I live in Brazil and was hired to work for a company in 2009 and they sent me for a project lasting 2 months in Rome. I was impressed about how the people in general and specially the women hated Berlusconi. And he is still there today.
Putin in Russia publicly stated that Berlusconi critics are just really envious of Berlusconi (yea, one more thing i too well understand, yet not proud, about my old country)