Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35), CPC Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and CPC Whip Rep. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement regarding Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and Trump’s denials of Brazil’s election results:
“Trump continues to ramp up his election denialism. On Sunday, President Lula da Silva decisively won Brazil’s election by more than 4 million votes. Yet Trump called it ‘rigged’ and ‘corrupt’ and refused to recognize the outcome.
“As soon as Flávio Bolsonaro touched down in Florida, he thanked Donald Trump for his support and claimed that Brazil’s election was stolen, outrageously declaring himself the rightful ‘president-elect.’
“Trump’s and Bolsonaro’s partnership in election denial must stop immediately. We demand that the United States join the rest of the world in accepting the results of Brazil’s election.
“In the two largest democracies in the hemisphere, we cannot tolerate authoritarian efforts to deny election results, overturn the will of hundreds of millions of voters, or violently interrupt the peaceful transfer of power.
“As November approaches, we are committed to using every Congressional tool at our disposal to defend election integrity at home and stop Trump’s election interference and denialism abroad.”
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests. The CPC champions policies including comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus is the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America’s broken for-profit health care system, raising American wages, eliminating political corruption, supporting the labor movement, and taking action to protect the planet for generations to come.
