Brazil Recalls Ambassador to Indonesia Over Execution of Its Citizen

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced that Brazil recalled its ambassador to Jakarta after one of its citizens was executed in Indonesia.

MOSCOW, January 18 (Sputnik) – Brazil recalled its ambassador to Jakarta after one of its citizens was executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking on Sunday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced in a statement.

"The Brazilian ambassador to Jakarta has been recalled for consultations," Rousseff said as quoted by BBC Sunday, adding that "relations between the two countries have been affected" by the execution.

Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira was arrested in 2003 at Jakarta airport after police found cocaine hidden in his hang-glider, BBC reports.

According to BBC, Indonesia executed five other convicts for drug-related offences on Sunday, including Dutch citizen Ang Kiem Soe — Netherlands also recalled its ambassador to Indonesia after the execution.

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Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira sits in front of his lawyer at Tangerang court, near Jakarta, in this June 8, 2004 file photo. Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in Indonesia after the Southeast Asian nation ignored their pleas for clemency and executed six prisoners, one of whom was Moreira, for drug offences on January 18, 2015. The five foreigners and one Indonesian were killed by firing squad shortly after midnight, the Attorney General's Office said, the first to be executed under President Joko Widodo

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Dutch citizen Ang Kiem Soei sits in a Tangerang courtroom while awaiting sentencing, in this file picture taken January 13, 2003. Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in Indonesia after the Southeast Asian nation ignored their pleas for clemency and executed six prisoners, one of whom was Ang, for drug offences on January 18, 2015, the first executions under President Joko Widodo. The five foreigners and one Indonesian were killed by firing squad shortly after midnight, the Attorney General's Office said

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Ambulances carrying the body of drug convicts Brazilian national Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, left, and Dutch national Ang Kiem Soe leave upon arrival from Nusakambangan island where their executions were held, at Wijayapura port in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

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Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira sits in front of his lawyer at Tangerang court, near Jakarta, in this June 8, 2004 file photo. Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in Indonesia after the Southeast Asian nation ignored their pleas for clemency and executed six prisoners, one of whom was Moreira, for drug offences on January 18, 2015. The five foreigners and one Indonesian were killed by firing squad shortly after midnight, the Attorney General's Office said, the first to be executed under President Joko Widodo

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Dutch citizen Ang Kiem Soei sits in a Tangerang courtroom while awaiting sentencing, in this file picture taken January 13, 2003. Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in Indonesia after the Southeast Asian nation ignored their pleas for clemency and executed six prisoners, one of whom was Ang, for drug offences on January 18, 2015, the first executions under President Joko Widodo. The five foreigners and one Indonesian were killed by firing squad shortly after midnight, the Attorney General's Office said

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Ambulances carrying the body of drug convicts Brazilian national Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, left, and Dutch national Ang Kiem Soe leave upon arrival from Nusakambangan island where their executions were held, at Wijayapura port in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

On Thursday, Amnesty International called on Indonesia to halt the planned executions, stressing that the death penalty is a human rights violation.

Under Indonesian law, the death penalty can be given to those found guilty of drug trafficking.

According to Amnesty International, Indonesia has 20 executions scheduled for this year.