This post is a summary of four articles. The first with the title of, "Datasenado ouve sobre reforma política." Published at, "http://www.senado.gov.br/, " on September, 5th, 2013. The second with the title of, "Para maioria dos brasileiros, país precisa de reforma política urgentemente." Published on November, 11th 2013. At, http://www.redebrasilatual.com.br/. The third paragraph is about the results obtained in http://edemocracia.camara.gov.br/web/reforma-politica/. The fourth, with the title of, "Metade da população se declara nada informada sobre a reforma política." Published on August, 26 2013, at http://www.ibope.com.br/
The Datasenado held during some weeks a opinion poll on topics that concern the called political reform, the results reveal that, 84% believe that the political reform would be benefical to the country. 58% approve the district vote. 78% want to vote in the candidate, not in closed partisan list. 64% want the majoritarian system of elections for parlamentaries members and councilors. 49% said that the political campaign should receive only private money. The maintenance of partisan coalitions and the unification of elections has the support of half, 50% of the surveyed. 69% want the optional vote, they think that to vote should not be compulsory, but a right freely exercised.
For 54% of the brazilians surveyed, the main reform to be held is the political reform, in second place with 15% is the legal reform. 87% said that the public health is the sector which need more improvements. In second place is the public education with 50% and in the third place is the public security with 34%. The opinion poll was made by CNT ( National Confederation of Trasportation ) and Institute MDA. And the survey taker wanted to know also about the level of concern of Brazilians, what most worries the people. in the first place, violence with 91%, in second place corruption with 83%, in third cost of living with 73%, in fourth personal debts with 63%, in fifth unemployment with 60%.
In the web community called political reform were presented several ideas to be debated and voted, among those ideas, the three with most points, this mean most voted, were: in the first place with 71 points was the direct democracy, projects of law of popular initiative for referendums and plebiscites. In the second place with 69 points was the end of parlamentaries privilleges such as office material-aid, housing-aid, airplanes tickets, etc. In the third place with 68 points was the end of secret vote for parlamentaries.
The political reform is an issue that has been in the news midia in Brazil. Opinion poll of Ibope show that 52% of Brazilians said to be nothing informed about this issue, knowing nothing about it and 34% said to be little informed about this issue. However 72% of them said that agree with its implementation, while 18% does not agree. When spontaneously asked about some measures in debates, 23% mentioned about the end of secret vote in the parlament and 22% mentioned about the end of obrigatory vote. The proposed district vote is preferred by 40%. While 23% said that they would like to keep the system like is today. Others 17% said that should be a mix of the two systems. The poll also show that 51% considers the open list the most appropiate way, this is, the same way like today.
