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Good
Economic Performance Makes
Brazilian President More Popular
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's
good economic performance during the
international financial crisis and its
positive image abroad have boosted Brazilian
President Lula's approval ratings at home.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva's personal approval ratings jumped
from 76.8 percent in September to 78.9
percent in November, while his disapproval
ratings declined from 18.7 percent in
September to 14.6 percent in November,
according to a CNT/Sensus survey released on
Monday.
The approval ratings of president's
administration also rose, from 65.4 percent
in September to 70 percent in November,
despite the massive blackout of Nov. 10,
which affected 18 Brazilian states for
several hours.
These high approval ratings can also be
attributed to Brazil's ongoing economic
recovery and growth as well as to the
positive economic outlook under Lula and his
administration.
Brazil's economy showed strong growth in the
third quarter of 2009 and has become one of
the leading forces in the global economic
recovery, said the international rating
agency Moody's Investors Service. Moody's
also predicted that the country's gross
domestic product would register a growth of
0.5 percent to 1 percent in 2009 and 4.5
percent in 2010.
The citizens interviewed were also asked to
compare President Lula's administration with
that of his predecessor, Fernando Henrique
Cardoso, who served as president from 1995
to 2002.
A total of 76 percent of Brazilians
considered the Lula administration better,
while 10 percent preferred the Cardoso
administration. Other 11.1 percent
considered the two administrations equal.
The CNT/Sensus survey was carried out
between Nov. 16 and 20 among 2,000
Brazilians from 24 states, with an error
margin of 3 percentage points. |
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