Brazil's STJ orders convicted former judge added to Interpol red notice list
“Operação Faroeste: STJ determina inclusão de desembargadora condenada na lista de procurados internacionais”
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Brazil's Superior Court of Justice has ordered the inclusion of a convicted former appellate judge and her son on Interpol's international wanted list following evidence of flight risk.
The ruling was issued after federal prosecutors reported that the defendants traveled to Portugal and that court officials were unable to locate them at their registered residential address.
The case stems from Operation Faroeste, a wide-ranging investigation into judicial corruption and land schemes in Bahia that led to unanimous prison sentences.
The institutional response underscores judicial accountability and the use of international legal cooperation to enforce anti-corruption rulings.
Authorities are currently advancing procedures required for potential extradition and the execution of the prison sentences.
- STJ ordered Interpol red notice listing for the defendants.
- Federal prosecutors identified concrete flight risks to Portugal.
- Both individuals were convicted of corruption and money laundering.
Corroborates: Operação Faroeste: STJ determina inclusão de desembargadora condenada na lista de procurados internacionais