Brazil's economic record: Bolsonaro (2019–2022) and Lula III (2023–)
Official national statistics. Facts, not a score or a recommendation; the charts show what happened during each term, not what caused it.
Administration
Time axis
2018 Temer baselineBolsonaroLula IIIDotted lines: 1 Jan 2019, 1 Jan 2023
Change in average real monthly earnings
Employed people 14+, usual earnings from all jobs, IBGE real prices; not household income. The average shifts when low-paid workers leave employment (e.g. 2020).
View 1 · Activity, jobs and earnings
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View 2 · Inflation and interest rates
View 3 · Public finances
Gross debt (general government) and the fiscal balances (consolidated public sector) have different coverage and are never combined.