Brazilians’ involvement in the elections

blank and null votes in the presidential and proportional elections in Brazil (1994 and 2014)

Authors

  • Cíntia Pinheiro Ribeiro de Souza UNILA – Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana. Instituto Latino-Americano de Economia, Sociedade e Política (ILAESP). Curso de Graduação em Administração Pública e Políticas Públicas. Foz do Iguaçu – PR – Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7415-3315
  • Rafael da Silva UEM – Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais (PGC). Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas (PPP). Maringá – PR – Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3813-4296
  • Yan de Souza Carreirão UFSC- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Ciência Política (PPGSCP). Florianópolis – SC – Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3964-0350
  • Julian Borba UFSC- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Ciência Política (PPGSCP). Florianópolis – SC – Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0149-6533

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52780/res.14743

Keywords:

Elections, Blank Votes, Null Votes, Brazil

Abstract

This article analyzes the involvement of Brazilians in the elections, based on the collected data on blank and null votes at the presidential and proportional elections in 1994 and 2014. We started from the assumption that these phenomena are different in nature, therefore, they are associated with a different set of variables. We offer evidence which is partly compatible with this assumption, although it is necessary to highlight variations observed concerning the office positions disputed and the type of ballot voting system adopted. The data were extracted from official sources, with the unit of analysis being Brazilian municipalities.

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Published

21/05/2021

How to Cite

SOUZA, C. P. R. de; SILVA, R. da; CARREIRÃO, Y. de S.; BORBA, J. Brazilians’ involvement in the elections: blank and null votes in the presidential and proportional elections in Brazil (1994 and 2014). Estudos de Sociologia, Araraquara, v. 26, n. 50, 2021. DOI: 10.52780/res.14743. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/estudos/article/view/14743. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.