Editing Electoral threshold (section)

===South America===
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!For individual parties
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| Argentina|| 3% of registered voters<ref>[http://infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/15000-19999/19442/texact.htm Código Electoral Nacional], Article 160</ref>||
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| Bolivia|| 3% ||
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| Brazil|| No national electoral threshold, for parties threshold is 80% of the natural threshold in the district; for candidates 20% of the natural threshold in the district.<ref>[https://www.poder360.com.br/opiniao/nova-regra-complica-distribuicao-de-vagas-de-deputados/ New rule complicates distribution of vacancies of Deputies, Jairus Nicholas May 3,2022]</ref><ref>[http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2019-2022/2021/Lei/L14211.htm Brazil Law No. 14,211, of October 1, 2021 ]</ref>|| threshold for financial contributions is 2% at constituency level or 11 deputies in 9 states,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliveira |first1=José Carlos |title=Eleições deste ano trazem cláusulas de desempenho para candidatos e partidos |url=https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/542608-eleicoes-deste-ano-trazem-clausulas-de-desempenho-para-candidatos-e-partidos/ |access-date=10 August 2021 |work=Chamber of Deputies of Brazil |date=30 June 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sem votação mínima, 14 partidos ficarão sem recursos públicos |url=https://noticias.r7.com/brasil/sem-votacao-minima-14-partidos-ficarao-sem-recursos-publicos-09102018 |access-date=11 August 2021 |work=R7 |date=9 October 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="otempo">{{cite news |title=Com dura cláusula de barreira, metade das siglas corre risco de acabar |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/com-dura-clausula-de-barreira-metade-das-siglas-corre-risco-de-acabar-1.2511424 |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=O Tempo |date=12 July 2021 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> increasing 2026 to 2.5% and 2030 to 3%
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| Chile|| None, but high natural threshold due to its use of multiple-member districts with less than 10 seats ||
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| Colombia|| 3% ||
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| Ecuador|| None, but high natural threshold due to its use of multiple-member districts with less than 10 seats ||
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| Paraguay|| None, but high natural threshold due to its use of multiple-member districts with less than 10 seats ||
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| Peru|| 5%<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://perureports.com/2016/03/31/perus-small-political-parties-scramble-survive/ | title=Peru's small political parties scramble to survive| date=April 2016}}</ref>||
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| Uruguay || 1% ||
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