Datafolha: Nunes mentions room to go up; Boulos sees change – 8/31/2023 – Power

Leader of the São Paulo City Hall race in 2024 according to the Datafolha poll, federal deputy Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) celebrated the 32% voting intention revealed by the survey, highlighted the desire for change expressed by voters and provoked Ricardo Nunes (MDB) , who is seeking re-election.

“The survey is very positive for us, but we are more than a year away from the election and there is a long way to go,” he said. Sheet this Thursday (31) the pre-candidate, who has the support of President Lula (PT).

Boulos said that the percentage of 79% of São Paulo citizens who answered that they expected different actions from the next mayor is a signal for the field of opposition to Nunes.

“Despite the BRL 380 million spent on advertising by the current mayor, this does not hide the abandonment of the city and the population’s rejection of the Ricardo Nunes administration”, he added. Despite the optimism, Boulos – who reached the second round in 2020 – said that “there is no game won”.

Psolista assistants noted that the 79% who wanted different attitudes was identical to the group who had some degree of knowledge about Nunes. The interpretation is that this portion of the electorate can choose a rival to the mayor so that the change scenario becomes a reality.

Commenting on the survey on a social network, Nunes said that the numbers show the population’s recognition of his work and indicated that there is room for growth. With 24%, he is in second place.

“The electoral campaign only starts next year, and until then we have a lot of work ahead of us. We focused on administrative and financial issues, and only with finances fully balanced has it been possible to carry out the great positive changes that the city is conquering.”

The current mayor also said that the focus of management is “to continue working to deliver works and carry out actions that improve people’s quality of life”.

Allies of Nunes celebrated the performance, which, in their view, demonstrates his competitiveness more than a year before the next elections. For the surroundings, it is already possible to see results of the mayor’s efforts to become better known and the potential to advance in the coming months.

Nunes has bet on resurfacing the streets of São Paulo as one of the showcases of his administration and highlights the grandiosity of the program in public events. The program adds up to over R$ 1 billion, and last month it received over R$ 330 million.

In addition, the mayor has also made a massive investment in advertising — the increase in contracts with agencies Propeg and MWorks raised the total value of the agreement to R$ 200 million for one year of work.

Datafolha also showed that 29% of respondents would absolutely not vote for Boulos, who is in a technical tie with Nunes, as 26% would never choose the current president.

When contacted, Tabata Amaral (PSB) informed via press office that he would not comment on the survey. Her team has said that her priority is the term of federal deputy and that, therefore, she avoids discussing her pre-candidacy in public. Backstage, allies celebrated the performance.

The national president of the PSB, Carlos Siqueira, stated that Tabata, with 11%, “shows good electoral potential”, but that it is too early to point out trends in the dispute.

The official pointed out that 72% of those interviewed spontaneously said that they still did not have a candidate for 2024, which indicates that the scenario is still open and subject to change.

Kim Kataguiri (União Brasil) celebrated the results. “I thought it was excellent, I didn’t think I had 8% at that point”, he said, who technically ties with Tabata. The federal deputy’s party today supports Nunes’ re-election, but he is moving to organize his candidacy.

The parliamentarian stated that he has the greatest potential for growth among the candidates, at a time when the majority has not yet decided on their vote. According to him, this happens long before the campaign, in which he would have the third highest TV time and talk to an audience that still doesn’t know him.

Kim, who is leader of the MBL (Movimento Brasil Livre), sees his campaign’s ability to mobilize on the networks and better ease in debates as assets of his campaign, compared to his main opponent on the right, Ricardo Nunes.

For him, the intention of voting for Nunes should not materialize, given the fact that 79% of those interviewed want a change in the direction of the administration, while 17% want the maintenance of current policies.

Kim also says that Nunes himself declares himself to be of the center, but he wants the right-wing vote, which may not stick.

Another pre-candidate who scored was former federal deputy Vinicius Poit (Novo), with 2%.