World Cup bolsters Brazil president

The World Cup has boosted the standing of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as she targets re-election in October, a poll showed.

Leftist Rousseff, 66, gained four points over the past month to stand at 38 percent of voter support, a Datafolha poll for Folha de Sao Paulo daily showed.

Main opposition candidate Aecio Neves had 20 percent of voter intentions, up from 19 in June, while support for socialist Eduardo Campos and ecologist running mate Marina Silva rose from 7 to 9 percent.

Rousseff, a former urban guerrilla from the Workers Party had lost three points between May and June as the World Cup approached amid a climate of tension stemming from opposition to the cost of the event and late-running preparations.