← Votes·2022-03-24

EU-Brazil Agreement on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "brazil"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 141041Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “EU-Brazil Agreement on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (585 for, 3 against, 0 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

585

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

582 votes

Turnout (cast)

588

Absent

117

Participation rate

83.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 153Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D136 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 28Against 3Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
Italy66
France65
Spain52
Poland45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs