Grandparents in Brazil Parental Abduction Case Are Arrested in Miami

[Judi Lynn]

By ERNESTO LONDOÑO
FEB. 7, 2018


RIO DE JANEIRO — The grandparents of a Brazilian-American child at the center of a high-profile custody battle were arrested on Wednesday morning after landing at Miami International Airport, and were charged with international parental kidnapping.

The arrest of the couple, Carlos Otavio Guimaraes and Jemima Guimaraes, was a rare case of Brazilians facing criminal charges in the United States stemming from a custody battle.

They are accused of helping their daughter move her son to her native Brazil, where she then applied for sole custody of him, in violation of a legal agreement with her ex-husband, who lives in Houston. The F.B.I. filed a criminal complaint against the couple and their daughter under seal in Texas last March.

Heavily publicized, protracted legal fights over accusations of parental kidnappings have been a thorn in relations between the United States and Brazil for years. A similar case prompted Congress in 2014 to pass a law that sought to strengthen the government’s ability to reunite American parents with children who have been taken abroad.

More:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/world/americas/brazil-grandparents-abduction.html

[Pachamama]

1. Glad to hear that the Grandparents were charged

Child abduction is not okay and unfortunately happens way too often and in addition to being a criminal act, it is a violation of the child's rights and the effort to prevent a relationship between the child with the other parent.