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"Made in Bolivia" is the expression used by members of the search operation and arrest of Cesare Battisti in the neighboring country to describe the hunt for Italian on Bolivian lands – without the participation of the Brazilian federal police, according to local authorities.
Three members of the Bolivian police in Santa Cruz de la Sierra who were on file said on Tuesday that they were only working in cooperation with the Italian police, who had shared information that Battisti
According to the police, Brazil has not cooperated at all with these steps, claiming that it feared retaliation from the local government if its manifestations undermined relations with the country.
The Federal Police of Brasilia said since Saturday that she had collaborated with the arrest.
According to Bolivians, the work started with a notification by Interpol on 18 December to all countries, informing him that the fugitive might be in Bolivia, warning that all countries were in danger. danger.
Interpol in the country began tracking down the border with Brazil and discovered that Battisti had illegally entered the border of Cáceres (MT) with the Bolivian municipality of San Matías in the Santa Cruz Department on November 16.
He entered the country. by land, in a truck driven by a Bolivian, according to the survey. The local police will continue to investigate the case to confirm the identity of this badistant, who, according to the clues, is the one who helped Battisti stay in the country. It is also envisaged the possibility of participation of other Bolivians and Brazilians in the plan.
The details of the case are kept confidential.
"Apparently, it is someone who is inclined to commit a specific type of crime," scam "[enganar alguém para causar prejuízo patrimonial e lucrar]", declared to Folha the Commander of the Santa Cruz Police, Colonel Alfonso Silles.
With the confirmation that the wanted person was in the country (and the fact that Santa Cruz could be his destination, being a more populated locality and therefore better to hide), the police intensified their work in the streets. : They asked about him in hotels and restaurants along the roads, looked at pictures of security cameras and consulted pharmacies and hospitals (Battisti suffers from hepatitis and may seek treatment.)
The clues were promising for the investigators who were still animated In addition, three Italian police arrived in Santa Cruz a few days later. The Europeans claimed to have indications that those who were looking for so much were even in the city where they would end up in jail on Saturday.
The team, which then followed the work, added elements facilitating the search. Bolivians tell us that Battisti might be able to go to restaurants or bars to eat pizza and drink beer. He showed pictures of the fugitive and simulations on how he could disguise himself, in the image of the bademblies published by the Brazilian PF in mid-December.
Bolivians say that they also monitored the phones of a circle of people likely to support the country. Battisti.
From one lane to the next, the agents arrived at a boarding house in Santa Cruz where Battisti had been staying — but he had already been there no longer. The Italian entered the simple hostel of a suburban street the same day he crossed the border on November 16 at night. Left on December 5th.
Harvested with the owner of the place, Enrique Peralta, 58 years old, precious details. They knew that Battisti wore a beard and a goatee, as they already knew, but that the hair was no longer white (he had painted).
The prison, according to the Bolivians, was a consequence: that Saturday, several cars and police marched around the road where they had finally caught it, in an avenue in the central region, at 10 minutes drive from the pension where she was staying a few days ago
Speaking of this feat, Interpol members in the country show some pride. They deny that one of the police fired two shots during the capture, as they had announced to Folha one day in front of two witnesses of the episode. According to the company, its rules recommend such actions only in the event of resistance or threat to agents, which is not the case
According to the police, Battisti Was calm and had a strong smell of alcohol. On the sidewalk of the school where he was arrested around 6:30 pm, the fugitive was taken to Interpol, which occupies a small property nearby, the day being still clear.
During his transport, he asked the Bolivian agents to buy him a beer. . They say that the request was refused and they gave him food when they arrived. Battisti slept some time later in an armchair.
In their memory, it is also said, the moment when the Italian policemen who were in the city saw the compatriot imprisoned. The emotions ranged from disbelief to joy, with shouts of celebration, laughter and even tears.
We also thank the Bolivians, as they themselves say. It is only from their narrative that Brazil goes into history, trying to extradite the captured person across the country.
A group of 20 professionals from Interpol in Santa Cruz (Bolivian police officers badigned to the police) was involved in the case. Six investigators were on the front lines under the command of Major Paúl Saavedra and Deputy Commander Oliver Meneses.
Members who spoke to Folha drove the Italian to the plane that brought him to Rome on Sunday (13). It is said that this is the moment when Battisti showed more fragility: he looked at the aircraft and put his hands on his face, watery eyes.
The Brazilian PR claims its participation
The federal police of Brasilia declared since Saturday to have collaborated with the arrest, contrary to what was announced Tuesday in the report in Bolivia. According to this information, intelligence services in December reportedly identified the movement of people close to Battisti in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
After that, another investigation would have been conducted to determine if the Italian was in the city.
In an interview with Globo News on Tuesday night, Justice Minister Sergio Moro said he wanted Battisti to come to Brazil first before continuing. in Italy – after being captured in Bolivia, Italian police chose to send him directly to Rome, where he arrived Monday morning (14).
"This would be a way for Brazil to clearly demonstrate that the country would not be a haven for criminals."
The Minister also said that Brazil should not have granted Political asylum to the Italian terrorist. "Brazil made a mistake in granting asylum to Battisti," he said.
In 2009, the Attorney General of the day, Tarso Genro, met a request from the Italian defense jailed in the Federal District since 2007 and granted him political asylum. A former leftist activist, Battisti was sentenced in Italy for four murders in the late 1970s. He claims to be innocent and persecuted by the Italian government.
Genro's decision was quashed in 2009 by the Supreme Court. Federal), who considered that the crimes committed by Battisti in Italy were common and not political. The Court however left the last word to the former President Lula, who, on the last day of his term, guaranteed the stay of Battisti in Brazil
Rodrigo Borges Delfim and the branch of Brasilia
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