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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday became the 69th country to ratify the treaty establishing a new and permanent International Criminal Court to pursue heinous wrongdoing such as genocide and war crimes.

Brazilian U.N. Ambassador Gelson Fonseca deposited the ratification papers during a ceremony at U.N. headquarters, following their signing on June 12 by Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

Ratification "reaffirmed Brazil's commitment to the tribunal as a milestone in the protection of human rights and in furtherance of international peace and security," Brazil's U.N. mission said in a printed statement.

The court, to be based in The Hague, Netherlands, will not begin functioning until next year although it formally comes into being on July 1.

The court treaty required ratification by at least 60 countries before it could come into force. That milestone was reached in April.

The United States has spurned the treaty, arguing it could infringe on U.S. sovereignty and subject its officials and soldiers based outside U.S. borders to politically motivated prosecutions