Exclusive: more than 70 US and Brazilian lawmakers condemn Trump-Bolsonaro alliance

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar leads joint statement focused on Sunday's riots in Brasilia and January 6 insurrection

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More than 70 progressive US and Brazilian lawmakers have condemned the collaboration between the Bolsonaro family and Trumpists in the US aimed at overturning elections in both countries, and called for those involved to be held to account.

As lawmakers in Brazil and the United States, we stand united against the efforts by authoritarian, anti-democratic far right actors to overturn legitimate election results and overthrow our democracies," said the joint statement, led by Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar.