Bolsonaro’s re-election hinges on aid, moderation of rhetoric, pollster says

Bloomberg

President Jair Bolsonaro’s ability to further gain ground with voters less than six weeks before Brazil’s election depends largely on the impact of economic relief measures and his ability to moderate his rhetoric, according to leading pollster Ipec.
Approval of Bolsonaro’s administration has been slowly but surely improving this year and now stands close to 30% — a threshold above which past presidents have been re-elected, Marcia Cavallari, Ipec’s chief executive officer, said Wednesday at an event organized by Bloomberg in Sao Paulo.
The conservative leader, who trails Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by more than 10 percentage points in recent polls, has unleashed an $8 billion aid package to ease the impact of inflation on the poor and sponsored fuel tax cuts that are largely benefiting the middle class. While surveys have begun to reflect the impact of those measures, they’re not fully baked in yet, says Cavallari.