Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem arrested by ICE in the United States
The Facts
- Alexandre Ramagem was arrested in the United States by ICE.
- Ramagem is a former director of Brazil’s intelligence agency, Abin, and a former federal lawmaker.
- Brazilian authorities considered Ramagem a fugitive after he left Brazil and remained in the United States.
- Ramagem was convicted by Brazil’s Supreme Court in the coup-plot case and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
- The conviction was tied to his role in the attempt to overturn Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s 2022 election victory.
- Brazil’s Supreme Court later ordered Ramagem’s preventive detention, and he lost his congressional mandate.
- Brazil submitted an extradition request for Ramagem to the United States in late December.
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Who is Alexandre Ramagem?
Ramagem is a former head of Brazil’s intelligence agency, Abin, and a former federal deputy allied with former president Jair Bolsonaro Estadão,EL PAÍS.
Why was Ramagem wanted by Brazilian authorities?
Brazilian authorities said he was convicted by the Supreme Court and sentenced to 16 years in prison for participating in the coup-plot case tied to efforts to overturn the 2022 election result; after leaving Brazil, he was treated as a fugitive BBC,infobae,Estadão.
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