# Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-italian-red-brigades-member-escapes-house-arrest-in-argentina/
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:04:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T08:06:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/former-italian-red-brigades-member-escapes-house-arrest-in-argentina?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi escaped house arrest in Argentina.
- He faces extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year sentence.
- Argentina is offering 20 million pesos for information leading to his capture.

## Summary

Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old former member of Italy’s Red Brigades, has escaped house arrest in Argentina, prompting a nationwide search. He is wanted in Italy to serve a 27-year sentence for terrorism-related crimes linked to the kidnapping and killing of former prime minister Aldo Moro.

Police say Bertulazzi used a harness and rope to descend from a fifth-floor apartment, then crossed neighbouring terraces and a vacant lot to reach the street. Authorities discovered his absence only after he had tampered with his ankle monitor; Argentina is offering 20 million pesos, about $13,000, for information leading to his capture.

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