{
  "id": 16039178,
  "title": "Discomfort favors the right, says Ipsos chief. \"The system is not working\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/mal-estar-favorece-a-direita-diz-chefe-da-ipsos-o-sistema-nao-esta",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Brazil Journal",
    "slug": "brazil-journal",
    "url": "https://braziljournal.com/mal-estar-favorece-a-direita-diz-chefe-da-ipsos-o-sistema-nao-esta-funcionando"
  },
  "original_language": "pt",
  "account": "Clifford Young, a social scientist and chair of Ipsos Public Affairs in the US, says that corruption and public safety are the decisive issues in Brazil's upcoming election, and that Flávio Bolsonaro has an advantage over Lula on these topics. According to Ipsos data, candidates who are strongest on the issue that is most concerning to voters win 85% of the time, and currently, corruption is the top concern in Brazil. Young believes that the current social discomfort and perception that the system is not working favour the anti-incumbent vote, which could benefit Flávio Bolsonaro. Despite Lula's efforts to win over undecided voters with measures such as increasing Bolsa Família and debt forgiveness, Young thinks that the election will be close, with Lula's approval rating around 45%.",
  "summary": "Corruption and public safety are the decisive issues in Sunday's election – and they're topics where Flávio Bolsonaro has an edge over Lula. That's the analysis of social scientist Clifford Young, a veteran of electoral research and chair of Ipsos Public Affairs in the US.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The focus on corruption and public safety shifts voter support toward anti-incumbent candidates without necessarily signaling a permanent ideological move toward conservatism across the Brazilian electorate.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}