Disapproval of Brazil’s Lula hits highest level in his three terms
- A majority of Brazilians now disapprove of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's performance, with disapproval rising to 56%, according to a recent Quaest poll commissioned by brokerage Genial.
- Lula's approval dropped from 47% in January to 41% in March 2025, marking the highest disapproval level during his three terms, according to Genial.
- High inflation and rising food prices are contributing factors to Lula's declining approval ratings, according to Quaest's director Felipe Nunes.
- Brazil's inflation has reached a two-year high of 5.26%, significantly above the central bank's target range.
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Concern in Lula's government: Support falls in the historic bastion of the PT while formulas to recover voters do not have effect
Candidates in 2026? An unknown in Brazil. While the legal ties of the former ultra-rightist president Jair Bolsonaro, who will be tried for alleged attempted coup d’état after a vote by the Supreme Court, have him for now outside the elections, the current leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also doesn’t have a good time. Thus, the two protagonists of Brazilian politics see his options complicated.

Once called the world's most popular politician, Brazil’s Lula faces plummeting approval
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone.


Brazilian President Lula's disapproval rating hits all-time high, poll finds
SAO PAULO - A majority of Brazilians now disapprove of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's performance leading Latin America's largest economy, a fresh poll showed on Wednesday, as high inflation levels increasingly worry voters ahead of polls next year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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