BOGOTÁ, Oct 20 — Ahead of an election that could return the right to power in Brazil, polls show support slipping for recently elected conservative leaders across Latin America.
New surveys in Peru, Colombia, Chile and Argentina suggest voters are losing patience with governments elected on promises to curb crime, revive weak economies and forge closer ties with US President Donald Trump.
Peru’s conservative President Keiko Fujimori and her hardline, gun-toting Colombian counterpart, Abelardo de la Espriella, are the latest newcomers to see their ratings fall.
An Ipsos poll last week showed approval of Fujimori dropping to 40 percent from 57 percent when she took office in August, while De la Espriella’s fell more than three points in his first month in office.
