Tag: Dilma Rousseff public opinion

• Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:58 UTC

  Rousseff's approval ratings languish: two thirds consider her government “bad or terrible”

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval ratings languished in September, held down by the country’s economic and political crises, as her opposition in Congress considers opening impeachment proceedings.

• Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 06:35 UTC

  Rousseff is a 'fighter' but “no one can hold on for 3.5 years with a 70% disapproval rating”

  

  Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer said it would be difficult for head of state Dilma Rousseff to last until the scheduled end of her second presidential term in 2018 without a rise in her approval rating, which currently stands at just 8%, the local press reported Friday.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 07:27 UTC

  Massive protest turnout on Sunday could decide Brazilian president's future

  

  Hundreds of thousands of angry of citizens are expected to take to the streets of more than 114 Brazilian cities on Sunday as allegations of corruption and incompetence swamp the government, and plummeting commodity prices sap its economy, posing a key test for President Dilma Rousseff.

• Friday, August 7th 2015 - 08:17 UTC

  Countdown for Dilma: two thirds of Brazilians support impeachment; 16 August 'D' day

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval ratings have struck rock bottom with nearly seven out of ten Brazilians in favor of having Congress begin impeachment proceedings against the beleaguered leader of Latin America's largest economy, according to the latest opinion poll release. A nationwide rally calling her for resignation is planned for August 16.