Brasilia -. The approval of the Government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remained stable in September, although his rejection rate increased, according to a survey published yesterday.
The Datafolha survey revealed that support for the Government increased slightly to 38% of respondents, compared to 37% in June, while negative opinions rose from 27% to 31%.
The approval of Lula’s performance as president after the first eight months of his mandate is higher than that of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who had 29% approval at the same point in 2019.
Optimism about the future of Lula’s government dropped to 43%, down from 50% in March, while 28% are pessimistic about his government, down from 21% in March.
Datafolha interviewed 2,016 people of voting age between September 12 and 13. The survey has a margin of error of 2.0 percentage points.
Source: Ambito
