Brazilians want new elections this year according to a new poll published Wednesday, that suggests that the country is weart of the scandals and policy reversals that have characterized the government of Senate-imposed, interim president Michel Temer.
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The survey showed that 50.3 percent of Brazilians are in favor of holding new elections this year to resolve the political crisis affecting the country since widespread corruption led to a parliamentary coup against President Dilma Rousseff.
Only 11.3 percent of those questioned gave Temer – who heads up a scandal-ridden interim government of politicians being investigated in the corruption scandal – a positive rating
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The poll is the first major sampling of public opinion since Brazil's Senate suspended leftist President Rousseff, and Temer's interim government began.
Recent scandals have weakened Temer, leading him to sack two key ministers in less than a month since beginning his Senate-imposed term. The politician is seeking to build support in the Senate to definitively remove Rousseff.
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