Overview
- Paraguayan authorities detained Silvinei Vasques at Asunción’s Silvio Pettirossi International Airport as he prepared to fly to El Salvador.
- Brazil’s Federal Police say he violated court measures by disabling his ankle monitor in Santa Catarina and leaving the country without authorization.
- A PF report to Justice Alexandre de Moraes details his departure on Dec. 24 in a rented car, with CCTV showing bags, large quantities of pet supplies, and a dog.
- Airport officers flagged a Paraguayan passport that did not match his identity and sent a photo to Brazilian counterparts, leading to his identification and custody by Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor for a hearing.
- Following PF findings, Moraes converted Vasques’s restrictions into preventive detention, and Paraguay has begun procedures that could return him to Brazilian custody after his conviction to 24 years and 6 months for the 2022 plot.