Brazilian Tried in Cambodia on Drug Possession With Verdict Due Nov. 12

Overview

• A first-instance court held her judgment hearing on Oct. 23 and set Nov. 12 for the decision to be published, a common delay under Cambodian procedure.
• The case is formally described as illegal drug possession rather than trafficking, according to updated reporting from relatives and court documents.
• Brazil’s Foreign Ministry says the embassy is providing consular assistance under its protocol for potential trafficking victims.
• She remains detained at Banteay Meanchey Provincial Prison, which rights groups and local reports describe as severely overcrowded with documented safety concerns.
• Relatives report paying about US$4,000 after messages from alleged recruiters and claim the drugs were planted in a shared bathroom after she declined to join online scams.