Widespread public discontent at flagging economy is battering Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s approval ratings fell into the single digits in July, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The dismal new numbers came out a day after Brazil convicted top construction executives for the first time in the widening probe of state-run energy firm Petrobras. According to Tuesday’s survey, conducted from July 12 to…