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USA releases photo of Ramagem in ICE custody Reproduction/ICE The United States government released an image of former federal deputy Alexandre Ramagem after being arrested by agents from the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) this Monday (13). The image, called a “mugshot”, appears next to the former deputy’s name on the department’s official website. In the description, in addition to information on sex, age and race, there is also the identification of the unit in which he is detained. Below the image, there is an indication that he was arrested for immigration-related issues. There is no information about Ramagem’s accusations. Ramagem’s name appears on the ICE website This Tuesday (14), it was already possible to find the name of the former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) in the agency’s online detainee system, which also provides contact information for family members (see above). The acronym “NMN” appears in Ramagem’s name, which, in English, means “no middle name”. According to preliminary information, the former federal deputy was arrested in Orlando, Florida, and taken to a detention center in the city. Brazilian authorities were notified of the arrest around 12 pm (Brasília time). The former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) was detained for immigration reasons, and the Brazilian government is awaiting more information about what the return process to Brazil will be like, according to the PF. “The arrest is the result of international cooperation between Brazil and the United States in the fight against organized crime. Ramagem is a fugitive from Brazilian justice and, according to US authorities, is in an irregular immigration situation”, said the corporation’s general director, Andrei Rodrigues. Ramagem left the country after being sentenced by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to a sentence of 16 years in prison for an attempted coup d’état. He is accused of being part of the crucial core of the coup plot, which aimed to keep former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in power. The name of the former federal deputy appears on the ICE website in the detainee area Reproduction/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement The page also provides contact information for family members of the former deputy Reproduction/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) READ ALSO Ramagem, arrested by ICE in the USA, fled Brazil via the Roraima border in September 2025 Who is Alexandre Ramagem, former deputy convicted of attempted coup who was detained by the ICE Who is Alexandre Ramagem? Alexandre Ramagem is a Federal Police delegate and Brazilian politician. He joined the Federal Police in 2005. He gained prominence when he headed Jair Bolsonaro’s security after the attack in Juiz de Fora, during the 2018 campaign. During the Bolsonaro administration, he was appointed to head the Brazilian Intelligence Agency. His management is the target of investigations into the use of the body’s structure to illegally monitor political opponents, in the case known as “Abin Paralela”. Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by ICE, in the USA, when he was walking down the street. In 2020, Bolsonaro tried to appoint him Director General of the Federal Police, but the appointment was suspended by Minister Alexandre de Moraes (STF) due to Ramagem’s personal proximity to the president’s family. In 2022, he was elected by PL-RJ with around 59 thousand votes. His mandate was revoked by the Board of Directors of the Chamber in December 2025, after his criminal conviction in the coup plot. In 2024, he ran for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2024, finishing the election in second place.

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