Overview

• The ICG fell 13.6% from July’s 2.45 and 16.5% versus August 2024, according to Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
• All five components declined, led by concern for the public interest (-18.2%), followed by problem‑solving (-14.6%), spending efficiency (-13.2%), overall evaluation (-12.8%) and perceived honesty (-9.9%).
• Regional gaps widened, with sharp drops in CABA (-28.2%) and Greater Buenos Aires (-23.3%) compared with a smaller fall in the interior (-7.4%).
• Men reported higher trust than women, and support among 18–29 year‑olds slid 24.4%, with higher education and economic optimism linked to better scores.
• The phone survey of 1,000 adults ran Aug. 1–14 via Poliarquía, breaking roughly four months of stability, setting the 20‑month average at 2.48 (below Macri and above Fernández), and preceding later corruption claims and a congressional defeat reported elsewhere.