President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, PL) has a disapproval rate of 64%, the highest since the beginning of his administration, according to an XP/Ipespe poll released Thursday. On the other hand, 29% approve his government. The poll shows that 55% of respondents consider the Bolsonaro administration to be bad or terrible, while 23% see it as excellent or good and 21% as regular. According to the poll, 65% of respondents consider that the Brazilian economy is on the wrong path. For 26%, the country’s economy is on the right track.
In closed-ended answers, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads the voting intentions with 44%; Jair Bolsonaro appears in second place, with 24%; former judge Sergio Moro (Podemos) and former governor of Ceará Ciro Gomes (Democratic Labor Party, PDT) tied for third place, with 8%; São Paulo’s governor, João Doria (Brazilian Social Democracy Party, PSDB), have 2% of the voting intentions; tied with 1% are Simone Tebet (Brazilian Democratic Movement, MDB), Alessandro Vieira (Citizenship) and Felipe d’Ávila (New Party, Novo). In the open-ended answers, Mr. Lula da Silva have 35%; Mr. Bolsonaro has 23%; Messrs. Moro and Gomes have 4%; Mr. Doria, 1% of voting intentions. Pollsters conducted interviews with 1,000 people between January 24-25, with a 3.2% margin of error.
Source: Valor international