Man arrested in Brazil believed to be connected to case of toddler Daniel Aruebose

Daniel Aruebose, the three-year-old who went missing in Donabate over four years ago. Picture: Garda Press office via RollingNews.ie

A man who has been arrested in Brazil is suspected to be connected to the disappearance of toddler Daniel Aruebose.

Police in Brazil have arrested a man who is pending deportation to Ireland.

A Garda spokesperson confirmed they were aware an Irish man was arrested in Brazil over an immigration issue.

"This is a matter for the Brazilian authorities at this time," said the spokesperson.

The arrest is the result of international police cooperation between the Federal Police, through the Federal Police Superintendency in Maranhão and the Directorate of International Cooperation, with the participation of the Attachés in Colombia and the United Kingdom, according to a statement by police in Brazil.

It is understood gardaí will seek to speak to the man upon his return to Ireland.

Daniel Aruebose was last seen alive at his home in Donabate over four-and-a-half years ago when he was just three years old.

His death was upgraded to a homicide investigation after he was found buried in a field in north Dublin earlier this year. 

Earlier this week, a woman was arrested by gardaí in relation with the investigation into Daniel's disappearance.

The woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder. 

In a statement shared on Tuesday, gardaí said the woman had been released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.