Emergency aid program boosts Bolsonaro’s popularity

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 14 Aug 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The new Datafolha poll, published today, shows that the R$ 600 emergency aid program, paid by the government to informal workers who were affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is boosting President Jair Bolsonaro’s popularity.

According to the poll, the government’s positive ratings (great/good) reached 37%, 5% above the rating registered in June. This is Bolsonaro’s best performance since the beginning of his term in January 2019.

The negative ratings (bad/very bad), on the other hand, dropped 10% (44% to 34%). And the regular rating dropped from 27% to 23%.

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