Reuters, Sao Paulo :
A growing majority of Brazilians favour impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff or her resignation, according to a survey released on Saturday by polling firm Datafolha.
The poll showed 68 per cent of respondents favor Rousseff’s impeachment by Congress, while 65 per cent think the president should resign. The president’s approval ratings have been hammered by Brazil’s worst recession in decades and its biggest ever corruption probe.
Rousseff’s popularity also fell, with 69 per cent of respondents rating her government negatively. The current percentage is close to the president’s lowest ratings on record, in August 2015, when 71 per cent of respondents rated the government negatively.
The poll also showed that rejection levels for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was named as Rousseff’s chief of staff on Wednesday, rose to a record 57 per cent.
A growing majority of Brazilians favour impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff or her resignation, according to a survey released on Saturday by polling firm Datafolha.
The poll showed 68 per cent of respondents favor Rousseff’s impeachment by Congress, while 65 per cent think the president should resign. The president’s approval ratings have been hammered by Brazil’s worst recession in decades and its biggest ever corruption probe.
Rousseff’s popularity also fell, with 69 per cent of respondents rating her government negatively. The current percentage is close to the president’s lowest ratings on record, in August 2015, when 71 per cent of respondents rated the government negatively.
The poll also showed that rejection levels for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was named as Rousseff’s chief of staff on Wednesday, rose to a record 57 per cent.
