A Datafolha poll published on 1 October found that 78% of Brazilians supported the ban on betting and online casinos, according to the survey findings reported in the report. The poll also found that 81% said neither they nor anyone in their household had bet before the ban; the report notes that the survey did not ask where bets were placed.
The poll records public support for the ban, but does not establish where reported bets were placed.
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A Genial/Quaest poll published on 21 October found that 11% of respondents who had heard of recent federal government announcements spontaneously recalled the proposed online betting ban. Among respondents aware of at least one announcement, 60% viewed the measures as electoral in nature, while 32% considered them necessary. The poll surveyed 2,154 people from 17 to 20 October.
A Quaest poll published on 21 October found 60% of Brazilians who heard of recent government measures believe they were motivated by the election, while 32% considered them necessary, citing CNN Brasil. Among those aware of the announcements, 11% recalled the ban on bets, behind higher Bolsa Família (25%) and the end of the 6x1 work scale (16%). The survey of 2,154 people was conducted from 17 to 20 October with a two-point margin of error.
A Quaest poll published on 21 October found that 60% of Brazilians who heard of recent government announcements by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva saw an electoral motive in them, while 32% considered the measures necessary, according to CNN Brasil. A further 5% said both were true, 1% rejected both options and 2% did not know or did not answer. The question was put only to those who said they had heard of a government measure in the past month, about half of respondents; 42% of the total had heard of no announcement and 8% did not know or did not answer.
Only 11% of voters who heard recent government advertisements recalled the online betting ban, according to a Quaest survey published on 21 October, down from 64% approval among those aware of the measure in an earlier Genial/Quaest poll. Lula's references to online betting fell from an average of 11 per video in the first round to four in the runoff.
Brazil's ban on regulated online betting lost prominence in the runoff campaign of President Lula da Silva, according to a Quaest survey published on 21 October. Only 11% of respondents who had heard recent government advertisements recalled the online betting ban, the survey found. An earlier Genial/Quaest poll, published on 14 October, had recorded 64% approval among those aware of the measure.
A Genial/Quaest poll published on 14 October found 72% of Brazilians support the ban on betting. The outlet said earlier surveys showed the issue has little effect on voting intention, while the first-round margin between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula was about 2.3m votes. It argues a small, motivated minority of bettors could still matter.
A Genial/Quaest poll published on 14 October found that 72% of Brazilians support the ban on betting. Of the total, 64% already knew of the proposal and approved it, while a further 8% came to support it after being informed. Rejection totalled 21%: 17% already knew of it and disapproved, and 4% assessed the measure negatively on learning of it. Another 7% did not know or did not answer.
It was reported that a Datafolha poll found 7% of Brazilians place online bets. That share was unchanged from 2024, while average online casino spending fell 34%.