ArgentinaPulse Poll #6 | Argentines' Perceptions of the World Order, Foreign Policy and Global Issues
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The national survey, conducted in April, found 53 percent of Argentines hold a negative view of Brazil, an 18-percentage point drop since October.
鈥淭he Argentina-Brazil relationship, once a destabilizing rivalry, has been an anchor for South America for decades,鈥 said Benjamin N. Gedan, the director of 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Argentina Project and a former South America director on the National Security Council. 鈥淣ow, ideological cleavages and a personality clash is imperiling diplomatic and economic ties.鈥
The ArgentinaPulse survey 鈥 a collaboration between 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Argentina Project and Poliarqu铆a Consultores, Argentina鈥檚 leading polling firm 鈥 found particular skepticism of Brazil among supporters of Argentina鈥檚 new leftist president, Alberto Fern谩ndez. Only 38 percent of Mr. Fern谩ndez鈥檚 supporters hold a positive view of Brazil. By contrast, 81 percent of Argentines have a positive opinion of Uruguay.
The change in public opinion in Argentina is a possible spillover from tensions between the leaders of the neighboring heavyweights. Brazil鈥檚 far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, had urged voters to reject Mr. Fern谩ndez in last year鈥檚 election. For his part, Mr. Fern谩ndez has championed Mr. Bolsonaro鈥檚 rival, former President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva. There are significant policy differences too, as Argentina and Brazil clash over the future of the Mercosur customs union.
Though Brazil is Argentina鈥檚 top trading partner, the two presidents have not yet met.
鈥淪ince October, before Alberto Fern谩ndez became president, Brazil鈥檚 positive image has decreased by 18 percentage points, making it the least popular country in the survey after Venezuela,鈥 Alejandro Catterberg, a leading Argentine political analyst and the president of Poliarqu铆a Consultores, said.
鈥淭he Brazilian and Argentine economies are deeply intertwined, especially in terms of their supply chains and manufacturing sectors. That close connection remains important, but over the long term, it depends on a constructive relationship between the two countries,鈥 Anya Prusa, a Brazil expert at 澳门六合彩, said. 鈥淚t will be important to see whether this decline in Argentine public opinion represents a trend or just a momentary reaction to current events.鈥
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ArgentinaPulse is a joint undertaking of Poliarqu铆a Consultores and the Argentina Project at 澳门六合彩. The aim of ArgentinaPulse is to produce, scientifically and systematically, analysis and public opinion data on Argentines鈥 perceptions of the world order, international relations, and global issues. Poliarqu铆a Consultores provides ArgentinaPulse with the technical capacity to produce high-quality social research, while 澳门六合彩 contributes its expertise studying international affairs.
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