Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, progressive-globalist) begins his new term as the 3rd most rejected president since the return of straight elections in Brazil.
The PT president is considered “bad” or “terrible” by 35% of the voters after 1 month in office, according to PoderData.
Only Dilma Rousseff (PT) in 2015 (in 2nd term) and Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) in 1999 (also in 2nd term) were numerically ahead of Lula, rejected by 44% and 36%, respectively, in the initial months of each government.
Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right) was considered “excellent” or “good” by 39% in the second month of his mandate – similar to Lula’s (43%).
But only 19% evaluated him as “bad” or “terrible”.
Poder360 is considered the first survey by large companies at the beginning of each president’s term.
The numbers are from the research archive of this digital newspaper, with data on each government’s popularity, approval, and confidence since the re-democratization.
In the first months of his first two terms (2003 and 2007), Lula had only 7% and 14%, respectively, of “bad” or “terrible” ratings. Today, this rate is at 35%.
The current president was elected by a narrow margin against Bolsonaro – the smallest since redemocratization.
Millions of Brazilians are still convinced that he won, thanks to fraud.
In 2014, Dilma (PT) beat Aécio Neves (PSDB) with 3.5 million votes. She began her government considered “bad” or “terrible” by 44% of the population – a rate that quickly climbed and reached 71% in August 2015.
Lula was elected by 50.90% in October 2022 with a speech of pacification.
To improve his evaluation and avoid problems with public opinion, the president is intensifying his appeals to poorer voters.
The situation of the economic indicators in the coming months should also influence the population’s mood.
With information from Poder360