IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1335 
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. 
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 citi-
zens 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 impor-
tance to Brazil, the United States, and like-minded na-
tions around the world; 
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•HRES 1335 IH 
Whereas actions or comments that seek to question or under-
mine 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, se-
curity, 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 ef-
forts to undermine the electoral process in 
Brazil and to hold the Government of Brazil ac-
countable for respecting the rights of the citi-
zens of Brazil in accordance with international 
obligations and the Constitution of the Federa-
tive Republic of Brazil; and 
(B) to immediately recognize the outcome 
of the election in Brazil, if such election is de-
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•HRES 1335 IH 
termined by international observers and organi-
zations to have been free and fair, and to clar-
ify that the United States— 
(i) will review and reconsider its rela-
tionship 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 stat-
utes related to the peaceful and democratic 
transition of power, including longstanding 
restrictions on the provision of security as-
sistance in the event of a military coup, 
and that United States assistance further 
remains consistent with the Brazilian Gov-
ernment’s and peoples’ historic commit-
ment to prioritizing principles of democ-
racy and human rights. 
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