Overview
- Federal police carried out a preventive arrest in Fortaleza after a March 9 order from Brazil’s Supreme Court to hold the suspect for extradition.
- Police told the court on March 16 that the warrant was executed and asked for diplomatic steps to formalize Italy’s request under Brazil’s migration law.
- Italian court rulings say Fabio Mattiuzzo diverted €96,118.51 from Armani S.r.l. and siphoned company assets, including a Nissan truck, from S. A.P. S.r.l. between 2009 and 2011.
- He was deemed a fugitive after a 2024 Udine warrant and a February 2025 European arrest warrant, which led to an Interpol Red Notice.
- Mattiuzzo had lived openly as a chef in Fortaleza since about 2014, his current holding site has not been disclosed, and Brazil’s Federal Public Defender has been appointed to represent him while extradition proceeds.