IBOV 173,325.65 ▼ 0.03% IPSA 10,954.04 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,281,979 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,301.34 ▲ 0.13% BVL PERÚ 56,620.35 — — USD/BRL5.08▲ 0.12% USD/MXN17.41▼ 0.04% USD/CLP936.98▲ 0.14% USD/COP3,220▼ 1.12% USD/PEN3.40▲ 0.02% USD/ARS1,478▼ 0.02% USD/UYU40.11▲ 1.23% USD/PYG6,045▲ 1.76% USD/BOB10.80▲ 2.69% USD/DOP58.02▼ 0.31% USD/CRC446.12▲ 1.15% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.33% USD/HNL26.74▲ 1.61% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.72% USD/VES735.39▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.79▲ 0.55% USD/TTD6.73▲ 1.11% EUR/BRL5.79▼ 0.45% BRENT 93.90 ▲ 3.18% WTI 86.73 ▲ 2.14% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.52 ▲ 0.08% GOLD 4,132 ▲ 1.49% SILVER 59.69 ▲ 1.45% SOY 1,231 ▲ 0.90% CORN 482.00 ▲ 6.46% WHEAT 696.50 ▲ 2.73% COFFEE 321.95 ▼ 3.01% SUGAR 14.79 ▼ 0.60% ORANGE JUICE 141.50 ▼ 1.60% COTTON 80.43 ▲ 1.86% COCOA 5,444 ▼ 2.91% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 344.88 ▼ 2.02% LITHIUM 69.08 ▲ 3.23% PETR4 41.66 ▲ 1.24% VALE3 72.37 ▲ 0.61% ITUB4 42.53 ▲ 0.54% BBDC4 18.55 ▲ 0.76% ABEV3 15.80 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.88 ▲ 3.52% B3SA3 15.17 ▼ 0.59% WEGE3 42.47 ▼ 1.53% PRIO3 58.18 ▲ 0.85% SUZB3 41.63 ▼ 0.62% RENT3 36.55 ▼ 2.51% AZZA3 17.48 ▼ 3.80% CSAN3 3.78 ▼ 1.05% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.73 ▲ 5.00% GMAT3 3.83 ▼ 0.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.33% CVCB3 1.12 ▲ 3.70% POSI3 3.68 ▼ 0.54% SLCE3 13.75 ▲ 1.33% NATU3 8.71 ▲ 0.93% BRKM5 5.71 ▼ 3.87% RANI3 7.89 ▼ 1.25% CSNA3 5.06 ▼ 0.20% CMIN3 5.58 ▲ 3.53% USIM5 8.46 ▲ 3.68% GGBR4 23.49 ▼ 0.55% ENEV3 25.42 ▼ 0.90% CPFE3 46.40 ▲ 0.17% CMIG4 11.02 — 0.00% EQTL3 38.83 ▼ 1.17% LREN3 13.27 ▼ 0.30% VIVT3 35.80 ▲ 0.36% RAIL3 13.24 ▼ 2.43% KLABIN 17.59 ▲ 0.63% RAIA DROGASIL 18.13 ▼ 3.00% RDOR3 33.92 ▼ 4.32% HAPV3 11.24 ▼ 2.68% FLRY3 16.55 ▼ 0.06% SMTO3 15.58 ▲ 1.10% UGPA3 31.82 ▲ 0.38% VBBR3 33.95 ▼ 0.47% BBSE3 41.55 ▲ 1.22% BPAC11 55.37 ▼ 0.84% CURY3 29.95 ▼ 0.80% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 21.41 ▼ 2.50% COMPASS 24.44 ▼ 0.65% VAMOS 3.09 — 0.00% SANB11 27.21 ▲ 0.74% ASAI3 8.25 ▲ 1.35% SBSP3 28.60 ▼ 1.31% WALMEX 49.15 ▼ 0.47% GMEXICO 209.54 ▲ 4.34% FEMSA 226.99 ▲ 0.01% CEMEX 22.07 ▲ 0.87% GFNORTE 185.80 ▲ 3.22% BIMBO 59.39 ▼ 0.18% TELEVISA 9.70 ▼ 0.10% AMX 22.76 ▲ 0.09% GAP 378.85 ▲ 0.17% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA 225.89 ▼ 0.24% KOF 181.05 ▲ 0.13% GRUMA 282.60 ▼ 1.74% KIMBER 38.40 ▲ 0.03% SQM-B 64,540 ▲ 2.25% COPEC 6,450 ▲ 4.03% BSANTANDER 79.01 ▲ 3.84% FALABELLA 5,919 ▲ 0.75% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.50% CENCOSUD 2,028 ▲ 1.66% CMPC 1,084 ▲ 1.67% BANCO CHILE 190.01 ▲ 1.89% LATAM AIR 24.20 ▼ 0.86% YPF 80,625 ▲ 1.80% GGAL 7,965 ▲ 1.53% PAMPA 5,475 ▲ 3.89% TXAR 679.00 ▲ 1.27% ALUAR 973.00 ▲ 1.41% TGS 9,710 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,340 ▲ 2.23% MIRGOR 16,775 ▼ 2.04% COME 42.87 ▼ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,605 ▲ 0.91% BYMA 292.25 ▼ 0.51% TELECOM ARG 4,255 ▲ 2.65% ECOPETROL 16.53 ▲ 3.09% BANCOLOMBIA 83.64 ▲ 3.49% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 