Improving Brazil Outlook Halts Long Slide in Lula's Popularity
The number of Brazilians who approve of the president rose to 46.1% this month, from 44.9% in March, according to LatAm Pulse, a survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News. Slightly more than half of Brazilians — 50.1% — disapprove of him, the poll found, from 53.6% the previous month.
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