Italian Pasquale Scotti is seen in this undated handout photo distributed by Brazil's Federal Police after his arrest in Recife, Brazil, May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Brazilian Federal Police/Handout via Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police said on Tuesday they arrested an Italian mafia boss who had been on the run for 30 years and was convicted of killing over 20 people in the 1980s.
Pasquale Scotti, 56, was arrested in the northeast city of Recife in a joint operation of Brazil's federal police and INTERPOL, according to a police statement.
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