Approval rating of President Lula da Silva's government 2023-2024
As of October 2024, the presidency of Lula da Silva, who took office in January of that year, received the approval of 46 percent of those polled. January 2023 was the month with the highest approval rating since the president took office, with 52 percent. Lula’s approval rating has declined since January 2024.
Approval by other demographics
When drawing a comparison between Lula’s government and the government of his predecessor, Bolsonaro, 38 percent of Brazilians believed, in May 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 18 percent in the same month.
Nevertheless, Lula da Silva’s approval rating in Brazil presented internal variation, namely in terms of religious belief. In October 2024, while 55 percent of Brazilians practicing the Catholic faith approved Lula’s government, only 30 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.
