{"id":50242,"date":"2026-04-14T07:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50242"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:10:14","slug":"former-brazilian-spy-chief-who-fled-country-following-conviction-arrested-by-ice-agents-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50242","title":{"rendered":"Former Brazilian spy chief who fled country following conviction arrested by ICE agents in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was detained by ICE agents in the US after he fled the South American country following a conviction for plotting a coup with ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, according to authorities and reports.<\/p>\n<p>Ramagen was sentenced to 16 years behind bars in September for his role in plotting to overturn\u00a0leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva\u2019s 2022 election \u200bvictory. But he fled the country before his sentence began, Brazil\u2019s federal police said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39078485\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Former Brazilian intelligence chief and fugitive Alexandre Ramagem was detained by ICE agents in the US after fleeing the South American country to dodge his prison sentence.  <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The foreign fugitive appeared on a list of those in custody on ICE\u2019s online detainee database on Monday, though it did not note where he was being detained or where he had been caught.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil\u2019s federal police also announced in a statement early on Monday that a \u201cfugitive of the country\u2019s justice\u201d who was recently sentenced by the country\u2019s top court had been nabbed in Orlando, without naming Ramagen. <\/p>\n<p>The arrest of the unidentified individual was the \u200bresult of cooperation between the law enforcement in both countries, police officials said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Paulo Figueiredo, \u200ba Bolsonaro ally living in the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pfigueiredo08\/status\/2043740722902237642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a> that Remagen was detained following a \u201cminor traffic infraction,\u201d and subsequently referred to ICE officials, though his account has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators learned that Ramagen, 53, used spy software to track the locations of Supreme Court justices, lawmakers, journalists, and public officials, and monitored investigations involving Bolsonaro\u2019s sons to keep an eye on the former president\u2019s opponents,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/13\/brazil-former-spy-chief-arrested-us-ice-alexandre-ramagem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the Guardian reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39078500\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39078500\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2026-detained-brazils-former-intelligence-125581310.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2026-detained-brazils-former-intelligence-125581310.jpg?resize=1200,799&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2026-detained-brazils-former-intelligence-125581310.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2026-detained-brazils-former-intelligence-125581310.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2026-detained-brazils-former-intelligence-125581310.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2026-detained-brazils-former-intelligence-125581310.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption>Ramagen was sentenced to 16 years behind bars in September for his role in the attempted coup to overturn\u00a0leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva\u2019s 2022 election \u200bvictory. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He lost his federal police position and was stripped of his mandate as a congressman in Brazil\u2019s lower house after his conviction, the outlet reported. <\/p>\n<p>Brazilian Sen. Jorge Seif wrote on social media that he\u2019s informed the US embassy in Brazil that the former Federal Police inspector should not stay in custody since he was being persecuted in his native country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe political persecution against President Bolsonaro, his sons, and his allies is now hitting an elected lawmaker in foreign soil,\u201d Seif said.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIn our document (to the U.S. embassy), we showed all the reasons that justify and defend the concession of political asylum to Ramagem and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ICE did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment or details on his arrest.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/world-news\/former-brazilian-spy-chief-who-fled-country-following-conviction-arrested-by-ice-agents-in-the-us\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was detained by ICE agents in the US after he fled the South American country following a conviction for plotting&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/50243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}