Ciro Nogueira criticizes Lula for the high of food: “Hunger zero became zero”

The National President of Progressives (PP), Senador Ciro Nogueira (PI), held the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) for the reduction in food consumption by Brazilians, as pointed out in a new research by the Datafolha Institute.

In a publication on social networks on Monday (14), former Minister of Civil House, Ciro Nogueira, highlighted data that reveals that 58% of the population claims to have reduced the amount of products purchased due to inflation.

“While the government spends more, the population eats less. PT’s zero hunger has become zero,” wrote Ciro Nogueira, referring to Lula’s program during his first term.

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The Datafolha survey, conducted between April 1st and 3rd with 3,054 interviewees in 172 municipalities, revealed that 8 out of 10 Brazilians adopted some routine adjustment to face the high prices. Among the changes, 61% said they had stopped eating away from home, while 50% chose to exchange product brands such as coffee for cheaper options.

The survey also points out that 54% of respondents believe that the Lula administration has “a lot of responsibility” for the increase in food prices, while 29% attribute “some responsibility”. Only 14% said they did not consider the Plateau responsible for climbing prices.

Datafolha also investigated the factors pointed out as main responsible for inflation. Federal management leads the answers, but other reasons, such as the climate crisis, wars abroad, the crisis in the United States and the role of rural producers, were also mentioned. Among Brazilians with income of up to two minimum wages, 55% blame the government, while 54% hold farmers responsible.

The rise in food prices has been highlighted by analysts as one of the factors that negatively impact government popularity. According to IBGE, the accumulated inflation in 12 months to March was 5.48%, with significant increases in items such as tomatoes (22.55%), chicken egg (13.13%) and ground coffee (8.14%).