Brazil’s Rousseff May Skip Cup Final as Her Popularity Sinks
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Brazil President Dilma Rousseff may sit out today’s Confederations Cup final match after the biggest plunge in popularity since ex-President Fernando Collor confiscated savings accounts in 1990, as protesters take to the streets for a fourth week.
Rousseff’s approval rating fell to 30 percent, down from 57 percent before protests began three weeks ago and a high of 65 percent in March, according to a survey by Datafolha published yesterday in the daily newspaper Folha.