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Date: July 17, 2007 8:38:19 AM PDT
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Subject: Berezovsky on "Most Wanted" List in Brazil Too
Berezovsky wanted in Brazil
for alleged money laundering
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Saeed Shah
The Guardian (UK), July 14, 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/brazil/story/0,,2126355,00.html
The tussle between Britain and Russia over the London-based
billionaire tycoon Boris Berezovsky took a new twist yesterday when
the Brazilian authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
Brazilian officials vowed to seek the extradition of Mr Berezovsky
from the UK to face charges of money laundering. He is already
wanted in Russia, accused of embezzlement.
The Brazilian move comes after the authorities there released the
findings of a two-year investigation into a suspected money
laundering racket involving the Brazilian football club
Corinthians, which was effectively bought by a company linked to Mr
Berezovsky in 2004. Brazilian prosecutors argue that Media Sports
Investments (MSI), the subsidiary of an offshore company that
formed a "partnership" with Corinthians in November 2004, is funded
with the profits from organised crime in Russia.
In Brazil on Thursday, Judge Fausto Martin de Sanctis ordered the
arrest of Mr Berezovsky and two other men, including the Iranian
businessman Kia Joorabchian, who controls MSI in Brazil, which is
accused of laundering Mr Berezovsky's money through the Corinthians
team. Since none of the men was in Brazil, arrest warrants were
forwarded to Interpol. The lawyer behind the federal investigation,
Rodrigo de Grandis, told the Guardian that if the men tried to
enter Brazil they would be arrested immediately. Officials from
Brazil's public prosecutor admitted yesterday, however, they were
not hopeful that Mr Berezovsky could be extradited.
Mr Berezovsky said the Brazilian court order was "an extension of
the Kremlin's politicised campaign against me". The tycoon fell out
with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and left the country in 2000. He
has since been charged with embezzling millions of dollars from
Russia's flagship airline, Aeroflot. This week, a trial in Russia
started in the Aeroflot case, in Mr Berezovsky's absence.
The tycoon also faces potential prosecution in Russia over alleged
calls for the government's overthrow, stemming from an interview he
gave earlier this year to the Guardian. Britain, which granted him
asylum in 2003, has repeatedly refused Russian requests for
extradition.
Last year, Mr Berezovsky was detained and interrogated at Sao
Paulo's international airport as he tried to embark for London. He
was released without charge.
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