Brazilian Government Announces its Intent to Revise U.S. Extradition Treaty Due to U.S. Abductions

On September 24, 1992, Brazilian Justice Minister Celio Borja stated that he wants to renegotiate and revise the extradition treaty signed between Brazil and the United States. Borja wants to clarify that Brazil will not accept the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to kidnap people abroad who are sentenced by U.S. courts. Justice Ministry Legal Adviser Claudio Fonteles pointed out that the Brazilian Constitution repudiates any move based on the doctrine that recognizes foreign territory as coming under the jurisdiction of a U.S. Court…[more]