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Brazilian Hijacking Law*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2017

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Legislation and Regulations
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1970

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Footnotes

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[Translated for International Legal Materials by Helen L. Clagett from the official Portuguese text in Diario Oficial of the Federal Republic of Brazil, October 21, 1969.

[The Cuban hijacking law of September 16, 1969, appears at 8 International Legal Materials 1175 (1969). The Mexican decree of December 19, 1968, appears at I.L.M. page 185.

[The U.N. General Assembly Resolution of December 12, 1969, on the forcible diversion of civil aircraft in flight, appears at I.L.M. page 217. The draft convention on the unlawful seizure of aircraft, prepared by the International Civil Aviation Organization, appears at I.L.M. page 77.]

References

** Verb “contrabandear“ appears to be used in Brazil in broader sense than to smuggle, and includes unlawful or unauthorized entry into the country, and even merchandise unaccompanied by proper documentation, etc.