LatinNews Monitor: Brazil & Southern Cone - 20 November 2015

Opinion polls rarely tell the full story, but the latest could denote an important turning point for President Michelle Bachelet. A survey by Plaza Pública Cadem released this week showed Bachelet’s approval rating had climbed two percentage points to 27% on the previous week. On 4 November Adimark published the results of its regular monthly opinion poll, showing that for the first time since January Bachelet’s approval rating had improved in a statistically significant way. In October, Adimark said, Bachelet’s approval rating rose four percentage points to 29%.