Trevi back home in '60 days'

Ms Trevi's baby is a Brazilian national

A Brazilian judge has accepted pop singer Gloria Trevi's request to return home to Mexico where she will face sexual abuse charges.

Ms Trevi, known as the Mexican Madonna, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro in 2000 and has been in and out of jail while her home country attempts to bring her to face charges in a Mexican court.

Brazil's Supreme Court announced last week that Ms Trevi's lawyers had decided not to pursue any remaining legal options to stop her return.

On Tuesday, Judge Carlos Velloso said the extradition of Ms Trevi, her manager Sergio Andrade and backing singer Maria Raquenel Portillo, would resume its "due course", and the government would hand her over within 60 days.

The move brings to a close more than two years of opposition by the singer. She denies all the charges against her, which include kidnapping and the corruption of minors.

Gloria has spent three years in an infamous prison in which her human rights were violated, where she was violated as a person

Cesar Fentanes, one of Ms Trevi's lawyers

One of Ms Trevi's legal representatives, Geraldo Magela de Oliveira, spoke to local press in Brazil about the singer's decision.

"Gloria Trevi preferred to face a court in Mexico than to stay here in Brazil, locked in a cell for three years," he said.

'Human rights'

Earlier this month Ms Trevi's lawyers had asked the Brazilian high court to dismiss Mexico's extradition request and not separate her from her son.

The eight-month-old son is a Brazilian national by birth and will therefore not face extradition.

Trevi has been dubbed the Mexican Madonna

He and his mother have been in police custody since May. Ms Trevi became pregnant while in jail.

"Gloria has spent three years in an infamous prison in which her human rights were violated, where she was violated as a person. That would have never happened in a Mexican jail," said Cesar Fentanes, another of Ms Trevi's lawyers.

"We're going to make a deal with the Mexican Embassy so that her flight is comfortable and acceptable, because she will be flying with a little boy."

The twists and turns of Ms Trevi's case have captivated millions since her arrest.

Provocative

She fought numerous attempts to send her home before falling pregnant in jail amid accusations she did it deliberately to avoid being thrown out.

Ms Trevi claimed she had been raped by a prison guard but DNA tests showed the father was Mr Andrade, who had visited her inside jail.

She shot to fame in her home country in the 1990s with her provocative stage shows and controversial views on women's issues.

Ms Trevi has said her life would be in danger if she returned to Mexico because, she claims, prominent figures in business and politics want to silence her before she talks about local corruption.