Brazilian ex-intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem arrested by ICE

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A Brazilian senator said on Monday that the country’s former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by ICE and is pleading for him to get political asylum in the United States.

Ramagem, also a former lawmaker, was sentenced in September to 16 years in prison for his role in the coup attempt by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in 2023.

Brazil’s federal police said he fled the South American nation before he was sentenced.

Sen. Jorge Seif said in his social media channels that he had informed the U.S. embassy in Brasilia that Ramagem should not remain in jail for he was being persecuted at home.

Seif did not give details as to why the former Brazilian intelligence agency chief had been put under custody.

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Alexandre Ramagem Detained by ICE