The reaction to Trump unites the country and 'gets the government off the ropes,' according to the Presidential Palace.

247 - Members of the Planalto Palace believe that the Quaest survey released this Wednesday (16) shows that the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) “got out of the ropes” by reacting to the tariff increase imposed by the United States on Brazil. According to Quaest, approval of Lula's administration rose from 40% in June to 43% in July, while disapproval fell from 57% to 53%. The information is from g1.

The difference between approval and disapproval ratings — the so-called "negative balance" — fell from 17 to 10 percentage points. Internally, the government sees the data as a symbolic turnaround. The assessment within the Planalto Palace is that Quaest's numbers are aligned with the internal monitoring carried out by the government itself in recent weeks. 

One of the points highlighted by Lula's allies is that his firm response to the sanctions imposed by Trump helped to bring the government closer to sectors that had previously rejected his administration, such as professionals with higher education and workers who earn between two and five minimum wages. 

In the Southeast region, disapproval of the government fell to 56%, and approval rose to 40%. Although the overall result is still negative, it represents an improvement compared to previous months.

"The episode of Trump's sanctions hitting the country's productive sector with threats to jobs and the economy as a whole created a feeling of unity around the country. And this is reflected in popularity," said a minister.

The Quaest survey also revealed that 79% of respondents believe that the tariffs announced by Trump will have a negative impact on their lives. Furthermore, 72% consider that the US president erred in imposing the measures on Brazil, under the justification that the country was politically persecuting former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL).