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Wilson Center Latin American Program Statement on the Assault on Brazil’s Democratic Institutions

The January 8 assault on Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential offices was an attack against democracy and the rule of law. The Wilson Center’s Latin American Program and Brazil Institute stand in solidarity with the Brazilian people in defense of their democratic institutions. We reiterate our shared commitment in the Western Hemisphere to defend democratic principles, including peaceful political expression and the orderly transfer of power, and echo the international condemnation of the attacks, including by the U.S. government and the United Nations.

A agressão de 8 de janeiro contra o Congresso, o Supremo Tribunal e ao Palácio do Planalto no Brasil foi um ataque contra a democracia e o estado de direito. O Wilson Center, o Latin American Program e o Brazil Institute estão em solidariedade com o povo brasileiro em defesa de suas instituições democráticas. Reafirmamos nosso compromisso compartilhado de defender os princípios democráticos, incluindo a expressão política pacífica e a transferência ordenada de poder, e ecoamos a condenação internacional repudiando os ataques, como as feitas pelo governo dos Estados Unidos e pela Organização das Nações Unidas.

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