# Italian Ex-Brigade Member Escapes Buenos Aires

> Italian ex-Red Brigades member abseils from fifth floor in Buenos Aires to avoid extradition.
- Title: Italian Ex-Brigade Member Escapes Buenos Aires · MercoPress
- Summary: Italian ex-Red Brigades member abseils from fifth floor in Buenos Aires to avoid extradition.
- Keywords: italia, leonardo bertulazzi, red brigades, buenos aires, extradition, house arrest, san telmo, argentina, italian courts, javier milei, MercoPress
- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/11/14/un-exbrigadista-italiano-se-descuelga-de-un-quinto-piso-en-buenos-aires-para-evitar-su-extradicion
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- Topics: italia, leonardo bertulazzi, red brigades, buenos aires, extradition, house arrest, san telmo, argentina, italian courts, javier milei, news, world
## Escape Attempt
Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires by abseiling from a fifth floor.
## Method of Escape
He fitted a monitoring tag onto a device mimicking leg temperature, pressure, and humidity using a plastic tube, pork, and electrical devices.
## Arrested Accomplices
Argentine police arrested a Uruguayan man and a Salvadoran woman suspected of aiding his escape.
## Family Statement
His daughter says he escaped because he feared life in prison without a new trial.

> My father escaped because he had no choice. We feared that once extradited he would spend the rest of his life in prison, without the right to a new trial
## Legal History
Bertulazzi was convicted in absentia in Italy for 27 years over 1977 kidnapping and 1978 Moro murder.
## Current Status
His last appeal was rejected on November 3, 2026, after Italy offered retrial guarantees.
## Key takeaway

Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires by abseiling to avoid extradition to Italy after his last appeal was rejected.