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| Italian leftwing fugitive Cesare Battisti detained in Brazil after decades on run | Italian leftwing fugitive Cesare Battisti detained in Brazil after decades on run |
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| Brazilian police have detained Cesare Battisti, an Italian writer and former leftwing guerrilla who was convicted of murder in his home country and has been on the run for decades. | Brazilian police have detained Cesare Battisti, an Italian writer and former leftwing guerrilla who was convicted of murder in his home country and has been on the run for decades. |
| Battisti was apparently trying to leave Brazil after Italy reportedly asked Brazil’s government to revoke his asylum status and extradite him to serve his prison sentence. | Battisti was apparently trying to leave Brazil after Italy reportedly asked Brazil’s government to revoke his asylum status and extradite him to serve his prison sentence. |
| He was stopped by highway police as he was about to cross the border in a Bolivian taxi and was held for possession of a “significant” quantity of undeclared foreign currency, the federal police said in a statement. | He was stopped by highway police as he was about to cross the border in a Bolivian taxi and was held for possession of a “significant” quantity of undeclared foreign currency, the federal police said in a statement. |
| Battisti faced life in prison in Italy, where he was convicted of four murders committed in the 1970s, when he belonged to a guerrilla group called Armed Proletarians for Communism. | Battisti faced life in prison in Italy, where he was convicted of four murders committed in the 1970s, when he belonged to a guerrilla group called Armed Proletarians for Communism. |
| After escaping prison in 1981, he spent about 30 years on the run in Mexico and France. Battisti moved to Brazil in 2004, living in secret before being arrested in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. | After escaping prison in 1981, he spent about 30 years on the run in Mexico and France. Battisti moved to Brazil in 2004, living in secret before being arrested in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. |
| After four years in confinement, Battisti was released in 2011 and given permanent residency in Brazil. | After four years in confinement, Battisti was released in 2011 and given permanent residency in Brazil. |
| According to the respected O Globo daily’s website, Italy asked Brazil’s government last week to reconsider the decision not to extradite Battisti, who was granted refugee status by the former president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva on his last day in office in 2010. | According to the respected O Globo daily’s website, Italy asked Brazil’s government last week to reconsider the decision not to extradite Battisti, who was granted refugee status by the former president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva on his last day in office in 2010. |
| The incident prompted a vicious diplomatic row between the two countries. | The incident prompted a vicious diplomatic row between the two countries. |
| “Brazilian authorities believe Battisti was trying to take refuge in Bolivia,” the report said, adding that he was attempting to take out about $5,000 and 2,000 euros. | “Brazilian authorities believe Battisti was trying to take refuge in Bolivia,” the report said, adding that he was attempting to take out about $5,000 and 2,000 euros. |
| Battisti’s lawyer, Igor Sant’Anna, told Reuters that he had sought a habeas corpus injunction last week due to the risk that president Michel Temer’s government could agree to Italy’s request. | Battisti’s lawyer, Igor Sant’Anna, told Reuters that he had sought a habeas corpus injunction last week due to the risk that president Michel Temer’s government could agree to Italy’s request. |