Brazil General Discussion 2019: It's Slammer Time!

[Mike88]

Datafolha poll on Bolsonaro's job approval:

37% Good/Very good (+5)
34% Bad/Very bad (-10)
27% Average (+4)
  1% Undecided (nc)

Poll conducted between 11 and 12 August 2020. Polled 2,065 voters. MoE of 2.00%.

[Mike88]

When venezuelans make big lines to buy basic food, this hunger is usually related to "socialism"

In this week, a package of 5 kg of rice, the most basic food in Brazil, is costing R$40 (=US$7.50) in the supermarkets in Brazil. This increase in the price happened because of the fall of producion in other exporting countries, and, so, the international price increased. The rise in the international price was transmited to the domestic market because of the end of the stocks policy. So, there is socialist hunger, but there is free-market hunger too.

Yikes, how much did inflation grew? 20%?

[Mike88]

One question: How can we assess, by the local election results in November, if Bolsonaro is really popular and rallying his base? His party isn't registered yet, right? And he doesn't have no more ties with the PSL, right?. Or should we look at the results for the junior parties in his coaltion: PSD, PSC, PP and others?

[Mike88]

So, Rio's still incumbent mayor, Marcelo Crivella, was arrested today because of alleged bribery scheme in city hall.

He's also been accused of using IURD, Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, for money laundering.

[Mike88]

There were big panelaços (cacerolazos) in Brazilian big cities this evening. The possibility of impeachment is being debated again.

And yet, Bolsonaro is still somewhat popular:

Exame/Ideia poll:

Bolsonaro's job approval rating:

37% Approve (+2)
37% Disapprove (nc)
24% Neither approve or disapprove (-1)

Bolsonaro's cabinet approval rating:

38% Good/Excellent (+2)
34% Bad/Awful (-1)
27% Average (nc)

Poll conducted between 11 and 14 January 2021. Polled 1,200 voters. MoE of 3.00%.

[Mike88]

Nor does he understands what he's saying.

[Mike88]

Bolsonaro's actions in this "incident" are just evidence 4,682,027 on why he should lose the next election and be removed from office. A head of state cannot have childish attitudes or tantrums towards another head of state. However, Marcelo and his team knows how Bolsonaro is and works, and they could have perfectly managed meetings with both men, Lula and Bolsonaro, secretly to avoid issues. But, President Marcelo has a habit of planning his moves with surgical precision, so this could also be a response to that lunch, last year, where Bolsonaro mocked Marcelo and Portugal, and Marcelo wanting Bolsonaro to have a taste of his own medicine.

[Mike88]

Happy 200th anniversary Brazil!!!