Brazil requests Spain for reciprocity in extradition cases

The case for the extradition of a baganarist, who settled in Spain in 2023 to evade the Supreme Court of Brazil, has tarnished the fluid relationship between the two countries. The decision of the Spanish National High Court to reject, on Monday, the surrender of Oswaldo Eustaquio Filho, claimed for participating in the coup plot, was answered within a few hours by the judge investigating the case in Brazil, Alexandre de Moraes, with two decisio…

Brazil requests Spain for reciprocity in extradition cases

“Respect for the principle of reciprocity is a fundamental requirement stipulated in both the Brazilian Migration Law and the extradition treaty between the two countries, and its absence prevents the request from being pursued,” the Justice claimed in his ruling. The measure responds to the decision of the Spanish authorities to reject the extradition of blogger Oswaldo Eustáquio, a self-confessed follower of former president Jair Bolsonaro, on…

For the Brazilian Supreme Court, the decision of the National High Court is a "lack of respect for reciprocity." More information: Spain refuses to hand over to Brazil a blogger claimed for "golpism" in favor of Bolsonaro: fear reprisals

Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), decided to suspend the extradition of 49-year-old Bulgarian Vasil Georgiev Vasilev, in response to the refusal to extradite Bolsonarist blogger, Oswaldo Eustaquio, by the Spanish government. Vasilev was arrested on February 18 of this year in Mato Grosso do Sul. He is accused in Spain of drug trafficking and has resided in Brazil since January 2023. According to an Interpol report…

The decision of the Supreme Court of Spain to deny the extradition of Oswaldo Eustaquio is the first foreign recognition of political persecution.

By Ana Pompeu (Folhapress) – Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), suspended the extradition of a Bulgarian arrested at the request of the Spanish government in response to the country’s decision not to extradite pro-Bolsonaro influencer Oswaldo Eustáquio. According to Moraes, the Spanish government disregarded the requirement of reciprocity. In the same decision, […]