Two grandparents accused of helping their daughter take her 8-year-old son away from his father in Houston were released from jail on $1 million bond each.
Carlos Otavio Guimaraes and Jemimma Guimaraes were taken into custody last month. The couple, along with their daughter Marcelle, were charged with international parental kidnapping and conspiracy.
The three were implicated in the alleged kidnapping in which Marcelle’s son, Nicolas, was being kept in the woman’s home country of Brazil.
Since 2013, Houston doctor Chris Brann has fought for the return of his son. Brann and Marcelle Guimaraes were married in 2008 but divorced four years later, agreeing to share custody.
According to Brann, Marcelle used a family wedding as a reason to let their son travel to Brazil. Both she and the child never returned to Houston.
As for Nicolas’ grandparents, they were ordered to remain in Harris County and forbidden from contacting their daughter while out on bond.
