Brazilian citizen wanted for murder arrested in Massachusetts after previously facing removal proceedings in Texas

BOSTON — Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a Brazilian citizen this week in Massachusetts who was wanted for aggravated homicide in Brazil.

26-year-old Deann Pires de Mello, who had been previously encountered and placed into removal proceedings by U.S. Border Patrol near Hidalgo, Texas, July 26, 2019, was arrested by the Framingham Police Department for unlicensed use of an automobile on Sunday.

After a law enforcement check, local police determined Pires de Mello was wanted by Brazilian law enforcement authorities as a criminal fugitive on a charge of aggravated homicide in the province of Espirito Santo in Brazil. Framingham Police contacted ERO Boston fugitive operations for assistance.

“It is due to the committed, hard work of ERO officers, coupled with the critical assistance of our Brazilian law enforcement partners, that this criminal fugitive is off the streets of our community”, said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons. “We seek to ensure that Pires de Mello faces justice for these very serious charges. ICE remains committed to arresting criminal foreign fugitives who attempt to evade prosecution for crimes in their home country.”