A Genial/Quaest poll shows 49% of respondents disapprove of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government, while 46% approve [1].
The results highlight a polarized electorate and suggest a precarious balance of public support for the administration's current trajectory.
The survey, which included 2,004 respondents [1], recorded a five percent rate of those who did not answer or did not know their position [1]. The fieldwork for this specific round was conducted between May 8 and May 11, 2024 [1].
With a margin of error of ±2 percentage points [1], the gap between approval and disapproval remains tight. This data reflects a continuing struggle for the administration to secure a dominant majority of public favor.
Public sentiment has shown fluctuations in recent months. According to data reported by InfoMoney, disapproval of the government reached 52% in a separate April round [2]. This suggests a range of disapproval between 49% and 52% across different polling windows in 2024 [1, 2].
The poll was commissioned by Genial and conducted by Quaest to measure the national public opinion of the presidency [1]. The findings indicate that nearly half of the population views the current government's performance negatively.
“49% of respondents disapprove of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government while 46% approve”
The narrow margin between approval and disapproval indicates that President Lula is governing with a divided mandate. The fluctuation in disapproval rates, ranging from 49% to 52%, suggests that public perception is volatile and highly sensitive to the administration's policy outcomes and economic performance.
