Vote Buying in Brazil: From Impunity to Prosecution
Politicians often buy votes with impunity. Brazil outlawed vote buying for many years, but prosecutions were rare. However, popular pressure mounted against the practice in the late 1990s. Over one million Brazilians signed a petition against vote buying, leading to the country’s first law by popula...
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| Language: | English |
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Latin American Studies Association
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Latin American Research Review |
| Online Access: | https://larrlasa.org/articles/412 |