Cecilia Haddad murder case: Police issue arrest warrant for Brazilian woman's ex-boyfriend
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Police have issued an arrest warrant for the ex-boyfriend of Brazilian woman Cecilia Haddad, whose body was found floating in a Sydney river earlier this year.
The ABC confirmed this morning that police believe Mario Marcelo Santoro is now the prime suspect in the ongoing murder investigation.
The body of the 38-year-old businesswoman was found in Lane Cove River in Sydney's north just days after friends reported her missing in April.
It is understood police have approached the Federal Attorney-General's department about formally extraditing the 40-year-old from Brazil to Australia.
The warrant makes Mr Santoro a fugitive, meaning he could be arrested on the spot if he returns to Australia from Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil and Australia have an extradition agreement, but it is a complicated diplomatic process, with Brazil often reluctant to extradite its citizens to face trial overseas.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000, nsw, brazil
