US EditionBrazil's Former Spy Chief Released From ICE Detention in US
Ramagem thanked U.S. officials after a two-day ICE detention, while Brazil says he should return to serve a 16-year sentence.
- Brazil's fugitive former spy chief Alexandre Ramagem has been released from custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency .
- ICE confirmed it had detained Ramagem on Monday, but has not said why.
- Brazilian media reported that he was released on Wednesday.
- Ramagem thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his release, expressing gratitude to the U.S. government and the highest-ranking members of the Trump administration.
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Former Brazilian Intelligence Chief Thanks US Government After Being Released by ICE
Alexandre Ramagem, a former chief of the Brazilian intelligence agency and a close ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, was released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 16. In a video posted on YouTube, Ramagem thanked people at the top of the Trump administration for his release, though there is no evidence that any political influence was used to secure his release. “I am here to thank the American gov…
The former Federal MP had been arrested on Tuesday (13), in Orlando, and taken to a detention centre in Florida. He was released in this quarter (15), and the reason was not yet disclosed.
Bolsonaro supporters celebrated the liberation of Ramagem, thanking Trump for the "description" he dealt with. Ramagem fled to the United States after being convicted of attempted coup d'état.
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