The latest measurement by the Brazilian consulting firm AtlasIntel in conjunction with Bloomberg confirmed a sustained deterioration in public perception of the government of Javier Milei. The report Latam Pulse Argentina, relieved between eOn April 24 and 28, 2026, out of more than 4,800 cases, it shows that only 35.5% of Argentines approve of the presidential administration, while the 63% disapprove, consolidating a decline that has been dragging on since the end of 2025, when support was around 44%.
The data not only marks the lowest level since the president took office, but also confirms a downward monthly trend. In February 2026, approval reached 41.5% and disapproval reached 55.3%; A month later, support fell to 36.4% while rejection was close to 62%, evidencing an accelerated deterioration in a short period. This dynamic places the government in a phase of early attrition, with a negative differential that exceeds 25 points, a significant gap for a president in the first half of his term.
The deterioration is more marked among women, where only 25.4% maintain a favorable opinion of the president, and in lower-income sectors, where disapproval reaches 82.4% among those who earn less than $630,000 per month. Along the same lines, the general evaluation of the national administration also worsened: 59.3% rate the management as bad or very bad, compared to only 30.6% who consider it good or excellent.
The survey also incorporates an image ranking of political leaders in which Milei stops leading easily. According to different measurements associated with the same regional monitor, opposition figures—including governors like Axel Kicillof (46% positive image) and that of the Trotskyist leader Myriam Bregman (47 percent positive image and 46 negative image) — began to show better levels of relative image, while even within the ruling party some officials present more stable evaluations than the president himself. This shift suggests a fragmentation of political leadership and a loss of centrality of the head of state in public opinion.
In parallel, the survey delves into the agenda of social concerns. Corruption (50.3%) appears as the main problem mentioned by those surveyed, closely followed by unemployment (38.5%) and inflation (35.3%), and then by institutional deterioration and the general economic situation. The reiteration of these topics in different measurements indicates that the unrest does not respond to a single current factor, but to a combination of economic and political variables that impact the evaluation of the government.
The economic component, in particular, explains a good part of the wear and tear. Beyond certain macro indicators that the ruling party displays as achievements—fiscal balance or previous slowdown in inflation—different analyzes agree that social perception is dominated by daily experience. There is a drop in consumption of basic goods, an increase in household debt and an expansion of informal employment, with precarious jobs replacing formal positions. This phenomenon creates a “microeconomy in crisis”, where large sectors are unable to perceive tangible improvements in their standard of living.
The report reflects that 74% consider that the labor market is in poor condition, 68% evaluate the country’s general economy negatively and 58% assure that the economic situation of their home is bad. Asked about the future projection, 56% believe that the economy will worsen in the next six months and 49% anticipate a deterioration in their family’s situation. The perception of recent inflation reached 31.7 points, showing that price pressure continues to hit and 55.2% plan to reduce the purchase of durable goods in the coming months.
Precariousness is also expressed in the quality of employment: low-paid and unstable occupations—such as delivery drivers or informal workers—are growing while registered employment is contracting. Added to this is an uneven recovery in consumption, driven mainly by higher-income sectors, in contrast to the decline in essential products such as food. In this context, the gap between aggregate indicators and daily reality fuels distrust and erodes the legitimacy of the economic program.
In this regard, among those who went into debt, 82.8% did so to buy food, 60.7% to cover basic services and 45% to pay previous debts, which reflects a situation of structural over-indebtedness with the credit card continuing to be the most used tool, followed by virtual wallet and bank loans. The report concludes with a compelling fact: more than half of the population recognizes that their income is not enough. 27% say they must adjust expenses month by month to survive, another 27% also generate debt, and only 23% say they can cover their expenses and save.
The AtlasIntel and Bloomberg report, therefore, not only records a drop in presidential approval, but also functions as a synthesis of a broader social climate: declining expectations, perception of economic deterioration and growing political dissatisfaction. The combination of these factors explains why support for the government today stands at around a third of the population, while a critical majority is consolidating that questions the direction of the administration.
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