Smith calls on Brazil's government to reverse course and to restore free speech and democracy

Issuer: Office of Representative Chris Smith (U.S. House of Representatives)
Date: September 11, 2024
Type: Release · primary source
Access: full text examined · accessed on Oct. 25, 2026
Original: static.poder360.com.br/2024/09/Smith-calls-on-Brazils-government-to-reverse-cour

What we extracted from this document (1)

In a statement of September 11, 2024, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), chairman of the U.S. House human rights subcommittee, declared: 'On June 21, I sent a letter to Minister Alexandre de Moraes asking for information about allegations regarding de Moraes's role in widespread human rights violations committed'; he said that Moraes did not respond and that the presidents of the Senate and the Chamber, who received copies, did not either.

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Excerpt: “On June 21, I sent a letter to Minister Alexandre de Moraes asking for information about allegations”

Source: Smith calls on Brazil's government to reverse course and to restore free speech and democracy — Office of Representative Chris Smith (U.S. House of Representatives), Sept. 11, 2024 · 5th and 6th paragraphs of the statement · open original ↗

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

Limitations: The statement does not give the year in the sentence, but speaks of 'earlier this year' and of the May 2024 hearing. The text of the original letter was NOT located (neither on chrissmith.house.gov nor on foreignaffairs.house.gov in the searches made). Dallagnol is not mentioned in the statement; the link between the letter and his meeting comes only from NOVO. The date of the statement is that of the header; the PDF read is a copy hosted by Poder360.