Approval rating of Brazil's Lula falls to 24% from 35%, pollster Datafolha says

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the National Seal of Commitment to Literacy Award Ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government dropped to 24% from 35% in December, pollster Datafolha said on Friday.

The government's disapproval rate rose to 41% from 34% in the same period, while those seeing his government as average rose to 32% from 29%.