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Mar 14, 2024, 8:54 AM

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News 12 has learned a Brazilian national living in Bridgeport, and wanted for statutory rape of a minor has been arrested.

Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston had been looking for the 40-year-old fugitive since June 2022.

Deportation officers apprehended him last month.

The Brazilian national entered the U.S. as a tourist in March 2022.

He remained in the United States for more than a year beyond the legally authorized time period.