Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he had discussions with his Brazilian counterparts on respecting the outcome of Brazil's 2022 democratic presidential election.

The UK has consistently made clear its firm hope that the entire country of Brazil, including all candidates and political parties, will respect core democratic principles, electoral processes and the election result. I raised this with my Brazilian counterpart, Ambassador Carlos Franҫa, during our introductory call on 10 October. The Prime Minister tweeted on 31 October, congratulating President-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva on his election victory and saying that he looks forward to the UK and Brazil working together to promote democratic values.