Approval rating of President Lula da Silva's government 2023-2024
As of April 2024, the presidency of Lula da Silva, who took office in January of that year, received the approval of 49 percent of those polled. September was the month with the highest approval rating since the president took office, with 55 percent. Lula’s approval rating has declined since September 2023.
Approval by other demographics
When drawing a comparison between Lula’s government and the government of his predecessor, Bolsonaro, 44 percent of Brazilians believed, in March 2024, that the current governance was better than the previous. Those that were of the opinion that the two administrations were equal in quality totaled 14 percent in the same month.
Nevertheless, Lula da Silva’s approval rating in Brazil presented internal variation, namely in terms of religious belief. In January 2024, while 59 percent of Brazilians practicing the Catholic faith approved Lula’s government, only 29 percent of Evangelical Christians did the same, which demonstrates that the current president is less popular among those professing this faith.
Deforestation and the perception of the economy as a "better" Brazil
When taking office, Lula da Silva was confronted with sensitive economic issues affecting Brazil, which he addressed by raising the minimum wage and approving tax reforms and fiscal measures aimed at reducing the risk of uncontrolled national debt. Throughout Lula’s first year of presidency, the share of Brazilians perceiving the state of the economy as better than a year before increased. In fact, as of December 2023, almost half of Brazil nationals believed that the economic situation in the country was better than in the previous year, before the start of Lula’s presidency.
As promised during the first months after taking office, Lula da Silva has been attempting to halt the Brazilian Amazon rainforest’s deforestation. His efforts are evident when comparing the 1,739 square kilometers of deforested area in July 2022 to the 499 square kilometers recorded in the same month of the following year.
