Castro’s Approval Hits Three-Year High After Rio’s Lethal Raid, Polls Show

Overview

• Datafolha reports 40% rate the governor’s performance as good or excellent, 34% as poor or terrible, and 23% as regular.
• Assessments of state security policy are evenly split at 37% positive and 37% terrible after the raid that left 121 dead, including four police officers.
• Approval stands at 30% in the city of Rio and 51% in other metropolitan municipalities, with higher backing among men than women.
• Political polarization is pronounced, with 67% approval among 2022 Bolsonaro voters versus 17% among Lula voters, Datafolha finds.
• A separate Quaest poll finds 64% approve the operation and 58% call it a success, as officials say 109 of the dead have been identified and many had criminal records.