Brazil's President Lula garners 41 pct approval rating: poll

STORY: Brazil's President Lula garners 41 pct approval rating: poll DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 2. various of Brasilia STORYLINE: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has garnered a 41 percent approval rating since taking office on Jan. 1 for a third term, an opinion poll has shown. The survey, conducted by pollster IPEC (Intelligence in Research and Strategic Consulting) and published Sunday by news outlet O Globo, showed Lula enjoys higher approval than his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) did at the start of his term (34 percent). Some 41 percent of those surveyed rated his administration as "good" or "excellent," and 30 percent rated it as "regular," said IPEC. Lula received better ratings at the start of his two previous terms with 51 percent approval in 2003 and 49 percent in 2007, the pollster noted. IPEC's executive director, Marcia Cavallari, told O Globo that the Brazi

Japan consulate general warns about Brazi's security

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(4)Costa Rica vs Brazil

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Copa America - Argentina Beat Colombia

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High court orders benefit payments for A-bomb survivors in Brazi

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HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kazuyuki Tamura (R), one of supporters of three Japanese atomic-bomb survivors in Brazil, beams at a press conference on Feb. 8 after the Hiroshima High Court ordered the Hiroshima prefectural government to pay the three healthcare benefits it had declined to give citing legal restrictions on retroactive payments. (Kyodo)