Datafolha researchers are harassed during survey

Attacks on Datafolha researchers have already taken place in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Alagoas, Maranhão, Goiás, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. 

Second report from the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, an interviewer was pushed by a man who identified himself as a Bolsonarista, in Goiânia, expelling the Datafolha professional from the surrounding area.

In another episode, in Rio Grande do Sul, a police officer took a researcher for “investigation” claiming to be a voter of Jair Bolsonaro (PL). However, before arriving at the police station, the police officer stopped the car, asked the researcher questions and released him to do his work elsewhere.

In Belo Horizonte, four men chased an interviewer from Datafolha, calling her a communist and a leftist. She runs, falls and hurts her knee.

Political violence

In the wake of political violence, parties opposing Bolsonaro's ticket have reported on social media cases of attempted intimidation by the president's supporters. In some episodes, men who claimed to be armed tried to corner candidates and/or supporters.

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