The Supreme Court (STJ) ruled in favor of the appeal of Rafael Freitas, a 37-year-old Brazilian detained by the Aliens and Borders Service in February in Castelo Branco, who was on the run from an 8-year prison sentence and 7 months in prison. , in the country of origin, for torturing his stepdaughter. The advisers blocked the extradition, demanding security guarantees in Brazilian prisons.
According to the Sunday newspaper Público, magistrates cited a United Nations report on violations committed in Brazilian prisons. And they agreed with Rafael Freitas, who, having learned about the decision on extradition taken by the High Court of Coimbra, filed an appeal, saying that he wanted to serve his sentence in Portugal. Thus, STJ applied to the Court of Appeal of Coimbra to reconsider the case, requesting, if necessary, additional guarantees from Brazil that the accused would not be subjected to torture or violence if he ever returned to his country of origin.
Remember that just like cm Rafael Freitas reportedly left his five-year-old stepdaughter in a coma on Christmas Day 2013. Under the pretense of teaching her “manners,” he stood on the child’s stomach and pierced her intestines. He also bit her on the buttocks and applied a hot spoon to the skin, which inflicted severe burns on the minor. He fled Brazil and was tried in absentia.
Author: Miguel Curado
Source: CM Jornal
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