Law Enforcement: Mutual Legal Assistance

Treaty signed at Brasilia October 14, 1997; Transmitted by the President of the United States of America to the Senate April 28, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 105-42, 105th Congress, 2d Session); Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations October 2, 1998 (Senate Executive Report No. 105-22, 105th Congress, 2d Session); Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate October 21, 1998; Ratified by the President January 20, 1999; Ratified by Brazil December 18, 2000; Ratifications exchanged at Brasilia February 21, 2001; Entered into force February 21, 2001.

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The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future