Lula Disapproval Jumps Again as Rising Food Costs Hit Brazilians
- More than half disapprove and 54% rate the economy as bad
- Three-quarters see inflation among biggest economic worries
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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Disapproval of Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rose for the fifth consecutive time in January amid higher food prices and increasing pessimism about the state of Latin America’s largest economy.
More than half of Brazilians — roughly 51% — said they disapproved of Lula, up more than a percentage point from December and eight percentage points higher than in April, according to LatAm Pulse, a survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News and published Tuesday. His approval fell to 46%, down roughly two points from last month and five points from a year ago.