Extradition Lawyer in Brasilia: STF and the Local Procedure

For a foreign-state extradition request in Brasília, the competent court is the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF, Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court), under Constitution Article 102(I)(g). A Brasília district court does not decide the request. The whole case has no single statutory completion deadline: the defence has 10 days after interrogation, while separate 60-day periods may govern formalising the request and removal after authorisation.

The immediate local task is to confirm who holds the person, identify the STF case number and reporting Justice, and check the actual interrogation order before travelling. This page covers that Brasília workflow. The national procedure is in Extradition from Brazil; refusal grounds and remedies are in How to Stop Extradition from Brazil.

Who handles an extradition case connected with Brasília?

Article 102(I)(g) gives the STF original jurisdiction over extradition requested by a foreign state. There is no separate Federal District merits court and no ordinary regional appellate court above the STF for its extradition judgment.

Current public records show extradition cases decided by both the First and Second Panels (Primeira Turma and Segunda Turma): the First Panel decided EXT 1821 and EXT 1836 on 6 February 2024 and EXT 1902 in March 2026; the Second Panel handled EXT 1796. These are examples of current practice, not a guarantee of the route for an individual file. Check the assigned reporting Justice and the actual orders.

The STF’s public process portal supports searches by case class, number, party or lawyer. The main case commonly uses “Ext”; a provisional extradition-arrest request may use “PPE”. Keep the exact number: where secrecy applies, a party-name search may not work, and the public index may not expose every document. The portal is for checking docket information; authorised counsel must use the official filing and access channels for case documents.

Which Brasília institutions matter, and what does each do?

Institution	Role and practical point
STF	Decides the legal permissibility of the request; the reporting Justice sets the interrogation under Article 91. Address: Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília–DF. Published public-attendance hours are 11:00–19:00; telephone hours 08:00–20:00. The general switchboard is not a filing channel.
PGR/MPF	The Prosecutor-General gives an opinion on legality and whether the request should be granted. Check the docket for that opinion or requests for additional documents; it is not the court’s decision.
DRCI/Senajus, Ministry of Justice	Brazil’s central authority coordinates executive-side communications and formal screening. The Ministry lists the extradition unit at Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco T, Anexo II, 3rd floor, Brasília–DF, CEP 70.064-901; email extradicao@mj.gov.br. This is an administrative contact, not a substitute for filing with the STF or retaining counsel.
Federal Police at Brasília airport	The published Delegacia Especial de Polícia Federal is at Brasília International Airport, international arrivals, ground floor, public area. Listed phones: +55 61 3364-9327; duty phone +55 61 3364-9203; email deain.srdf@pf.gov.br. Use these details to identify the executing unit and actual custodian, not to litigate the STF case.
DCCP / CDP	The TJDFT lists the DCCP custody facility at Setor de Áreas Isoladas Sudoeste, Bloco D, Brasília–DF, for specified categories, including warrants executed by Federal District police forces. It lists the CDP at Rodovia DF-465, km 04, Fazenda Papuda, as an intake/classification facility for provisional detainees. These general listings do not prove that every extradition detainee is held there: verify the actual facility first.

What should happen in the first 72 hours? A practical plan, not a legal deadline

This is an organising checklist, not a claim that the extradition statute requires interrogation within 24 or 72 hours. Article 91 requires the STF reporting Justice to set the interrogation date and time, but the extradition provision itself does not set a fixed number of hours from arrest to interrogation. Other custody-hearing rules may depend on the arrest basis; counsel must check the warrant and orders.

When	Action
Immediately	Record the person’s full name, arrest date/place, executing unit, requesting state, warrant reference and confirmed custody location. Obtain available papers and identify whether the docket is a provisional arrest request (often PPE), the main extradition case (Ext), or another detention matter.
First 6–24 hours	For an airport arrest, contact the Brasília airport PF unit to identify the arresting unit and custodian. Arrange Brazilian counsel and check whether counsel has been appointed or the Federal Public Defender’s Office notified.
Next 24–48 hours	Search the STF portal by case number and Ext/PPE. Counsel should check the arrest order, request documents and proof of the date the requesting state was notified of arrest, which may start the 60-day period if no treaty sets another one.
Next 48–72 hours	Prepare identity/nationality documents, passports, translations, medical records and details of Brazilian proceedings. Confirm the interrogation venue, interpreter needs and filing method.

Which deadlines apply in an STF extradition file?

