US EditionDisapproval of Brazil’s Lula hits highest level in his three terms
- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's approval rating has dropped to 24%, the lowest in his terms, according to the latest Datafolha poll.
- Discontent is rising due to high food prices, particularly essential items like meat, with an increase of nearly 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year.
- Concerns about crime have risen sharply, with almost one in 10 Brazilians reporting phone thefts, highlighting safety as a major issue among citizens.
- Disapproval has surged among those in Brazil's poorer northeast, with a significant rise in disapproval of Lula's administration.
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Concern in Lula's government: Support falls in the historic bastion of the PT while formulas to recover voters do not have effect
Candidates in 2026? An unknown in Brazil. While the legal ties of the former ultra-rightist president Jair Bolsonaro, who will be tried for alleged attempted coup d’état after a vote by the Supreme Court, have him for now outside the elections, the current leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also doesn’t have a good time. Thus, the two protagonists of Brazilian politics see his options complicated.
Associated Press News
Once called the world's most popular politician, Brazil’s Lula faces plummeting approval
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone.
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurBrazilian President Lula's disapproval rating hits all-time high, poll finds
SAO PAULO - A majority of Brazilians now disapprove of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's performance leading Latin America's largest economy, a fresh poll showed on Wednesday, as high inflation levels increasingly worry voters ahead of polls next year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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