2.83% CREDICORP 391.10 ▲ 1.10% SOUTHERN COPPER 188.01 ▲ 7.39% BUENAVENTURA 31.25 ▲ 3.96% MERCADOLIBRE 1,823 ▼ 0.53% NUBANK 14.39 ▲ 2.86% XP 16.85 ▲ 0.30% PAGSEGURO 9.58 ▲ 3.12% STONE 11.26 ▲ 1.21% GLOBANT 32.10 ▼ 0.59% TECNOGLASS 45.15 ▼ 2.08% GAP AIRPORT 217.68 ▲ 0.26% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA AIRPORT 104.23 ▲ 0.21% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 130.35 ▲ 0.26% CEMEX ADR 12.70 ▲ 1.68% PETROBRAS ADR 18.54 ▲ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.25 ▲ 1.06% ITAU ADR 8.40 ▲ 0.96% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.56% AMBEV ADR 3.11 ▲ 0.97% CSN 1.01 ▼ 0.50% GERDAU 4.64 ▼ 0.85% LATAM ADR 51.58 ▼ 0.31% BTC 65,737 ▼ 1.16% ETH 1,920 ▼ 0.44% SOL 77.16 ▼ 1.21% XRP 1.13 ▼ 0.67% BNB 570.30 ▼ 0.57% ADA 0.17 ▼ 0.49% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 1.20% AVAX 6.51 ▼ 0.78% LINK 8.60 ▼ 0.59% DOT 0.84 ▼ 1.16% LTC 46.58 ▼ 0.50% BCH 221.46 ▼ 1.00% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.02% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.54% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.93% NEAR 1.88 ▼ 2.74% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 1.28% AAVE 96.69 ▲ 1.17% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 82.65 ▼ 0.77% EMBRAER ADR 65.47 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.95 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.22 ▼ 0.94% MBRF3 15.11 ▲ 4.06% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 1.37% INTER 5.58 ▼ 0.71% IBOV 173,325.65 ▼ 0.03% IPSA 10,954.04 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,281,979 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,301.34 ▲ 0.13% BVL PERÚ 56,620.35 — — USD/BRL 5.08 ▲ 0.12% USD/MXN 17.41 ▼ 0.04% USD/CLP 936.98 ▲ 0.14% USD/COP 3,220 ▼ 1.12% USD/PEN 3.40 ▲ 0.02% USD/ARS 1,478 ▼ 0.02% USD/UYU 40.11 ▲ 1.23% USD/PYG 6,045 ▲ 1.76% USD/BOB 10.80 ▲ 2.69% USD/DOP 58.02 ▼ 0.31% USD/CRC 446.12 ▲ 1.15% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.33% USD/HNL 26.74 ▲ 1.61% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.72% USD/VES 735.39 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.79 ▲ 0.55% USD/TTD 6.73 ▲ 1.02% EUR/BRL 5.79 ▼ 0.45% BRENT 93.90 ▲ 3.18% WTI 86.73 ▲ 2.14% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.52 ▲ 0.08% GOLD 4,132 ▲ 1.49% SILVER 59.69 ▲ 1.45% SOY 1,231 ▲ 0.90% CORN 482.00 ▲ 6.46% WHEAT 696.50 ▲ 2.73% COFFEE 321.95 ▼ 3.01% SUGAR 14.79 ▼ 0.60% ORANGE JUICE 141.50 ▼ 1.60% COTTON 80.43 ▲ 1.86% COCOA 5,444 ▼ 2.91% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 344.88 ▼ 2.02% LITHIUM 69.08 ▲ 3.23% PETR4 41.66 ▲ 1.24% VALE3 72.37 ▲ 0.61% ITUB4 42.53 ▲ 0.54% BBDC4 18.55 ▲ 0.76% ABEV3 15.80 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.88 ▲ 3.52% B3SA3 15.17 ▼ 0.59% WEGE3 42.47 ▼ 1.53% PRIO3 58.18 ▲ 0.85% SUZB3 41.63 ▼ 0.62% RENT3 36.55 ▼ 2.51% AZZA3 17.48 ▼ 3.80% CSAN3 3.78 ▼ 1.05% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.73 ▲ 5.00% GMAT3 3.83 ▼ 0.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.33% CVCB3 1.12 ▲ 3.70% POSI3 3.68 ▼ 0.54% SLCE3 13.75 ▲ 1.33% NATU3 8.71 ▲ 0.93% BRKM5 5.71 ▼ 3.87% RANI3 7.89 ▼ 1.25% CSNA3 5.06 ▼ 0.20% CMIN3 5.58 ▲ 3.53% USIM5 8.46 ▲ 3.68% GGBR4 23.49 ▼ 0.55% ENEV3 25.42 ▼ 0.90% CPFE3 46.40 ▲ 0.17% CMIG4 11.02 — 0.00% EQTL3 38.83 ▼ 1.17% LREN3 13.27 ▼ 0.30% VIVT3 35.80 ▲ 0.36% RAIL3 13.24 ▼ 2.43% KLABIN 17.59 ▲ 0.63% RAIA DROGASIL 18.13 ▼ 3.00% RDOR3 33.92 ▼ 4.32% HAPV3 11.24 ▼ 2.68% FLRY3 16.55 ▼ 0.06% SMTO3 15.58 ▲ 1.10% UGPA3 31.82 ▲ 0.38% VBBR3 33.95 ▼ 0.47% BBSE3 41.55 ▲ 1.22% BPAC11 55.37 ▼ 0.84% CURY3 29.95 ▼ 0.80% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 21.41 ▼ 2.50% COMPASS 24.44 ▼ 0.65% VAMOS 3.09 — 0.00% SANB11 27.21 ▲ 0.74% ASAI3 8.25 ▲ 1.35% SBSP3 28.60 ▼ 1.31% WALMEX 49.15 ▼ 0.47% GMEXICO 209.54 ▲ 4.34% FEMSA 226.99 ▲ 0.01% CEMEX 22.07 ▲ 0.87% GFNORTE 185.80 ▲ 3.22% BIMBO 59.39 ▼ 0.18% TELEVISA 9.70 ▼ 0.10% AMX 22.76 ▲ 0.09% GAP 378.85 ▲ 0.17% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA 225.89 ▼ 0.24% KOF 181.05 ▲ 0.13% GRUMA 282.60 ▼ 1.74% KIMBER 38.40 ▲ 0.03% SQM-B 64,540 ▲ 2.25% COPEC 6,450 ▲ 4.03% BSANTANDER 79.01 ▲ 3.84% FALABELLA 5,919 ▲ 0.75% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.50% CENCOSUD 2,028 ▲ 1.66% CMPC 1,084 ▲ 1.67% BANCO CHILE 190.01 ▲ 1.89% LATAM AIR 24.20 ▼ 0.86% YPF 80,625 ▲ 1.80% GGAL 7,965 ▲ 1.53% PAMPA 5,475 ▲ 3.89% TXAR 679.00 ▲ 1.27% ALUAR 973.00 ▲ 1.41% TGS 9,710 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,340 ▲ 2.23% MIRGOR 16,775 ▼ 2.04% COME 42.87 ▼ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,605 ▲ 0.91% BYMA 292.25 ▼ 0.51% TELECOM ARG 4,255 ▲ 2.65% ECOPETROL 16.53 ▲ 3.09% BANCOLOMBIA 83.64 ▲ 3.49% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 2.83% CREDICORP 391.10 ▲ 1.10% SOUTHERN COPPER 188.01 ▲ 7.39% BUENAVENTURA 31.25 ▲ 3.96% MERCADOLIBRE 1,823 ▼ 0.53% NUBANK 14.39 ▲ 2.86% XP 16.85 ▲ 0.30% PAGSEGURO 9.58 ▲ 3.12% STONE 11.26 ▲ 1.21% GLOBANT 32.10 ▼ 0.59% TECNOGLASS 45.15 ▼ 2.08% GAP AIRPORT 217.68 ▲ 0.26% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA AIRPORT 104.23 ▲ 0.21% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 130.35 ▲ 0.26% CEMEX ADR 12.70 ▲ 1.68% PETROBRAS ADR 18.54 ▲ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.25 ▲ 1.06% ITAU ADR 8.40 ▲ 0.96% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.56% AMBEV ADR 3.11 ▲ 0.97% CSN 1.01 ▼ 0.50% GERDAU 4.64 ▼ 0.85% LATAM ADR 51.58 ▼ 0.31% BTC 65,737 ▼ 1.16% ETH 1,920 ▼ 0.44% SOL 77.16 ▼ 1.21% XRP 1.13 ▼ 0.67% BNB 570.30 ▼ 0.57% ADA 0.17 ▼ 0.49% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 1.20% AVAX 6.51 ▼ 0.78% LINK 8.60 ▼ 0.59% DOT 0.84 ▼ 1.16% LTC 46.58 ▼ 0.50% BCH 221.46 ▼ 1.00% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.02% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.54% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.93% NEAR 1.88 ▼ 2.74% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 1.28% AAVE 96.69 ▲ 1.17% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 82.65 ▼ 0.77% EMBRAER ADR 65.47 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.95 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.22 ▼ 0.94% MBRF3 15.11 ▲ 4.06% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 1.37% INTER 5.58 ▼ 0.71%
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Conservative Leaders Top the List as South America’s Favorite Presidents

