Brazil's former intelligence chief and sitting lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States, according to officials familiar with the matter, marking a dramatic turn in a case that has drawn attention on both sides of the Americas.
Ramagem, who previously led Brazil's intelligence agency, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, and later served as a federal deputy, had been considered a fugitive by Brazilian authorities amid ongoing investigations tied to his tenure in government. Details surrounding the specific charges remain under seal in the United States, but Brazilian prosecutors have been pursuing multiple inquiries related to alleged abuses of power and misconduct during his time in office.