Use current Migration Law No. 13.445/2017, not older summaries of repealed Law 6.815/1980, which may quote a 90-day period. The key triggers are:

Event	Deadline and trigger	What to verify
Formal request after provisional arrest	60 days if the applicable treaty has no different rule; from the date the requesting state is notified of the arrest (Art. 84(4)).	Check the treaty, proof of notification and actual orders. If the period is missed, Art. 84(5) requires release from that provisional arrest, subject to any separate lawful basis for detention.
Defence after interrogation	10 days from the interrogation (Art. 91(1)); statutory topics include identity, formal defects and illegality of extradition.	Calculate from the hearing record, not from when family first learned of the arrest.
Additional documents ordered by the STF	The MPF has an unextendable 60 days after notification to the requesting state’s diplomatic mission (Art. 91(2)–(4)).	This is not the defence deadline; read the actual diligence order.
Removal after approval and executive authorisation	60 days from diplomatic communication (Art. 92); Art. 93 provides for release if removal does not occur in time.	Do not start the clock from the STF judgment alone; the statute links it to diplomatic communication after executive authorisation.

The total duration cannot be predicted from the city alone. A treaty with the requesting state may change procedural details; without a treaty, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice says a request may rely on reciprocity. Brazil is not an EU Member State, so the European Arrest Warrant does not apply. Nor should the European Convention on Extradition be assumed to bind Brazil simply because the requester is European.

Will the interrogation necessarily take place at the STF building?

No. Article 91 requires the reporting Justice to set the date and time, but it does not promise that the interrogation will take place inside the STF building. The case-specific scheduling order and any direction for a remote or commissioned interrogation control the venue. Public docket summaries may not expose every document. Have counsel inspect the actual order before booking travel or attending the STF building.

Raise interpreter needs in advance and keep the appointment record and hearing minutes. These documents help confirm when the 10-day defence period starts.

Can the person be released while the request is pending?

Article 86 allows the STF, after hearing the MPF, to consider prison-house or home detention, or release with travel-document retention or other precautions. The decision is discretionary and must be requested in the existing STF file; current orders and any separate Brazilian detention basis matter. In EXT 1796, the Second Panel maintained preventive detention until the administrative delivery stage, so release is not automatic.

Is there an appeal from the STF’s extradition decision?

Article 90 states that no appeal lies from the STF’s extradition decision; a clarification motion is not a merits appeal (in EXT 1796, the Second Panel rejected the motions on 20 February 2024). Habeas corpus is a separate, narrow remedy whose proper forum and scope depend on the act challenged; foreign-law or foreign-fact points should first be put before the reporting Justice under Súmula 692 and HC 92.664 AgR. For detailed grounds and deadlines, see How to Stop Extradition from Brazil.

What should family members and foreign counsel prepare?

Full name and spellings, date of birth, nationalities, passport details and Brazilian ID number if any.
Arrest date and location, executing authority, warrant reference and custody location confirmed by the authority.
STF Ext/PPE number, reporting Justice, last order, interrogation date and notification/service dates.
Brazilian and foreign counsel contacts, plus the consular contact if one is involved.
Identity, medical, nationality and Brazilian-proceedings documents; preserve originals and send readable scans first.

Do not send confidential evidence to a public inbox or assume relatives can access sealed papers. Counsel should confirm access and use the authorised filing channel.

What if the arrest happened at Brasília International Airport?

The Federal Police lists its airport unit at international arrivals, ground floor, public area (phone +55 61 3364-9327; duty phone +55 61 3364-9203; email deain.srdf@pf.gov.br). Use it to identify the responsible unit and current custodian, not to assume the person remains at the airport. Do not assume DCCP or the CDP at Fazenda Papuda is the place of detention: TJDFT describes their general functions but does not establish one universal facility for STF extradition detainees. Confirm the current location before travelling or requesting a visit.

A hypothetical example: why the order matters more than the city

Hypothetical: a Georgian national is arrested at Brasília airport after a foreign request. The family confirms the arresting unit and custodian, obtains the PPE/Ext number and reporting Justice, and asks counsel to check the treaty and notice date. If no treaty provides a different period, the 60 days in Article 84(4) run from notification of the arrest to the requesting state. Neither a 24-hour interrogation nor a particular prison or venue should be assumed; the order controls the venue and the recorded interrogation date starts the 10-day defence period.

Where to read the national rules and related pages

This page covers Brasília docket access, airport contacts, custody checks and hearing logistics. For nationwide procedure, read Extradition from Brazil; for refusal grounds and remedies, read How to Stop Extradition from Brazil. For the São Paulo airport-arrest path, see Arrested in São Paulo on an Extradition Request.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brasília have a separate extradition court?

No. The STF has original constitutional jurisdiction over extradition requested by a foreign state. A local district court does not decide the merits of the request.

Is the first interrogation always within 24 hours?

Do not assume so from the extradition statute. Article 91 requires the reporting Justice to set the date and time but does not itself set a fixed number of hours. Check the warrant and all applicable custody-hearing rules.

Can the family visit a person at the CDP?

Only if the person is actually held there and the facility’s current rules permit the visit. Confirm the exact custodial facility and visitor requirements before travelling.

Can the STF decision be appealed?

Article 90 says no appeal lies from the STF’s extradition decision. A limited procedural motion or a distinct constitutional challenge is not the same as a merits appeal and requires case-specific advice.

Sources

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