Illegal migrant wanted for murder of cook in Brazil is arrested in Philadelphia

A man wanted for murder and other crimes in Brazil has been captured in Philadelphia.

Ramon Correia was arrested at his home last week by Enforcement and Removal Operations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The 28-year-old remains in ICE custody while the agency and Brazilian authorities work on his deportation.

Ramon Correia was arrested in Philadelphia by Enforcement and Removal Operations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ruan Melo was shot dead in Ipatinga, Brazil on November 23, 2021

Correia is wanted for November 23, 2021, killing of a man in Ipatinga, a city in the southern state of Minas Gerais.

He and two members of his drug trafficking network are accused of fatally shooting Ruan Melo, 28, and wounding a 26-year-old owner of a snack bar where Melo worked as a cook.

Witnesses told authorities at the time that Melo was friends with two people who would rent motorcycles to criminals in the area.

'It was proven that the crimes were motivated by disagreements involving drug trafficking,' the Public Ministry said in a statement.

Ramon Correia remains in custody of ICE in Philadelphia and is awaiting to be deported to Brazil, where he is facing murder and drug trafficking charges

 It is unclear how Correia entered the US and for how long he had been living in Philadelphia.

 Correia is facing a prison sentence of 24 to 60 years if convicted. 

Correia was also a suspect in the January 31, 2020, double murder of Aspasia Ferreira and Aline de Souza, both 20, who were targeted because of their connections to local drug dealers.

He was acquitted of all charges, a Public Ministry spokesperson told DailyMail.com.

Two suspects, including one who had fled to Spain, were arrested and convicted.