SÃ O PAULO—Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating
dropped to a record low, poll results showed Sunday, amid the
country's sluggish economic performance and corruption allegations
involving the state-run energy company.
According to a survey by the Datafolha polling institute, 10% of
respondents said the Rousseff administration was "excellent or
good," compared with 13% in a poll published in April.
Meanwhile, around 65% of respondents said Ms. Rousseff's
administration was "bad or terrible," up from 60% in the previous
survey. That was the highest level since 1992, when President
Fernando Collor de Mello received a 68% rating shortly before he
was impeached.
Brazil's economy is expected to decline around 1.35%, while
inflation is at nearly 9%, well above the central bank's tolerance
band of 2.5% to 6.5%.
The poor economic conditions are raising fears among Brazilians
who could lose their jobs. The poll showed 73% of Brazilians
believe the unemployment rate will rise in the coming months.
The Petrobras investigation has also helped dent Ms. Rousseff's
approval rating, though she hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing
and has denied any involvement in the scandal.
On Friday, the federal police arrested top executives of
construction companies Grupo Norberto Odebrecht and Construtora
Andrade Gutierrez as part of a widening investigation into alleged
price-fixing by contractors at Petrobras for billions of dollars in
contracts.
Odebrecht officials have previously denied any involvement in
the alleged scheme.
Andrade Gutierrez on Friday denied any involvement and said it
was cooperating with the investigation.
Petrobras has said it is cooperating with the investigation.
Ms. Rousseff, of the Workers' Party, was elected to a second
term in a tight contest in October 2014 against Social Democrat Aé
cio Neves.
For the latest survey, Datafolha interviewed 2,840 voting-age
Brazilians nationwide between June 17 and June 18. The poll's
margin of error is two percentage points.
Write to Rogerio Jelmayer at rogerio.jelmayer@wsj.com
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