Brazil top court to rule today on U.S. custody case
The Goldman saga continues: The Brazilian Supreme Court's top judge is expected to issue a ruling today on whether 9-year-old Sean Goldman, the boy at the center of an international custody battle, will be reunited with his father, David Goldman, and return to the United States.
A spokeswoman at the Supreme Court told Reuters that chief justice Gilmar Mendes is expected to decide the case today, agreeing to issue a ruling despite the court being in a holiday recess.
Another Supreme Court judge on Thursday blocked a decision by a federal court ordering the return of the boy to the United States. The father and Brazil's attorney-general appealed that ruling.
Goldman, who lives in the U.S. state of New Jersey, flew to Brazil on Thursday after the federal court had ruled that Sean must be handed over to U.S. authorities within 48 hours, giving him hope that the five-year-long saga might finally be over.
Goldman's case has reached the highest levels of both governments and threatened to mar Brazil-U.S. relations. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution this year asking Brazil's government to return Sean.
Another Supreme Court judge on Thursday blocked a decision by a federal court ordering the return of the boy to the United States. The father and Brazil's attorney-general appealed that ruling.
Goldman, who lives in the U.S. state of New Jersey, flew to Brazil on Thursday after the federal court had ruled that Sean must be handed over to U.S. authorities within 48 hours, giving him hope that the five-year-long saga might finally be over.
Goldman's case has reached the highest levels of both governments and threatened to mar Brazil-U.S. relations. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution this year asking Brazil's government to return Sean.
(Via Reuters)
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