Which types of election-related misconducts are regarded as criminal offences?

Brazil

Brazil

Answer
  • Electoral fraud
  • Incentive driven voter coercion
  • Threat driven voter coercion
  • Obstructing the electoral process
  • Offences related to voter registration
Source

Código Eleitoral Lei n.4737, 15 july 1965 as amended by Lei n? 8.868/94 and  Lei n? 9.504/1997

See articles 289-353.

http://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965#2

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