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Urging the Government of Brazil to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner that enables all citizens of Brazil to exercise the right to vote.
Urging the Government of Brazil to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner that enables all citizens of Brazil to exercise the right to vote.
Summary
This resolution urges the Government of Brazil to conduct its October 2022 elections in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner. It calls on the United States Government to speak against efforts to undermine Brazil's electoral process and hold the Brazilian government accountable for respecting citizens' voting rights. The resolution states the United States should recognize the election outcome if international observers determine it to be free and fair, and will review its relationship with any government that comes to power through undemocratic means. It also notes that United States security assistance to Brazil must comply with statutes related to peaceful democratic transitions of power.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53] (D-CA)
5 cosponsors
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Actions (3)
- Sep 9, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy. · house
- Sep 9, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Sep 9, 2022 Introduced in House
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- On Agreeing to the ResolutionPassed
235 Yea · 177 Nay · 2 Present · 17 Not voting
- Republicans36Yea0Nay1NV
- Democrats4Yea25Nay1NV
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Yea(40)
- August Pfluger
- Beth Van Duyne
- Brandon Gill
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chip Roy
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher H. Smith
- Craig A. Goldman
- Dan Crenshaw
- Daniel Meuser
- Glenn Thompson
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Henry Cuellar
- Jake Ellzey
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Josh Gottheimer
- Keith Self
- Lance Gooden
- Lloyd Smucker
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Monica De La Cruz
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nathaniel Moran
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Roger Williams
- Ronny Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott Perry
- Troy E. Nehls
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Wesley Hunt
Nay(25)
- Al Green
- Analilia Mejia
- Becca Balint
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Christian D. Menefee
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Greg Casar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jasmine Crockett
- Joaquin Castro
- Julie Johnson
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Nellie Pou
- Robert Menendez
- Summer L. Lee
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Veronica Escobar
Not voting(2)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2022
Ms. Jacobs of California (for herself, Ms. Wild, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Urging the Government of Brazil to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner that enables all citizens of Brazil to exercise the right to vote.
Whereas, in 1822, the United States was the first country to recognize Brazil as an independent country; Whereas Brazil, as the fifth-largest country in the world, has the fourth- largest democracy and the seventh-largest economy; Whereas the protection of the Brazilian Amazon is of importance to Brazil, the United States, and like-minded nations around the world; Whereas actions or comments that seek to question or undermine Brazil’s democratic and electoral institutions must be resolutely rejected by the United States and Brazil; Whereas the United States and Brazil are 2 of the largest democracies and economies in the Western Hemisphere; and Whereas the United States and Brazil have a partnership that is rooted in a shared commitment to democracy and prosperity and the promotion of international peace, security, and respect for human rights: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) urges the Government of Brazil to ensure that the October 2022 elections are conducted in a free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner that enables all citizens of Brazil to exercise the right to vote; and
(2) calls for the United States Government—
(A) to continue to speak out against efforts to undermine the electoral process in Brazil and to hold the Government of Brazil accountable for respecting the rights of the citizens of Brazil in accordance with international obligations and the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil; and
(B) to immediately recognize the outcome of the election in Brazil, if such election is determined by international observers and organizations to have been free and fair, and to clarify that the United States—
(i) will review and reconsider its relationship with any government that comes to power in Brazil through undemocratic means, including a military coup; and
(ii) will ensure United States security assistance and other forms of bilateral United States assistance to Brazil remains compliant with relevant United States statutes related to the peaceful and democratic transition of power, including longstanding restrictions on the provision of security assistance in the event of a military coup, and that United States assistance further remains consistent with the Brazilian Government’s and peoples’ historic commitment to prioritizing principles of democracy and human rights. <all>
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