Dec clining Confidence in Chavez as a World Leader 2007 2008 How much confidence do you have in Venezuelan
Elsewhere in the region, the 2007 survey found little confidence in Chavez to do the right thing in world affairs among the Latin American countries surveyed. In fact, fewer than one-in-five said they have confidence in Chavez’s ability as a global leader in Brazil (17%), Mexico (17%), Peru (15%) and Chile (14%). Even in the country led by one of Chavez’s closest allies — Bolivia’s Evo Morales — only one-third expressed confidence in the Venezuelan leader. Opinions about Chavez were more mixed in Argentina, where nearly as many expressed confidence as lacked confidence (40% vs. 43%, respectively).
Between 2007 and 2008, confidence in Chavez declined in all of the three Latin American countries included in the 2008 Global Attitudes poll — Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. In Argentina, only a quarter (26%) held a lot or some confidence in Chavez in 2008, a drop of 14 percentage points from 2007. Similarly in Mexico, confidence ratings in Chavez declined 11 percentage points from 17% to 6%. In Brazil, the drop was less substantial, from 17% to 12%.
Dec clining Confidence in Chavez  | as a World Leader  | 2007  | 2008  | 40  | Argentina  | 26  | Brazil  | 12  | Mexico  | How much confidence do you have in Venezuelan  | President Hugo Chavez to do the right thing  | regarding world affairs: a lot of confidence, some  | confidence, not much confidence or no confidence  | at all?  | Pew Global Attitudes surveys 