Brazilian Court: Extradite Cordero

Brazil's Supreme Court approved the extradition of Manuel Cordero to Argentina this week.

Cordero, a former Uruguayan Army colonel and intelligence officer, is wanted for his involvement in Operation Condor in the 1970s. He is accused of torturing, disappearing and murdering leftist Uruguayan activists in the infamous "Automotores Orletti" clandestine detention center in Buenos Aires.

Cordero fled to Brazil from Uruguay in 2004 after an investigation was launched against him in his home country that would have led to his immediate arrest. In 2007 he was detained in Brazil. He has been on house arrest since December of last year.

Cordero will be sent to Argentina due to the fact that, under a Mercosur treaty, the country where the events originally took place has priority when asking for extradition.

Online sources- AFP, El Espectador, Wikipedia
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