RIO DE JANEIRO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A Brazilian court ruled Monday evening that the boy Sean Goldman, whose custody is being disputed by his American father and Brazilian stepfather, is to return to the United States.
The court ruling said the child's stepfather Joao Paulo Lins e Silva with whom Sean has been living so far, must return the boy in 48 hours. The Federal Police will monitor the family to avoid an escape attempt.
Nine-year-old Sean have lived in the U.S. with his parents, David Goldman and Bruna Bianchi, until he was four. After the parents divorced in 2004, the mother was granted full custody and moved back to Brazil.
Since then, a fierce court battle has been occurring with the father alleging that Bianchi kidnapped his son. Last year, the case took a new direction when Bianchi died of complications from the birth of her daughter.
The Goldman case became famous over the years after David Goldman appeared in several U.S. talk shows. In March, when Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Washington D.C., he discussed the case with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, saying Sean's case was to be decided by the courts only.
Sean's stepfather Lins e Silva said he will appeal against the judge's decision. According to his lawyer Sergio Tostes, the judge did not take into consideration Sean's repeated statements that he wished to stay in Brazil with his sister and stepfather.
"It is a violence never seen before in the Brazilian courts," Tostes said.
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