to Datafolha

Most Brazilians attribute responsibility for INSS fraud involving irregular discounts against retirees and pensioners to the governments of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT).

More than 70% say they believe that both administrations have some responsibility for the case, according to data from a Datafolha survey released this Monday 16th.

The numbers are worse for the current government, even though the irregularities began during Michel Temer's (MDB) term, advanced under Bolsonaro and exploded under Lula 3.

For 50% of those interviewed, the Lula government bears a lot of responsibility for the undue discounts, compared to 28% who see some responsibility and 18% who reject any blame on the part of the current administration.

In the case of the Bolsonaro government, the numbers are a little better: 41% identify a lot of responsibility for the fraud, 29% see a little guilt and 22% exonerate him for the crimes.

The survey also measured perceptions about the resolution of the problem. For 38%, the performance of the Lula government is bad or terrible, 26% say that the responses were excellent or good, and 31% say that the performance is average. The analysis improves slightly among those who say they are well informed on the subject: in this case, approval of the government's actions rises to 33%. On the other hand, support drops to 22% among those who say they are poorly informed.

According to Datafolha, most Brazilians (59%) are confident that retirees and pensioners will receive their money back, but believe that the process will be slow. Of every ten people who said they believe that the money will be returned, eight believe it will take a long time and only two believe it will be quick. Another 36% say that those harmed by illegal deductions will not receive their money back.

Datafolha interviewed 2,004 people aged 16 or over in person between June 10 and 11. The margin of error is 2 percentage points.