The approval rating of the government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reached 68.8 percent in September from 57.5 percent in April, according to a Sensus Institute survey released on Monday.
It is the highest approval rating for a Brazilian president since the survey began in 1998.
Meanwhile, 23.2 percent of those polled considered Lula's administration "regular," while 6.8 percent deemed it to be "bad" or "very bad."
According to Sensus Institute director Ricardo Guedes, the president's high approval rating is due to the good performance of the country's economy and social programs.
The recent rises in inflation and interest rates have yet to affect Brazilians' opinion on the current government, Guedes added.
"The reserves are good, the economy works. Surveys show that the social programs have improved the local economies and generated new jobs," he said.
The president's personal approval rating rose from April's 69.3percent to 77.7 percent -- the highest since the beginning of Lula's first term, while the proportion of Brazilians who disapprove of Lula fell from 26.1 percent in April to 16.6 percent in September.
Lula's influence on the upcoming Mayor and City Council elections is also high, with 15.5 percent of respondents saying they would vote only for Lula's candidate and 28.6 percent saying they might vote for a candidate he supports. Only 19.9 percent said they would not vote for the president's candidate.
Source:Xinhua
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