Lula Disapproval Hits New High With Brazilians Pessimistic About Economy
- Nearly 50% disapprove, more than half say economy is bad
- Tax breaks that roiled markets fail to boost popularity
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Disapproval of Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reached the highest level of his term in December on growing frustration with the leftist president’s economic stewardship.
Nearly half of respondents — 49.8% — said they disapprove of the president, up from 47.3% the previous month, according to LatAm Pulse, a survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News. Almost 48% said they approve, statistically unchanged from November.