Assessment of Haddad’s performance and the economy has worsened, says survey

Brazilians’ assessment of the work of Finance Minister Fernando Haddad worsened in October, according to a Genial/Quaest survey released this Wednesday (25). The same survey shows that pessimism regarding the economy has grown and the level of disapproval of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has increased.

In the survey, 26% considered Minister Haddad’s performance as negative. In August, the percentage was 23%. Performance was assessed as regular by 30% of those interviewed (compared to 32% in the previous survey), and the positive assessment remained at 26%. The remaining 18% did not respond.

For 32% of those surveyed, the economy is worse, an index 9 percentage points above that recorded in August. Another 33% consider it to be the same. In August, this index was 39%. And for 33% of those interviewed, the scenario has improved in the last 12 months (compared to 34% in the previous survey).

“It’s him [Haddad] who tends to pay the price for the success or failure of the government’s economic agenda”, says Felipe Nunes, director of Quaest and specialist in opinion polls and social networks.

Brazilians are more pessimistic about inflation, employment and wages

Brazilians are more pessimistic about inflation, employment and wages. The survey revealed that 50% of Brazilians think the economy will improve in the next 12 months. In the previous survey, it was 59%.

For 29%, the economic scenario will get worse and 18% say it will stay the same. In August, 22% believed in the worsening and 16% in the stability of the scenario.

Quaest carried out 2,000 face-to-face interviews in all units of the Federation between October 19th and 22nd, 2022. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.2 percentage points. The confidence level is 95%.