,,iii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #cb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #b1 #bjbc,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,condemning the violent insurrection in ,brazil on ,january #h1 #bjbc1 and expressing ,united ,states solidarity with the people of ,brazil1 as well as support for safeguarding ,brazil's democratic institutions4 ,whereas ,brazil is a strategic partner and major non-,,nato ally of the ,united ,states1 and the bilateral relationship1 which includes cooperation on economic1 environmental1 defense1 and human rights issues1 is predicated on a shared commitment to democratic values1 including absolute respect for free and fair elections2 ,whereas the people of ,brazil voted in the first and second round of general elections on ,october #b1 #bjbb1 and ,october #cj1 #bjbb1 respectively1 which were unanimously recognized as free and fair electoral processes by independent electoral observers2 ,whereas ,luiz ,incio ,lula da ,silva won the second round presidential election on ,october #cj1 #bjbb1 receiving #ej4i percent of all votes cast by ,brazilians for the presidency and defeating incumbent president ,jair ,bolsonaro2 ,whereas1 in accordance with ,brazil's constitution1 ,president ,luiz ,incio ,lula da ,silva was sworn into office as the #cith ,president of ,brazil on ,january #a1 #bjbc2 ,whereas1 prior to ,brazil's general elections1 former president ,jair ,bolsonaro repeatedly made false and unfounded accusations questioning the transparency and integrity of the country's electoral processes1 publicly attacked the impartiality of ,brazil's ,supreme ,court and ,supreme ,electoral ,tribunal1 and encouraged his supporters to amplify these baseless claims2 ,whereas1 on ,july #f1 #bjbb1 the then-head of ,brazil's ,supreme ,electoral ,tribunal warned while in ,washington1 ,,dc1 that former president ,jair ,bolsonaro's undemocratic rhetoric and baseless allegations of electoral fraud exacerbated the risk of ,brazil experiencing political unrest as or more severe than the ,united ,states ,capitol insurrection on ,january #f1 #bjba2 ,whereas1 in the aftermath of ,brazil's general elections1 former president ,jair ,bolsonaro refused to formally concede to ,president ,luiz ,incio ,lula da ,silva and continued to share voter fraud conspiracies on social media2 ,whereas1 on ,january #h1 #bjbc1 one week after ,president ,luiz ,incio ,lula da ,silva was inaugurated1 supporters of former president ,jair ,bolsonaro engaged in a violent1 organized siege of ,brazil's presidential palace1 ,congress1 and ,supreme ,court and called for ,president ,luiz ,incio ,lula da ,silva to be removed from office via military or other violent intervention if necessary1 marking the worst assault on ,brazilian democracy since the country's transition from a military dictatorship in the #aihjs2 ,whereas1 similar to the violent siege against the ,united ,states ,capitol on ,january #f1 #bjba1 ,brazil's ,january #h1 #bjbc1 insurrection exposed the resiliency and fragility of democracy and the harmful consequences of public officials deliberately spreading electoral disinformation and disregarding the rule of law2 ,whereas the heads of ,brazil's three branches of government issued a joint statement condemning the terrorist acts on ,january #h1 #bjbc1 and reaffirming support for ,brazil's democracy2 ,whereas ,president ,joe ,biden swiftly condemned the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in ,brazil1 and committed to fully supporting ,brazil's democratic institutions2 and ,whereas ,brazilian authorities are currently pursuing investigations to ensure all rioters1 financiers1 and public officials responsible for the events on ,january #h1 #bjbc1 are held accountable1 including by examining the role of social media in organizing and amplifying the riots and opening investigations into the actions of former senior officials1 including former president ,jair ,bolsonaro3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses its ongoing solidarity with the people of ,brazil and unwavering support for ,brazil's democratic institutions in the aftermath of the ,january #h1 #bjbc1 insurrection2 7#b7 condemns the violent siege conducted by former ,brazilian president ,jair ,bolsonaro's supporters against ,brazil's presidential palace1 ,congress1 and ,supreme ,court that was fueled1 in part1 by disinformation spread by former president ,jair ,bolsonaro over several months2 7#c7 commends ,brazil's electoral institutions for conducting free1 fair1 and transparent elections on ,october #b1 #bjbb1 and ,october #cj1 #bjbb2 7#d7 urges social media and group messaging companies to take concrete steps to address the ways its platforms are used to facilitate disinformation and misinformation in ,brazil1 and to work with ,brazilian authorities to address any role such platforms had in facilitating and amplifying the violent events on ,january #h1 #bjbc2 7#e7 urges the ,president to expeditiously review all requests from ,brazilian authorities related to the investigation into the ,january #h1 #bjbc1 insurrection1 including any future extradition requests for former senior ,brazilian officials2 7#f7 encourages the ,united ,states ,senate and ,house of ,representatives to support any requests from the ,brazilian ,congress related to its investigation of the violent siege that occurred on ,january #h1 #bjbc1 including sharing best practices from the investigation conducted by the ,united ,states ,house ,select ,committee to ,investigate the ,january #fth ,attack on the ,united ,states ,capitol2 7#g7 endorses ,president ,biden's invitation of ,president da ,silva to ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 to continue ,united ,states-,brazil collaboration on a wide-ranging shared agenda2 and 7#h7 reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the alliance and strategic partnership between the ,united ,states and the ,government of ,brazil on the defense of democracy and human rights and other issues of shared priorities1 including defense cooperation1 food security1 environmental cooperation1 and inclusive and sustainable development4