The impact of alcohol sales on perceptions of security amongst Brazilian football fans
Buso, Guilherme and May, Anthony and Bason, Tom and Owen, Alun (2025) The impact of alcohol sales on perceptions of security amongst Brazilian football fans. Annals of Leisure Research. ISSN 1174-5398
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Abstract
In 2003, the Estatuto de Defesa do Torcedor (Fans’ Bill of Rights Act) was introduced in an effort to curb fan violence, resulting in the prohibition of alcohol sales in Brazilian sports stadiums. This study uses Santos FC as a case study to explore football fans’ perceptions of the link between alcohol and violence, and investigate how introducing alcohol sales may potentially impact future attendance. Exploratory Factor Analysis and Ordinal Logistic Regression Models based on an online survey (n = 562) are used to identify factors influencing Santos fans’ decisions about whether to attend football matches where alcohol is sold. The main driver for a change in attendance is the perception of the link between alcohol consumption and violence. This relationship is mitigated by individual fans’ attitudes to alcohol and their likelihood of avoiding matches if violence increases.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Identification Number: | 10.1080/11745398.2025.2472702 |
| Dates: | Date Event 19 February 2025 Accepted 6 March 2025 Published Online |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Violence, alcohol, legislation, policy, sport, Brazil, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Ordinal Logistic Regression. |
| Subjects: | CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice |
| Depositing User: | Gemma Tonks |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2025 12:19 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2025 12:19 |
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16291 |
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