The Brazilians are more optimistic than the Portuguese about the evolution of the economic situation in the next 12 monthsbut what they most aspire to for the future is justice and quality of life, according to a study released today.
The study, sponsored by the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN), in partnership with the Brazil Europe Integration Forum (FIBE), aimed to identifyTo investigate the knowledge and perceptions of Brazilians and Portuguese about the 200 years of independence of that South American nation and about the two countries, as well as what expectations and aspirations they have for Portugal and Brazil in the coming years.
An analysis that was based on a questionnaire made to a universe of 800 Portuguese in Portugal and 800 Brazilians in their respective country.
When asked what they most aspire to in the future of their country, 55% of Brazilians surveyed had no hesitation in answering, first, “a fairer country with more equality between people” and 47% said, in second place, “with better quality of life”.
As for the Portuguese, 60% ranked first among their future ambitions for the country, a nation that offers “more quality of life” to its citizens and secondly, 53% of those surveyed indicated the aspiration to have a fairer country with more equality among people.
Regarding expectations about certain aspects of the economy of Brazil and Portugal for the next 12 months, in an electoral context, Brazilians are more optimistic than the Portuguese in specific aspects of their own country, such as in relation to wage increases and purchasing and economic power. increase.
For 35% of Brazilians, wages and purchasing power in their country will increase and for 30% they will remain the same, but for 46% of them the Brazilian economy will grow.
Of the Portuguese respondents, for 64% wages and purchasing power will decrease and for 82% inflation and the cost of living will increase and for 43% the growth of the Portuguese economy will break.
Although with different rankings, depending on the study, health, employment or income and cost of living and violence are the most relevant and common social concerns for Brazilians and Portuguese.
Thus, 61% of Brazilians put health first as their main concern for the future and 52% mentioned employment and income in second place.
In the case of the Portuguese, 75% mentioned inflation and cost of living as their first concern and 62% mentioned health as second, but 56% also mentioned employment and income as third.
On the most positive characteristics of both, Brazilians consider the Portuguese disciplinedhard-working, conservative, religious and sincere, while the Portuguese highlight the joy, religiosity and creativity of the Brazilians.
As for how informed they feel about “the brother country“, the majority of respondents, both on the Brazilian and Portuguese sides, consider themselves “well” or “more or less informed”, with 81% of respondents in Portugal giving a positive answer to that question and 69% of those Brazilians also considering themselves well or more or less informed.
Of the Brazilian respondents, those who feel the least informed about Portugal are the older ones, those with less education and lower income, and those residing in the Northeast and South.
In Portugal, it is the youngest and those who reside in the South and Center of the country who are considered less informed.
After 200 years of independence, which will be celebrated next Wednesday, the vast majority of Brazilians and more than half of the Portuguese consider that the consequences of the slavery of blacks and indigenous people during the colonization of Brazil “can still be felt today” , also reveals the study.
In Brazil, these numbers exceed 70% in all socioeconomic strata of those surveyed. In Portugal they reach 60% or more among women, the youngest, with the highest educational level and in the Center region.
The survey for this study was conducted between August 9 and 21, 2022, with a national sample of 800 respondents in Portugal and another 800 in Brazil, representative of the adult population, aged 18 and over, from each country and from several countries. regions Respondents were approached through telephone and online interviews, according to the document’s technical file.
The estimated maximum margin of error is 3.5 percentage points more or less in national samples of 800 respondents, using a confidence interval of 95.5%, adds the document.
The coordinator and promoter of this study was António Lavareda, a Brazilian political scientist and writer, a specialist in electoral behavior and political marketing and a pioneer in Brazil in theoretical studies and in the use of neuropolitical tools.
António Lavareda, in addition to being director-president of MCI-Estratégia, is president of the scientific council of the Institute for Social, Economic and Political Research (IPESPE) and founder of the Laboratory of Applied Neurosciences (NeuroLab).
The Pithagorean Research Institute did the Portuguese part of the study and IPESPE did the Brazilian part of the study.
Source: Observadora
