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Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil Members José Manuel FERNANDES Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Portugal Partido Social Democrata Manuel PIZARRO Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Portugal Partido Socialista Anna CAVAZZINI Vice-Chair Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Germany Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Brando BENIFEI Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Italy Partito Democratico Malin BJÖRK Member The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Sweden Vänsterpartiet Jérémy DECERLE Member Renew Europe Group France Liste Renaissance Dino GIARRUSSO Member Non-attached Members Italy Movimento 5 Stelle Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Spain Partido Popular Beata MAZUREK Member European Conservatives and Reformists Group Poland Prawo i Sprawiedliwość Nuno MELO Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Portugal Partido do Centro Democrático Social-Partido Popular 28/09/2021 1 Caroline NAGTEGAAL Member Renew Europe Group Netherlands Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie Elżbieta RAFALSKA Member European Conservatives and Reformists Group Poland Prawo i Sprawiedliwość Evelyn REGNER Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs André ROUGÉ Member Identity and Democracy Group France Rassemblement national 28/09/2021 2 Substitutes Clara AGUILERA Substitute Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Spain Partido Socialista Obrero Español Paolo BORCHIA Substitute Identity and Democracy Group Italy Lega Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Substitute European Conservatives and Reformists Group Poland Prawo i Sprawiedliwość Udo BULLMANN Substitute Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Christian DOLESCHAL Substitute Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Germany Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. Carlo FIDANZA Substitute European Conservatives and Reformists Group Italy Fratelli d'Italia Alexandra GEESE Substitute Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Germany Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Jan HUITEMA Substitute Renew Europe Group Netherlands Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie Pierre KARLESKIND Substitute Renew Europe Group France La République en marche Leopoldo LÓPEZ GIL Substitute Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Spain Partido Popular Clara PONSATÍ OBIOLS Substitute Non-attached Members Spain Junts per Catalunya - Lliures per Europa Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER Substitute Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Austria Österreichische Volkspartei 28/09/2021 3 Miguel URBÁN CRESPO Substitute The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Spain ANTICAPITALISTAS Kathleen VAN BREMPT Substitute Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Belgium Socialistische Partij.Anders Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP 28/09/2021 4.

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List of Members
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