By · May 22, 2024 · 2 min read

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In May, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa topped the list as the most popular leader in South America.

A survey by CB Consultora, which specializes in social climate and political scenarios, revealed these findings.

Noboa’s approval rating rose from 57.8% in April to 58.1% in May. His disapproval rating held steady at 39.5%. This makes him the region’s favorite.

Argentinian President Javier Milei came second with a 54.8% approval rating in May.

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou secured third place with a popularity rating of 54.7%. Paraguayan President Santiago Peña ranked fourth with 51.3%.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the first leaft-leaning president in the ranking, followed with 49.2%.

Conservative Leaders Top the List as South America's Favorite Presidents - Lacall Pou and Peña. (Photo Internet reproduction)
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Bolivian President Luis Arce had 42.3%. Chilean President Gabriel Boric held 41.8%.

Who Has the Lowest Approval in South America?

The CB Consultora survey, conducted in May, involved 12,332 respondents across South America.

Each country had between 1,022 and 1,485 participants. The survey has a 95% confidence level and a margin of error between 2% and 3%.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro faced a disapproval rating of 58.1%.

His approval rating dropped to 39.5% amid an election campaign. This represents a fall from 40.9% in April.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ranked ninth with a 58.3% disapproval rating. His approval rating fell to 38.6%, down from 41.1% in April.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte had the highest disapproval rate in the region. Her disapproval rating hit 72.1%.

Her approval rating was just 24.8%, a slight drop from 25.3% in April.

Conservative Leaders Top the List as South America’s Favorite Presidents

These findings reveal the current political climate in South America. They highlight leaders with strong public support and those facing significant challenges.

High approval ratings suggest effective governance and public satisfaction. Low ratings indicate potential unrest and dissatisfaction.

Understanding these trends helps grasp the broader economic and social picture. Leaders with high disapproval ratings may struggle to implement policies.

This can impact economic stability and social harmony. Conversely, popular leaders may find it easier to push through reforms and maintain stability.

These insights into South America’s political landscape show the region’s diverse challenges and opportunities.

As public opinion shifts, so does the potential for change and progress.

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