RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The positive assessment of the government of President Jair Bolsonaro fell to 23%, according to a survey published Thursday by Intelligence in Research and Consulting (Ipec).
Those who think the government is excellent/good are down five percentage points from February, when 28% thought the government was good. However, the proportion who thought it was bad/terrible increased from 39% to 50%. The percentage rating it as fair declined from 31% in February to 26% in June.
The Ipec (formerly Ibope) survey was conducted between June 17 and 21 with 2,002 respondents in 141 communities. The margin of error is two percentage points plus or minus.
During this period, the country reached the 500,000 mark in deaths caused by Covid-19. In addition, between May and June, there were two major protests against the president that brought thousands of people to the streets in cities in every state and the Federal District.
The negative assessment of Bolsonaro is higher among residents of the Northeast and Southeast regions, where 52% rated his government as bad/terrible. The rates for very good/good were 18% and 25%, respectively.
Ipec also asked whether respondents approve or disapprove of the way the president is running the country. The percentage of those who approve dropped from 38% to 30%. Those who disapprove rose from 58% to 66%. Another 4% did not answer or said they did not know – up from 5% in February.
In the Northeast, 73% of respondents said they disapprove of the president’s administration. In contrast, the South had the highest approval rate, 36% (compared to 59% disapproval).
The rate of trust in Bolsonaro also dropped from 36% to 30%. Those who answered that they “do not trust” were 61% in February and are now 68%. Two percent did not answer or said they did not know. In the previous survey, that number was 3%.