Brazil Arrests Gen Oviedo on Murder Charges in Paraguay (IVD)

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Saturday, July 1, 2000
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
16
Issue: 
7
829
Abstract: 
On June 11, 2000, Brazilian law enforcement authorities arrested Paraguayan General Lino César Oviedo in Foz do Iguaça, close to the Paraguayan border on extradition requests by Paraguay in connection with the March 1999 murder of Vice President Luis María Argaña. According to Brazil’s Estado news agency, Oviedo was located in an apartment rented under the name of another person. Police found 10 cellular phones, connected to Paraguay’s phone system…[more]