Government reiterates protest against execution of Brazilian in Indonesia

Regarding the imminent execution of Brazilian national Rodrigo Gularte, sentenced to death for drug trafficking by Indonesian authorities, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted to the Indonesian Embassy in Brasília a diplomatic note opposing the penalty and calling for its suspension.

On Saturday (Apr 25), the Indonesian government called representatives of the convicts and diplomats from their countries for a meeting in Cilacap, nearly 400 km away from the capital city of Jakarta, to inform them of the executions. According to Indonesian law, the execution is carried out up to 72 hours after the official communication.

In the note, sent on Sunday (26) to the Indonesian government, the ministry urges the authorities in the Asian country to takes into consideration the humanitarian aspect, Gularte's health—he suffers from schizophrenia—and human rights, and reiterates how ineffective the capital punishment is in the combat against drug dealing.

Apart from Gularte, seven foreigners and an Indonesian citizen sentenced to death for drug trafficking await their execution, including convicts from Australia, the Philippines, Nigeria, and Ghana. In January, Indonesia executed six drug traffickers, among whom Marco Archer from Brazil, which sparked a diplomatic crisis between the two nations. The Asian countries has 133 prisoners on the death row—57 of them for drug dealing, two for terrorism, and 74 for other crimes.

Translated by Fabrício Ferreira

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