we investigate the political consequences of community support withdrawal in Brazil's wind farm projects. We demonstrate how disillusioned community members increase their support toward political parties advocating for stricter regulations on wind energy projects. We analyze a sample of 836 wind farm installations across 111 municipalities from 2007 to 2022, employing an instrumental variable differences-in-differences estimation to isolate the effects of wind farm presence on voting patterns. Our results reveal a significant shift toward left-wing parties, particularly in municipalities with more local associations. We highlight an alternative channel to stakeholder retaliation to large-scale projects and the endogenous feature of public regulations when private regulations are absent or inadequate.
