In October 2018, three out of four Latin American opinion leaders and journalists disapproved of Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil, on average. Journalists in Brazil, particularly, were the most favorable to Bolsonaro in the Latin American region. However, all the Colombian opinion leaders surveyed said they had an unfavorable opinion regarding the, at that time, Brazilian presidential candidate. The Uruguayan president Tabaré Vázquez received the highest approval rate by journalists in the region.
Latin American opinion leaders and journalists' approval of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by country
Among opinion leaders and journalists who publish their work in Latin American media
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
The survey was carried out during Brazil's 2018 presidential elections, therefore before Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in, on January 1st 2019.
Approval and disapproval values were calculated by Statista based on the information provided by the source.
The original question posed on the survey was: '¿Qué tan favorable o desfavorable es su opinión del presidente electo de Brasil Jair Messias Bolsonaro?'
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Ipsos. (November 15, 2018). Latin American opinion leaders and journalists' approval of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031925/brazilian-president-approval-rate-opinion-leaders-journalists/
Ipsos. "Latin American opinion leaders and journalists' approval of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by country." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031925/brazilian-president-approval-rate-opinion-leaders-journalists/
Ipsos. (2018). Latin American opinion leaders and journalists' approval of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031925/brazilian-president-approval-rate-opinion-leaders-journalists/
Ipsos. "Latin American Opinion Leaders and Journalists' Approval of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031925/brazilian-president-approval-rate-opinion-leaders-journalists/
Ipsos, Latin American opinion leaders and journalists' approval of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031925/brazilian-president-approval-rate-opinion-leaders-journalists/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Latin American opinion leaders and journalists' approval of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as of October 2018, by country [Graph], Ipsos, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031925/brazilian-president-approval-rate-opinion-leaders-journalists/
