Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has recorded a 49 percent disapproval rating, according to a nationwide poll published on Monday.
The survey found that 46 percent of voters approve of his administration, leaving the veteran leader trailing slightly as public opinion remains closely divided. A further 5 percent of respondents said they did not know or declined to answer.
The figures represent little movement from the previous week, when disapproval stood at 50 percent. That one point shift falls within the survey margin of error of two percentage points either way, while the approval rating remained unchanged.
Voter Assessment of the Administration
Beyond general approval, the poll examined how Brazilians evaluate the day to day performance of the president. In Brazilian political polling, researchers traditionally track both a binary approval measure and a broader qualitative scale. A total of 45 percent of voters described the administration as bad or terrible, compared with 36 percent who rated it as great or good.
Another 19 percent of those surveyed classified the government as regular, while just 1 percent said they did not know or gave no answer.
Political Context and Presidency
Lula, the founder of the leftist Workers' Party, is currently serving his third term as president of Latin America's largest nation. He previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010 during a period of commodity driven economic growth, before returning to office in January 2023 following an election victory over conservative predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
His administration has operated amid persistent political polarization and a divided National Congress, where centrist and conservative coalitions hold considerable influence over the legislative agenda. The close polling numbers reflect a country where political loyalties have remained tightly split across regional, economic and demographic lines.
Survey Methodology and Registration
The Nexus survey interviewed 2,000 voters across Brazil between September 25 and September 27 using telephone interviews. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points and carries a 95 percent confidence level.
The research was commissioned by Banco BTG Pactual, a major Brazilian investment bank based in Sao Paulo, and was officially registered with Brazil's Superior Electoral Court under protocol BR-07557/2026. Headquartered in the capital, Brasilia, the electoral court oversees voting across the country, where polling institutes are required by law to register survey details prior to publication.
