Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Role at the time: U.S. representative from California and co-chair of the Congressional Brazil Caucus, leading a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Representative Dina Titus
Statement summary
Kamlager-Dove and Titus led a letter from 25 House members asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio whether any U.S. agency helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil or enter the United States despite a Brazilian court order restricting his travel. The letter asks when officials learned of the order and who authorized the visas.
“The central question is straightforward: did the Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, or any other U.S. government agency assist Senator Bolsonaro in traveling to or entering the United States despite the reported Brazilian judicial restriction on his departure?”
Why we used this label
The conduct under scrutiny is Bolsonaro leaving Brazil and being welcomed by the United States. The lawmakers raise significant questions about whether U.S. officials helped him leave despite a court order and say Congress must know what was provided if such help occurred, so their judgment turns on a question they have not yet answered. We labeled it conditional.