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| Brazil 'outraged' by Indonesia drug trafficking execution | Brazil 'outraged' by Indonesia drug trafficking execution |
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| Brazil says it is "outraged" by the execution of one its citizens in Indonesia for drug trafficking. | Brazil says it is "outraged" by the execution of one its citizens in Indonesia for drug trafficking. |
| Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 53, was arrested in 2003 after police at Jakarta airport found 13.4 kg of cocaine hidden in his hang glider. | Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 53, was arrested in 2003 after police at Jakarta airport found 13.4 kg of cocaine hidden in his hang glider. |
| Brazil says he was the first Brazilian national to be executed abroad and has warned it will damage relations. | Brazil says he was the first Brazilian national to be executed abroad and has warned it will damage relations. |
| Five other convicts from Indonesia, Malawi, Nigeria, Vietnam and the Netherlands, were executed on Sunday. | |
| Convicted of drugs charges, they faced a firing squad in Central Java province shortly after midnight local time. | Convicted of drugs charges, they faced a firing squad in Central Java province shortly after midnight local time. |
| Five were executed on the island of Nusa Kambangan and the other one, a Vietnamese woman, was executed in the small central Javanese town of Boyolali. | |
| Ambassador recalled | Ambassador recalled |
| Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said in a statement that she was "outraged and dismayed". | Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said in a statement that she was "outraged and dismayed". |
| "Relations between the two countries have been affected," said Ms Rousseff. | "Relations between the two countries have been affected," said Ms Rousseff. |
| "The Brazilian ambassador to Jakarta has been recalled for consultations," she added. | "The Brazilian ambassador to Jakarta has been recalled for consultations," she added. |
| The Netherlands has also recalled its ambassador, after Foreign Minister Bert Koenders called the execution of Dutch citizen Ang Kiem Soe, 52, "an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity". | |
| Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws. The country resumed executions in 2013 after an unofficial four-year moratorium. | Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws. The country resumed executions in 2013 after an unofficial four-year moratorium. |
| The country's Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo said "hopefully, this will have a deterrent effect". | |
| President Joko Widodo has said that he will show no mercy towards drug criminals because they have ruined the lives of so many. | President Joko Widodo has said that he will show no mercy towards drug criminals because they have ruined the lives of so many. |
| 'Another chance' | 'Another chance' |
| Ms Rousseff had made a plea for clemency on Friday, but it was rejected by Mr Widodo. | Ms Rousseff had made a plea for clemency on Friday, but it was rejected by Mr Widodo. |
| She told her Indonesian counterpart that she respected the sovereignty and judicial system of his country but as a mother and head of state she was making the appeal for humanitarian reasons. | She told her Indonesian counterpart that she respected the sovereignty and judicial system of his country but as a mother and head of state she was making the appeal for humanitarian reasons. |
| Brazil says Mr Widodo said he understood the Brazilian president's concern but said he could not commute the sentence as the full legal process had been followed. | Brazil says Mr Widodo said he understood the Brazilian president's concern but said he could not commute the sentence as the full legal process had been followed. |
| Human rights group Amnesty International urged the Indonesian government to halt executions immediately, and eventually abolish the death penalty. | Human rights group Amnesty International urged the Indonesian government to halt executions immediately, and eventually abolish the death penalty. |
| Moreira said in a video recorded by a friend that he regretted trying to smuggle cocaine into Indonesia. | Moreira said in a video recorded by a friend that he regretted trying to smuggle cocaine into Indonesia. |
| "I am aware that I committed a serious offence, but I believe I deserve another chance. Everyone makes mistakes." | "I am aware that I committed a serious offence, but I believe I deserve another chance. Everyone makes mistakes." |
| A second Brazilian national, Rodrigo Muxfeldt Gularte, remains on death row in Indonesia, also convicted with drug trafficking offences. | A second Brazilian national, Rodrigo Muxfeldt Gularte, remains on death row in Indonesia, also convicted with drug trafficking offences. |
| Brazil abolished the death penalty in times of peace when it became a republic in 1889. | Brazil abolished the death penalty in times of peace when it became a republic in 1889. |