Bolsonaro’s Poll Numbers Rise In Brazil Despite COVID-19 Woes
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro walks towards supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on July 22, 2020. EVARISTO SA / AFPThree polls released this week show gains for President Jair Bolsonaro, putting him as favorite to win re-election in 2022 despite his controversial handling of Brazil’s raging coronavirus crisis.
But this week’s polls suggest the man dubbed the “Tropical Trump” is weathering the crisis relatively well. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters outside Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on July 22, 2020. EVARISTO SA / AFPBolsonaro would easily win the second round against any opponent, even his popular ex-justice minister turned nemesis, Sergio Moro, or leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the poll found.
Bolsonaro is a fierce critic of those measures, arguing the economic pain is worse than the virus itself.
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