Aécio: "The dissatisfaction is with the entire political class"
"The polls indicate what the protests mobilizing the country already showed: a dissatisfaction among Brazilians that, I believe, is not only with President Dilma, but with the political class as a whole, due to the lack of effective responses to the problems faced by the people," said the senator from Minas Gerais, who is expected to be the PSDB candidate for the 2014 presidential election; although he has risen in the Datafolha poll, he has not advanced enough to reach the second round, which, today, would be contested between President Dilma and former Senator Marina Silva.
247 - Senator Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG), the likely PSDB candidate for the presidential succession, adopted a cautious tone when commenting on the Datafolha polls, which indicated a drop in President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating and a new scenario for the presidential succession – currently, there would be a second round between Dilma and former Senator Marina Silva.
"The polls indicate what the protests mobilizing the country already showed: a dissatisfaction among Brazilians that, I believe, is not only with President Dilma, but with the political class as a whole, due to the lack of effective responses to the problems faced by the people," said Aécio. According to the senator, "there are accumulated deficits over the years, and it is up to all of us to analyze this important message with humility and responsibility."
According to Datafolha, Aécio's support fluctuated from 14% before the protests to 17% in the current scenario. This is not enough to reach the second round, which today would be contested by Dilma, with 30%, and Marina Silva, with 23%.