Ex-Intelligence Chief Alexandre Ramagem Freed from U.S. Detention
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem, detained in the U.S., has been released. Ramagem fled Brazil in September after a coup plot conviction involving ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. Paulo Figueiredo, a Brazilian commentator, confirmed his release. ICE could not immediately comment on Ramagem's current immigration status.
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem has been released from immigration detention in the United States, an ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a federal police source confirmed.
Ramagem, who left Brazil in September after being convicted of plotting a coup with Bolsonaro, had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday. 'Alexandre Ramagem is free,' stated Brazilian commentator Paulo Figueiredo on the social media platform X.
On Wednesday, Ramagem's name was no longer listed among ICE detainees on their website, and the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment, leaving his current immigration status unclear.
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