Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (centre), Senate President Veneziano Vital do Rego (left) and Lower House's President Arthur Lira pose for a picture during a meeting with parliamentarians who submitted the document approving the decree of federal intervention, in the Public Security Secretariat at Planalto Palace, Brasilia, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Sao Paulo: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's approval rate was 51% in a survey by pollster AtlasIntel released on Wednesday, in line with his share of valid votes in the October election were he defeated rival Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula's 11-day-old administration is still dealing with the fallout of Bolsonaro supporters rampaging through the capital on Sunday in an attempt to overthrow his government. Organizers are calling for fresh anti-government protests on Wednesday evening.
Disapproval of Lula was at 42% in the Atlasintel poll, the first major opinion survey in the wake of Sunday's political violence.
His government was considered "good" or "great" by 41.3% of those surveyed, while 38.4% saw it as "bad" or "terrible." The survey was conducted online with 2,200 people between January 10-11. It has a margin of error of two percentage points up or down.
