Brazil leader’s popularity stuck close to historic lows: poll

President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity remains close to historic lows, according to a poll on Wednesday, amid a mounting political crisis following the loss of her main coalition partner this week that increased the risk of her impeachment.

Pollster Ibope said the number of Brazilians who rate

Rousseff’s Workers’ Party government “bad” or “terrible” dipped to 69 percent from a record high of 70 percent in the previous survey in December.

Those who consider it “great” or “good” edged up to 10 percent from a record low of 9 percent, according to the poll commissioned by the National Industry Confederation.

 

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