The approval of the Lula government falls amid controversy over the taxation of imports

The positive assessment of the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva dropped in April, according to the Genial/Quaest poll published this Wednesday 19. According to the poll, 36% of the population is satisfied with the work of the PT, four percentage points less than the February plateau. Those who disapprove of management have grown: now they are 29%, compared to 20% two months ago.

The investigation took place between April 13 and 16, a period which concerned the effects of the decision by the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, to end the tax exemption for international orders of up to $50 from individuals . The measure would affect purchases in Chinese internet shops, with Shein and Shopee, and has had strong repercussions on the networks, with users complaining of damage to the poorest part of the population. Faced with the negative reaction, the government backtracked on Tuesday 18 and decided to maintain the exemption.

In terms of comparison, President Lula reached April with an approval rating of 43% in his first term, in 2003; and the same month in the second term, in 2007, with 48%.

The political scientist Felipe Nunes, director of Quaest, noted that the bad perception is driven by “the high volume of negative news about the government that is already circulating on the networks and in the media: 44% have already seen, heard or read some negative news ” .

The poll asked which negative news about the Lula government was most remembered by the population. Taxing purchases at stores like Shein topped the list with 16% of mentions.

The largest increase in the rejection rate occurred among those who voted for Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the 2022 election. In February, 51% of the former president’s voters disapproved of the current government; now it is 64%. According to Nunes, this factor also helps explain the PT’s decline in popularity.

“Lula was a good president for those who voted for him, but his government, by not giving in to the electorate of the center and the opposition, gives him good reasons to start looking for reasons not to like what he is seeing,” he said in an interview. an analysis statement on Twitter that accompanies the publication of the surveys.

The president is most disapproved of in the North and Midwest, with a 37% dissatisfaction rate. The highest level of approval is in the Northeast, with 53%. However, even in this region, which is the main electoral base of the PT, the positive rating has dropped: it was 62% in February.

The level of satisfaction with the Lula government fell among men (from 37% to 33%) and women (from 44% to 38%). It also fell across all income and education brackets. The refusal among those who receive up to two minimum monthly salaries increases by 8 points, from 15% to 23%; and 7 points among those with primary education, from 13% to 20%.

The survey consulted the opinion of 2,015 people aged 16 and over. The questionnaires were applied in person. The margin of error is 2.2 points.

Source: Terra

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