Jair Bolsonaro
Photographer: Evaristo SA / AFP / Getty Images
Photographer: Evaristo SA / AFP / Getty Images
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s approval rating is amid rising death toll from the coronavirus and confusion over a national vaccination plan.
The mercury leader, who mocked masks and voiced unfounded theories about the virus voiced by former US President Donald Trump, saw his personal support tumble to 26% on Friday, up from 37% in a previous poll conducted on January 14 was published, according to a survey conducted. by IDEIA and published in the Brazilian business magazine Exame. Its disapproval rating rose to 45% in the same period.
A the second poll released by DataFolha on Friday found that Bolsonaro’s approval rating was 31% compared to 37% in December, while its disapproval rate rose to 40% from 32% in the same period.
Criticism at home and abroad is growing over his irregular handling of the government as a pandemic as healthcare systems in the Amazon city Manaus collapses and the country’s economic recovery loses steam. On Friday, Bolsonaro said there is no scientific evidence on vaccines. On the same day, two prominent indigenous leaders wanted to sue the president over his policies in the Amazon rainforest.
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Such levels of discontent have not been seen since mid-last year, when the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and closed across the country.
IDEIA surveyed 1,200 Brazilians across the country between January 18 and 21, with a margin of error of about 3%. DataFolha surveyed people across Brazil on January 19-20, 2030, with an error margin of about 2%.
The results reflect the findings of the pollster XP / Ipespe, which recorded a six percentage point drop in Bolsonaro’s popularity to 32% this month as cash transfers expired.
As another sign of unpopularity, the two indigenous leaders asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Bolsonaro, accusing him of unprecedented environmental damage, murder and prosecution.
William Bourdon, a lawyer in Paris, has submitted a request to the British newspaper The Guardian for a preliminary investigation at the tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands. report.
– Assisted by Martha Viotti Beck
(Updates with DataFolha poll from third paragraph and Bolsonaro ICC charge in last paragraph.)