Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's position is on sending election observers to Brazil for the 2022 Presidential Election.

The UK is committed to building a Network of Liberty that will put us at the heart of economic, diplomatic and security partnerships. Promoting democratic values is a key objective of this, and election observation allows us to support democracies and strengthen democratic electoral processes around the globe.

We are considering our approach for the Brazilian Presidential elections, and will continue to support ongoing work by existing international election observation organisations. We are clear that independent election monitoring provides vital support for credible and inclusive elections.