Brazilian president sees approval rating rise slightly

SAO PAULO – The approval rating of Brazilian President Michel Temer has risen 3 percentage points since September, although it still remains dismally low.

A poll released by the Ibobe Institute on Wednesday shows that 6 per cent of those surveyed said Temer’s government was “good or excellent,” a slight increase from a similar poll conducted three months ago which put Temer’s approval rating at 3 per cent.

The survey also showed 74 per cent of respondents disapproved of the current administration, compared to 77 per cent who had previously said it was “bad or terrible.”

The latest results are based on 2,000 face-to-face interviews conducted from Dec. 7-10. The margin of error was 2 percentage points.