@cstross @lily Being the change you want to see in the world ️

@mpjgregoire @evan Just the passport, you have to pay a fine and if you don’t you can’t do a bunch of things - makes your life annoying.

My father passed and I had skipped one election, I had to regularize my electoral status at the consulate to be able to get a lawyer in Brazil and get the estate stuff going.

@evan As a Brazilian citizen, it’s mandatory for me to vote for president every 4 years even though I don’t live there.

I lose the right to renew my passport if I don’t. Brazil sees voting as a responsibility not a right - you can go to the polls and void your ballot but you have to show up.

I have opinions on the subject after voting as a Canadian citizen for many years.