Valdecy’s delegate urges the election to appoint the next secretary general of. Thus, he will become the first Brazilian to assume the main post in the International Alliance of Police Forces.
The election occurred within the Interpol Executive Committee in Lyon (France). The appointment of the committee was later ratified by the organization’s general assembly in November.
This Thursday, the federal (PL-SP) in the list of red diffusion at the request of the minister, (Supreme Federal Court). With this, the parliamentarian can be arrested in other countries.
Zambelli’s inclusion in the list occurs after Interpol has denied two requests for inclusion of two in the red diffusion of the international organization.
The red list is the mechanism whereby the identity of a fugitive from justice to the 196 member countries of the organization requesting police collaboration is spread.
Urquiza has been since 2021 Interpol vice president for the Americas and head of the PF International Cooperation Directorate. Brazil launched Urquiza’s candidacy in September 2023.
In 100 years of existence, Interpol has always been directed by Europeans and Americans. The current secretary general is the German Jürgen Stock. The term for office is five years, renewable once.
Urquiza was the first national of a developing country to head the entity. The final list of candidates had four names: besides Brazil, representatives of the United Kingdom, Zambia and Pakistan.
At the time of choice, in a joint statement, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice stressed that the “election of the Delegate Urquiza reflects the high priority attributed by the Brazilian government to combat transnational organized crime, which has in international cooperation, growing, an essential dimension.”
“It also represents the recognition of the international community of professionalism and the competence of the Brazilian Federal Police in confronting crime, as well as its relevant contribution to Interpol’s work,” the statement says.
The government also stressed that Urquiza’s candidacy platform focused on Interpol’s “diversity and modernization, as well as strengthening the organization’s transparency and integrity, with a view to strengthening its crucial role in police cooperation and fighting crime worldwide.”
