On the recordJuly 13, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer amendment 451 as the designee of Mr. Malinowski. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XIII, insert the following: SEC. __. ROLE OF BRAZILIAN ARMED FORCES DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on all actions taken by the armed forces of Brazil, with respect to that country's presidential elections scheduled for October 2022, to-- (1) interfere with, stop, or obstruct ballot counting or electoral operations by independent electoral authorities; (2) manipulate, seek to manipulate, or overturn results of the elections; (3) engage in coordinated information or communications efforts to undermine popular faith and trust in independent electoral authorities or question the validity of electoral results; (4) use social media or other mass communication systems, including mobile messaging applications, to attempt to influence widespread opinions on the validity of electoral results or with regards to the desirability of any particular outcome; or (5) encourage, incite, or facilitate physical riot activities or contestations with regards to electoral processes, electoral counts, or electoral results, both before and after the presidential elections.…





