Overview
- Asked about the most important trait for a vice-presidential candidate, 24.4% prioritized that the candidate be a woman.
- Economic representation ranked second, with 22.3% preferring a running mate from the productive or agribusiness sector.
- For an opposition ticket, 43.2% said the ideal choice is a businessman or technician focused on the economy and without strong ideological ties.
- Other preferences included an experienced Northeasterner (13.2%), someone trusted by or related to Jair Bolsonaro (12.2%), and a religious conservative (9.9%), while 9.1% were indifferent and 8.8% did not respond.
- The survey interviewed 2,038 people in 163 municipalities from Dec. 18–22 with a 95% confidence level and a ±2.2 percentage-point margin of error, and coverage linked the findings to 2026 ticket calculations such as PSB’s reported hope that Geraldo Alckmin remains on Lula’s slate.