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awayish t1_j54wwrx wrote

why would he leave. went from bankrupt to loaning his own campaign 700k. someone's paying him to be there.

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RyVsWorld t1_j55f19h wrote

And he knows DOJ and GOP ain’t going to do shit to him. Someone should send his ass back to brazil and let them deal with him

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OrangeSlimeSoda t1_j55oiw3 wrote

Merrick Garland is going to wait until the results of the 2024 election, and if Santos loses, Garland will open a probe and promptly close it come January 2025.

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RyVsWorld t1_j5675pi wrote

Doubt he’ll do that. Garland is a coward and is afraid to hold politicians accountable

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Topher1999 t1_j56ftu4 wrote

Merrick Garland simply won’t do anything. He’s essentially Robert Mueller.

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DJBabyB0kCh0y t1_j56mobd wrote

The last time we did something, like hold a free and fair election, there was death at the capital. Seems like it worked to an extent.

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tinydancer_inurhand t1_j55qyse wrote

Only hope is Brazil issues warrant for his arrest although I'm sure the Republicans will still try to find a loophole.

  1. we have a treaty with Brazil

  2. here is a write up on how it may work: https://cis.org/North/Extradite-Rep-Santos-Brazil

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Beerbonkos t1_j560w8e wrote

I don’t think we have an extradition treaty with Brazil

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WorthPrudent3028 t1_j5614dz wrote

No extradition treaty. It won't matter at all. Republicans won't even respond.

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tinydancer_inurhand t1_j57hl12 wrote

I thought we both honored interpol

We do

https://br.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/assistance-u-s-citizens-arrested-brazil/

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j57ladv wrote

That’s historically very conditional and political.

Many countries reject all American requests simply because the death penalty isn’t banned. Or because our appeals process is too complex/expensive.

No chance someone in office is extradited. That’s an easy one to deny.

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tinydancer_inurhand t1_j57likn wrote

But this is the other way around. Brazil is asking for the USA to give Santos back. Santos isn't in danger of the death penalty.

If the USA was asking for Santos then Brazil can say no cause of the death penalty.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j57lr0e wrote

US can just say “human rights” which for Brazil’s legal system is a realistic complaint.

0 chance he’d get extradited. Odds are low even for an ordinary citizen unless there’s a high value arrest we want in exchange. For a politician in office? 0.

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tinydancer_inurhand t1_j57m10e wrote

Ok but the original comment i was responding to was that there is an extradition treaty. They said there wasn't.

Whether it happens or not is another conversation. That's a debate on how Biden and Lula would handle it.

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