Lula’s Popularity Drops to All-Time Low, DataFolha Poll Shows
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Brazil: Poll Shows Lula's Approval at All-Time Low
Above: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Image copyright: Evaristo Sa/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
Lula's latest approval ratings are shocking — after all, it's hard to understand how one in four Brazilians approves his disastrous administration. Since the never-exonerated convicted felon returned to office, Brazil has lost moral authority in foreign relations and renounced fiscal restraint. The country's democracy is eroding, and the poorest are suffering the most as inflation gains speed.
Left narrative
Since his historic comeback two years ago, Lula has overseen strong growth in a full-employment economy. Naturally, some people express discontent with recent increases in food prices, but that alone doesn't explain the plunge in his approval ratings. Brazil's far-right opposition has spread disinformation about the government, affecting its popularity.