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As of April 2026, the presidency of Lula da Silva, who took office in January 2023, received the approval ofÌý**Ìýpercent of those polled. January 2023 was the month with the highest approval rating since the president took office, with ** percent. Lula’s approval rating has declined since January 2024.

Approval by other demographics

When drawing a comparison between Lula’s government and the government of his predecessor, Bolsonaro, ** percent of Brazilians believed, in January 2025, that the current governance was better than the previous. Those who were of the opinion that the two administrations were equal in quality totaled ** percent in the same month.

Nevertheless, Lula da Silva’s approval rating in Brazil presented internal variation, namely in terms ofÌýreligious belief. In March 2025, while ** percent of Brazilians practicing the Catholic faith approved Lula’s government, only ** percent of Evangelical Christians did the same, which demonstrates that the current president is less popular among those professing this faith.

Deforestation and the perception of the economy as a "better" BrazilÌý

When taking office, Lula da Silva was confronted with sensitive economic issues affecting Brazil, which he addressed by raising the minimum wage and approving tax reforms and fiscal measures aimed at reducing the risk of uncontrolled national debt. Throughout Lula’s first year of presidency, the share of Brazilians perceiving the state of the economy as better than a year before increased. In fact, as of December 2023, almost half of Brazilian nationals believed that the economic situation in the country was better than in the previous year, before the start of Lula’s presidency.

As promised during the first months after taking office, Lula da Silva has been attempting to halt the Brazilian Amazon rainforest’s deforestation. His efforts are evident when comparing the square kilometers of deforested area in July 2022 to the *** square kilometers recorded in the same month of the following year.