But it is also striking that despite the weak economy – growth will barely average 1.5% during Rousseff’s first term, and the economy is now in a technical recession, having contracted in two consecutive quarters – Dilma and the PT managed to retain the support of Brazil’s tens of millions of poor and excluded citizens. This is partly because the recession has not made a big dent in employment, which means that many households have yet to feel the impact.
但同样令人惊讶的是，尽管经济萎靡——在罗塞夫的第一个任期中，平均经济增长率只有1.5%，目前更是陷入了技术性衰退，已连续两个季度出现收缩——迪尔马和劳工党仍拥有巴西数千万穷人和被排除的公民的支持。这部分是因为衰退并没有给就业带来很大影响，而这意味着许多家庭尚未感受到冲击。