Datafolha has been giving auspicious results for Lula.

Calm down, both openly and secretly Bolsonaro supporters; calm down, insane and kamikaze media; calm down, opportunistic right wing. Don't celebrate yet that Lula has similar approval and disapproval ratings to Bolsonaro at the beginning of his term, according to Datafolha. 

 A recently released Datafolha poll shows numbers that were more than predictable. Lula's lead three months into his new government is "only" six points higher than Bolsonaro's in his first 90 days in office; disapproval ratings are the same, within the margin of error.

 But given the fact that he has been bombarded from all sides in recent weeks -- even by the kamikaze left, in the "best" 2013 style --, he's not doing badly at all. 

 Note that, in 2003, there was no such polarization and Lula didn't have any particularly explosive approval ratings – things only started to improve significantly (for him) towards the beginning of the end of his first term. 

 Lula's government had little time to govern. It didn't have the "honeymoon" period that rulers are entitled to in their first 90 days because the attempted coup of January 8th prevented the branches of government from functioning during the first weeks of the year. 

 At most, Lula had little more than a month to prove himself, as it was necessary to get the government up and running before it could even begin to operate. 

 Furthermore, the media went into a frenzy and began attacking the former president to appease bankers dissatisfied with the possibility of losing a Central Bank that would give them more "generous" interest rates. And also to appease the outraged Petrobras shareholders, who will have to settle for increasingly less absurd dividends. 

 It's going unnoticed that the great strength Lula displayed during his two previous terms has already shown itself. Once again, the Brazil of the poor is starting to set the agenda for the Brazil of the elite... 

 Let me explain: during Lula's first two terms, the poorest and least educated voters sustained his increasingly high approval ratings until he achieved the same level of popularity he did. And this was for the simple reason that there are many poor people in Brazil.

 So, hold on to your reactionaries of all stripes: Lula's approval rating among the poorest is 45%, according to Datafolha. In the past, it reached around 90%. And it has already started to rise sharply. In this segment, Lula crushes Bolsonaro. 

 Lula's approval rating among the poorest will continue to rise, as public policies aimed at them will soon be taking effect. More doctors and various social programs will make this segment feel like it's back in the budget. Time will tell.