Voting under Criminal Rule: How Criminal Governance Shapes Turnout in Rio de Janeiro

• In Event: Crime, Drug Trafficking, Mafia and Terrorism: Deviant Behavior and Political Violence

Brief Overview

I test how paramilitary and factional governance affect turnout in Rio. Using TSE returns and Fogo Cruzado polygons, OLS and spatial models show militias raise participation while factions and contested areas depress it.

Author

• Igor Novaes Lins, University of Brasilia