The Latin American Opinion Leaders Survey, conducted by Ipsos between March 27 and April 6, revealed the approval of Latin American presidents in the face of their handling during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. The survey placed President Sebastián Piñera at the fifth place of crisis management approval.
Piñera, who in December 2019 had a 32% approval, managed to recover 8 points and rank fifth in the rankings.
The first four places above the Government of Chile are Uruguay (62%), Argentina (62%), Colombia (56%) Bolivia (41%).
In presidential terms, the first position is also held by the Uruguayan representative, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou (59%); also highlighting Ivan Duque, Colombia (51%); Alberto Fernández, Argentina (49%); and Lenín Moreno, Ecuador (38%).
Ipsos also positioned late responses to the spread of coronavirus. These include Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who went from 36% approval in December 2019 to 19% in April 2020; and Jair Bolsonaro, from Brazil, who lost 9 approval points in the same time period: from 25% to 16%.
The survey consulted 353 respondents in 14 Latin American countries regarding the spread and contagion of COVID-19 and the impact it has had on each government.
