Rafael Lusvarghi

Rafael Marques Lusvarghi
Lusvarghi in 2015
Nickname(s)
  • Rurik
  • Cachaça
Born (1984-11-14) November 14, 1984 (age 39)
Jundiaí, Brazil
Allegiance
Years of service2003–2015
RankSenior lieutenant
Other work

Rafael Marques Lusvarghi (born November 14, 1984)[1] is a Hungarian Brazilian[2] former military, activist and policeman. After serving in the French Foreign Legion, the Brazilian Military Police and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, he became nationally known in Brazil for his arrest during the 2014 FIFA World Cup protests, afterwards going to the Luhansk People's Republic, where he fought for Russia and became a senior lieutenant for the Prizrak Brigade. After having returned to Brazil, he was arrested during a layover in Ukraine and condemned to thirteen years in prison in counts of terrorism and formation of an illegal paramilitary unit. Having been provisionally released by a court of appeal, he was suddenly captured in 2018 by Azov Battalion and C14 and taken to authorities, which hastened his trial, afterwards provisorily sentencing him on May 11 to sixty days in prison. On May 2, 2019, he was sentenced by a court in Ukraine to 13 years in prison for his willing participation as a terrorist and propagandist in Russia's waging of aggressive war on Ukraine.[3] Lusvarghi was released (during a major prison exchange) and handed over to Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic representatives on 29 December 2019.[4] On 3 November 2021, a Brazilian court sentenced Lusvarghi to eight years in prison for his alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade.[5]

  1. ^ "Polícia Militar do Pará: Pontuação dos Aprovados e Classificados à 2a Etapa" (PDF). Fundação do Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (in Portuguese). September 14, 2007. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Tomaz, Kleber (August 9, 2014). "Ativista solto após 45 dias preso quer combater na Ucrânia com separatistas". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Суд дав бразильцю Лусваргі 13 років тюрми допомогу бойовикам ОРДЛО". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ https://archive.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/in-prisoner-swap-ukraine-releases-killers-terrorists-with-ties-to-russia.html
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 49777lusvargi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).