Is voting compulsory in Brazil?
Compulsory (enforced)
Compulsory voting with fines and requirements for proof of voting for various services.
Brazil is one of 15 countries classified “Compulsory (enforced)” for compulsory voting — 9% of the 176 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Bolivia
- Compulsory (enforced) Compulsory voting with fines and restrictions on salary receipt for non-voters.
- Suriname
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Paraguay
- Voluntary Voting is not compulsory despite constitutional obligation, with no penalties for non-participation.
- Guyana
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Peru
- Compulsory (enforced) Compulsory voting was introduced in 1933 and remains in effect.
- Venezuela
- Voluntary Compulsory voting was removed in 1993 and largely unenforced before then.
Other laws in Brazil
- Voting Age
- 16–17
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