Lula da Silva admits he did far less than he promised

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who is facing a sharp decline in popularity as he enters the second year of his third term, has publicly admitted he has delivered far less than he promised. The admission of poor performance was made in an interview with SBT News, a journalism program on Brazilian television.

“I am absolutely sure that the Brazilian people have no reason to give me 100 percent popularity because we are still far from what we promised,” Lula said in an interview, confirming polls in which even voters said they were disappointed with the performance president for a new term.

Last week, two polls raised alarm at the presidential palace showing that the decline in Lula’s popularity, which began to emerge late last year, became more pronounced earlier this year. A Genial Quaest poll recorded a three-point drop in Lula’s popularity in just two months, while an Ipec Institute poll showed an even larger drop of five points, recording Lula’s lowest approval rating since the start of his new term. January 1, 2023.

In the interview, Lula acknowledged that his results fell far short of what he promised throughout the campaign that brought him back to the presidency in 2022 and asked the population for patience. Using metaphors, he said that 2024 will be much better than 2023 as it will be the year of harvesting what was planted last year.

“We prepared the land, plowed it, fertilized the soil and planted the seeds. We’ve covered the seeds. Now this is the year in which we will begin to reap what we have sown,” promised Lula, criticized for his concern. pay too much attention to the problems of others, constantly traveling around the world trying to be recognized as a great world leader, leaving aside the attention that Brazilians would like to pay to the problems of their own country.