Fifty-Eight Percent of Brazilians Unable to Cite any Positive Measure by Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Datafolha survey found that four out of ten Brazilians were unable to cite a measure by Jair Bolsonaro’s government in the first six months of his administration. When asked about what the president had done best during this time, 39 percent of respondents replied: “nothing.” Another 19 percent were unable to answer the question.

According to the survey, the percentage of Brazilians that do not emphasize any positive action by the government in the period rises to 45 percent among women; to 46 percent among respondents from the Northeast; and to 52 percent for members of African-based religions. The figure reaches 76 percent in the range of those assessing his administration as “poor or terrible.”

Among respondents who claimed to have voted for the PSL candidate for president, 17 percent said they could not see anything positive to emphasize in the government’s actions.

In the meantime, eight percent of those surveyed saw improvements in safety. Praise for policies on the subject was more common among men, citizens of the North and Midwest (11 percent) and supporters of the PSDB (20 percent).

According to the survey, seven percent praised the social welfare reform, and four percent mentioned the fight against corruption as positive measures of Bolsonaro’s administration. To four percent, the initiative to facilitate the possession of weapons in Brazil is worth noting, and to one percent the effort to end daylight savings time and appointing Sérgio Moro to head the Justice Department. Foreign policy was brought up by two percent and the choice of cabinet ministers by one percent of respondents.