Lula and Brazil: new beginning or dead end?, Arthur Ituassu

Thu, 19 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100

The most recent polls on the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his government show that ratings are falling – and quickly. In one of them (CNT/Sensus), Lula’s approval rating fell from 66% to 60% between February and April while his negative rating rose from 26% to 29%. A 60% popularity is certainly still high but Lula undoubtedly recalls that in January 2003 a staggering 83% of the Brazilian population thought well of him.

Since Lula’s election in October 2002, the approval ratings of the government have been worse than those of the president. Government approval has been close to 40% since the beginning of the year and disapproval rose from 13% to 16% in April. In fact, if one asks Brazilians who they are going to vote for in the 2006 presidential election, the chance of hearing a “don’t know” is close to 65%, despite the fact that Lula is certainly planning to run again.

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Lula and Brazil: new beginning or dead end?, Arthur Ituassu