Brazil: Approval of Bolsonaro government rises 10 points to 41% – survey July 17 to 19

The approval rating of Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) government has been slowly increasing since January 2022. According to a PoderData poll conducted July 17-19, 41% of Brazilian voters now approve of the current federal administration. Another 55% disapprove of the Bolsonaro government.

The picture remains negative for the government but indicates a gradual improvement in recent months. In early January, approval was 31% and disapproval 61%.

PoderData monitors the government’s rating every 15 days. In the last round of polling, conducted July 3-5, 39% of respondents approved and 55% disapproved of the federal administration.

The gap between conservative Bolsonaro and leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declined since January when disapproval exceeded approval by 30 percentage points. Today, the gap is 14 points.

The image of Jair Bolsonaro’s government among Brazilians has improved significantly in 2022. Today, Bolsonaro’s work is rated “good” or “great” by 34% of voters, the highest in the last 1.5 years. On the other hand, 50% consider the leader’s performance “bad” or “terrible.”

STRATIFICATION

PowerData stratifies respondents’ answers to learn how the government performs in different demographic segments. Here are the highlights:

• Gender – disapproval is 51% among men and 58% among women;
• Age – 60% of older people (60 years and older) and 58% of young people between 16 and 24 years old disapprove of Bolsonarista leadership;
• Education – approval is lowest among those who attended only elementary school (37%);
• Income – half of the population receiving more than 5 minimum wages support the government. Of those receiving up to two minimum wages, only one in three approve of the federal administration.

With information from Poder360

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