Rousseff’s Popularity Drops for 1st Time, Datafolha Survey Finds

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity dropped for the first time since she took office in January 2011 on economic growth and inflation concerns, according to a Datafolha survey.

The president’s support is at 57 percent, eight percentage points less than in March, according to the survey published by Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. Support fell among men and women of all social classes in all regions. Datafolha polled 3,758 people in 180 municipalities between June 6 and June 7.