POLLING
Improving popularity gives Lula the upper hand

Part of Lula’s popularity recovery has been down to rising approval ratings among women voters. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to sail out of the proverbial doldrums. A poll released by Quaest this morning shows government approval at its highest level since January — with the president’s personal net approval rating climbing from -17 percentage points in May to just -1 point now.
The turn is driven by…

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