Custody Battle between Brazilian and U.S. Parents Escalates with U.S. Arrest of Brazilian Grandparents

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Friday, February 16, 2018

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

34

Issue:

2

Abstract:

On February 7, 2018, the battle between Chris Brann, a Houston physician and his wife, Marcelle Guimaraes, over the custody of their 8-year-old son Nicolas Brann escalated when federal agents at Miami’s airport arrest the child’s Brazilian grandparents Carlos and Jemima Guimaraes at Miami’s airport after their flight landed from Brazil. Both of them have been charged with conspiracy and international parental kidnapping.