RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The negative assessment of president Jair Bolsonaro’s government fluctuated upwards, according to a survey by XP Investimentos in partnership with the institute Ipespe released on Friday, August 9th, further showing that 62 percent of respondents are against the appointment of deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro as ambassador of Brazil to the United States.
The survey further noted that the majority of respondents found Bolsonaro’s controversial statements over the past month inappropriate and that they have hindered the country’s administration to some extent.
According to XP/Ipespe, 38 percent of respondents rated Bolsonaro’s government as bad or terrible, against 35 percent in the July survey, while 33 percent rated it great or good, against 34 percent in the previous survey.
The percentage of those who consider the government as regular totals 27 percent, compared to 28 percent last month, while two percent did not respond, compared to four percent in the previous survey. These variations occurred within the survey’s error margin, which is 3.2 percentage points.
The survey additionally showed that 62 percent of respondents are against Eduardo’s appointment to head the Brazilian embassy to Washington, while 29 percent are in favor, six percent are indifferent and four percent did not respond.
The survey also inquired into the recent string of controversies sparked off by the president.
According to the survey, 55 percent of those interviewed found the president’s statements “inappropriate”, while 43 percent rated them as “normal because that’s the way he is” and three percent did not know how to answer.
In addition, 44 percent believe that these remarks are “very disruptive” to the country’s administration, 28 percent feel that they are “somewhat disruptive,” 26 percent think they are not, and two percent were unable to answer.
The XP/Ipespe survey interviewed 1,000 people over the phone between Monday and Wednesday last week.