captplaystation,
Any idea why the Brazilian authorities wouldn't make this info available to the BEA as soon as the work had been completed ?
I recall that the official position of the Federal Police of Brasilia, which contradicts BEA's statements, is stated
here by the AFP:
We have received no official request from the French Embassy or from anyone in France. If there is no demand, it is obvious that they will not receive something they did not ask for
My guess is that the Federal Police of Brasilia expects the BEA to follow some
official channels (police SOPs!), and that for some reason the BEA neglects or does not wish to do so.