JAKARTA - The electability of Brazilian President Luiz Inighcio Lula da Silva surpassed the level of distrust for the first time in nine months. The survey was released amid growing disputes with Washington.
Earlier in July, US President Donald Trump said he would charge a 50% tariff on Brazil's exports to fight what he called a "witch hunt" against far-right rivals Lula, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The tariff was unveiled on Thursday, July 31, although with some exceptions in key sectors.
The Trump administration has also imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on judges overseeing Bolsonaro's trial on charges of planning a coup.
The Lula government retaliated. He called Trump an unwanted "kaisar" and the sanctions were insisted that Lula was unacceptable.
The AtlasIntel/Bloomberg survey showed a 50.2% confidence level in Lula's performance, up from 49.7% in the previous poll two weeks and marked the first time it surpassed dislike in October.
This new poll adds to evidence that Trump's tactics may backfire in Brazil, garnering public support behind challenging left-wing governments.
The proportion of respondents who think the Lula government is good or great has also increased, now to 46.6% from 43.4%, although the figure is still below 48.2% who think it is bad or bad.
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If the 2022 Brazilian presidential re-election is held this week, 47.8% of respondents will vote for Lula and 44.2% will vote for Bolsonaro.
Despite being barred from holding public office until 2030, Bolsonaro insisted he could run again, while Lula had hinted that he could run for re-election.
The survey involved 7,334 Brazilian respoondents online between July 25 and 28. The survey has a plus error margin or minus one percentage point.
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