SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity fell to a new low in a poll released on Wednesday, with nearly two-thirds of respondents giving her bad marks due to a worsening economy and a corruption scandal at state-run oil company Petr?leo Brasileiro SA.
Thirteen percent of respondents rated Rousseff's leftist government as "great" or "good" in the nationwide poll by Datafolha, down from 23 percent in a survey last month. About 62 percent said her government was "bad" or "terrible."
The remainder, 24 percent, described her government as "OK."
Rousseff's falling popularity will likely complicate her efforts to push austerity measures through an increasingly hostile Congress.
Investors have said a combination of budget cuts and tax hikes are necessary to keep Brazil from losing its investment-grade credit rating as a likely recession this year saps revenues.
Datafolha surveyed 2,842 Brazilians across 172 municipalities between Monday and Tuesday. The margin of error is plus or minus two percentage points.
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