The percentage of Brazilians who believe the country’s economic situation will worsen in the coming months has increased.
According to a Datafolha survey released over the weekend, those predicting turbulent months jumped from 20% of those interviewed in December to 26%.
The portion of the population counting on the improvement of the economic scenario decreased from 49% to 46%.
Another 26% think the economic situation will remain the same, against 28% in December.
The survey also showed that the economy is Lula’s most poorly evaluated point, indicated by 15% of those interviewed, followed by health (12%), public security (12), and fighting unemployment (10%).
The government is “doing well” in the indigenous people area (16%), fighting hunger (12%) and culture (8%).
The survey carried out on March 29 and 30 with 2,028 people showed in another clipping that President Lula’s performance is worse than in his two previous terms.
In the first three months, the current approval rating is only 38%, against 43% in 2003 and 48% in 2007.
According to Datafolha, while 38% of those interviewed consider the current Lula administration “great” or “good,” 29% think the beginning of his administration is “bad” or “terrible,” and 30% classify it as “regular.”
With information from Gazeta do Povo