Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Approval Ratings Languish (10%)

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-president-dilma-rousseffs-approval-ratings-remain-depressed-1443629542

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Ms. Rousseff’s popularity has plummeted this year as the country’s economy has struggled and a corruption scandal at state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA has grown. Ms. Rousseff hasn’t been implicated in the scandal, but scores of prominent politicians, including those from her party and allied parties, are under investigation.

“The combination of the two crises has been terrible” for her approval ratings, said Renato da Fonseca, executive director of research at Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry, which sponsored the Ibope poll. “People’s (economic) situation is still the same as in the previous poll.”


Ms. Rousseff’s low approval ratings have sapped her influence in Congress, which has refused to pass many of her government’s proposals to cut the budget deficit. Tax increases and spending cuts have languished in the bicameral legislature, which has preferred to pass bills that would instead expand the deficit.

Ms. Rousseff has vetoed dozens of those spending proposals and last week achieved a small victory when Congress failed to overturn most of those vetoes. Her relationship with legislators is nevertheless bad enough that many are still calling for the president to be impeached over alleged budget maneuvers in her first term in office. Ms. Rousseff denies any irregularities occurred.

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1. That's because the CIA is controlling the polling. nt

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2. But it is up from the 9% a couple of months ago nt

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3. Well, they're probably on coffee break (or something)...

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4. Looks like its time for another naked protest parade. Love those CIA!! nt

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5. Love these wingers stereotypes of Latin American governments.

Never heard Dilma or any person saying "CIA is controlling the polling".

The USA has done things far worse than "controlling the polling" in Brazil. If you want to stereotype based in accusations of the the Latin American left, talk about the corpses.

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6. She is up to 10% now Obernario from 9% a couple months ago. You must be pleased nt