Brazilian man pleads guilty after biting, spitting on ICE officers in Hartford arrest: prosecutors

A Brazilian nationalist has pleaded blameworthy to battle connected a national serviceman aft a convulsive apprehension past twelvemonth successful Connecticut, during which helium allegedly spot 1 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) serviceman and spit connected another, national prosecutors said Friday.

Luis Peterson Rohr Ferreira Borges, 25, entered the blameworthy plea Thursday earlier U.S. District Judge Vernon Oliver successful Hartford, according to a quality merchandise from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.

The lawsuit stems from a June 25, 2025, incidental successful which ICE officers apprehended Ferreira Borges adjacent Zion Street successful Hartford. 

Prosecutors accidental helium resisted apprehension and became convulsive aft being taken into custody. 

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A presumption of Zion Street successful Hartford, Connecticut. (Google Maps)

Once placed wrong a authorities vehicle, helium began kicking, flailing and yelling obscenities astatine Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers, according to prosecutors.

"As the conveyance traveled to the national gathering connected Main Street successful Hartford, Ferreira Borges began raising and moving his leg, which was inches distant from the ERO serviceman who was driving the vehicle, and Ferreira Borges stated helium was going to footwear the serviceman successful the neck," arsenic noted successful the release.

Prosecutors accidental helium past spot different ERO serviceman who attempted to restrain him and spit connected the serviceman driving the vehicle.

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A close-up of an ICE officer's badge and cogwheel astatine the Whipple Federal gathering successful Minneapolis, Minnesota, connected Jan. 8, 2026. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"Ferreira Borges past started to wound different ERO serviceman who tried to power him, and spit connected the ERO serviceman who was driving the vehicle," the merchandise noted.

Ferreira Borges has remained successful custody since his arrest. 

He faces up to 1 twelvemonth successful situation erstwhile helium is sentenced connected April 16.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an apprehension warrant for Ferreira Borges connected Oct. 10, 2023, charging him with being successful the U.S. successful usurpation of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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That warrant followed a abstracted September 2023 apprehension connected authorities charges, including battle connected nationalist information personnel, third-degree assault, breach of peace, interfering with an officer, and first-degree intimidation based connected bigotry oregon bias, arsenic noted successful the release.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.