Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom & Rule of Law? — Excerpts of opening remarks by Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ)

Issuer: Office of Representative Chris Smith (U.S. House of Representatives)
Date: May 7, 2024
Type: Official document · primary source
Access: full text examined · accessed on Oct. 25, 2026
Original: chrissmith.house.gov/UploadedFiles/2024-05-07_Rep._Smiths_Opening_Remarks-_Brazi

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Excerpts from the opening of chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ), published on his office's site, record the hearing 'Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom & Rule of Law?' in Washington on May 7, 2024, in which Smith describes what he calls serious human rights violations in Brazil since late 2022 and the persecution, in the U.S., of journalists and opponents of the Brazilian government. The document does not mention Dallagnol or the Brazilian lawmakers.

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Source: Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom & Rule of Law? — Excerpts of opening remarks by Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) — Office of Representative Chris Smith (U.S. House of Representatives), May 7, 2024 · pp. 1-2 (opening) · open original ↗

Official document (primary) · full text examined · accessed on Oct. 25, 2026

Limitations: Statement by an American lawmaker (his position, not an established fact). Dallagnol appears in the entity only for context: he is not mentioned. Witness list and hearing video were not opened (page on foreignaffairs.house.gov returned 404).