The bill recommends that the US government quickly recognize the results of the polls and reconsider relations in the event of a coup. “It is important that people in Brazil know that we are on their side”, declares Senator Sanders. The United States Senate approved this Wednesday (28/09), four days before the Brazilian elections, a resolution in defense of democracy in Brazil. Brazil.
Proposed by Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, the approved text recommends that the US government immediately recognize the result presented by the polls in Brazil.
The text also stipulates that the US government review and reconsider “the relationship between the United States and any government that comes to power in Brazil through undemocratic means, including a military coup”.
“It would be unacceptable for the United States to recognize a government that came to power undemocratically, and that would send a horrible message to the entire world. It is important for people in Brazil to know that we are on their side, on the side of democracy,” said Sanders, after the resolution was passed.
The text also mentions the increase in political violence in Brazil and asks the Brazilian government to guarantee the right of all the country’s citizens to vote.
The resolution is not binding. In practice, it is a way of expressing the opinion of the US Senate on the subject. The text did not have the explicit support of the Republican senators, but as none of them expressed a contrary vote, it was unanimously approved.
European Parliament
Concern about democracy in Brazil was also expressed by European parliamentarians. This Wednesday, 51 MEPs sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the head of diplomacy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, asking the bloc to pressure the Brazilian government to respect the Constitution in the case. of a defeat at the polls by President Jair Bolsonaro.
“The EU must declare that it will use different mechanisms, including trade, to defend Brazil’s democracy and human rights,” the letter urges.
MEPs ask that the EU delegation in Brazil, as well as the European External Action Service (EEAS), “closely monitor the situation and support Brazilian institutions and civil society organizations that defend democracy”.
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