{{Short description|Brazilian politician and federal police officer (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alexandre Ramagem | image = Ramagem Diretor Abin (cropped).jpg | office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies | term_start = 1 February 2023 | term_end = 18 December 2025 | constituency = Rio de Janeiro | office1 = Director-General of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency | term_start1 = 11 July 2019 | term_end1 = 31 March 2022 | president1 = Jair Bolsonaro | predecessor1 = Janér Tesch | successor1 = Luiz Fernando Corrêa | birth_name = Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | party = PL (2022–present) | profession = Federal police officer (expelled) | alma_mater = Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro | module = {{Infobox criminal|child=yes | conviction = * Attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law * Attempted coup d'état * Participation in an armed criminal organization * Qualified damage * Deterioration of protected heritage property | conviction_penalty = 16 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison | conviction_status = At-large | trial = Trial for the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot | trial_start = 8 | trial_end = 11 September 2025 | wanted_by = Federal Police of Brazil | wanted_since = 26 November 2025 | time_at_large = {{Age in years and days|2025|11|26}} }} }} '''Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues'''{{efn|{{IPA|pt|a.leˈʃɐ̃.dɾi ʁaˈma.ʒẽj̃ ʁoˈdɾi.ɡis}}}} (born 8 May 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eleições 2022: Delegado Ramagem - PL {{!}} Ficha do candidato {{!}} Folha |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2022/rj/deputado-federal/delegado-ramagem-190001596777.shtml |access-date=2026-05-31 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}</ref> is a Brazilian politician and federal police officer. He served under President Jair Bolsonaro as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency from 2019 until 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2019/07/11/delegado-da-pf-alexandre-ramagem-toma-posse-na-diretoria-geral-da-abin.ghtml|title=Delegado da PF Alexandre Ramagem toma posse na diretoria-geral da Abin|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Guilhermem|last1=Mazui|first2=Roniara|last2=Castilhos|date=11 July 2019|accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abin.gov.br/alexandre-ramagem-e-o-novo-diretor-geral-da-abin/|title=Alexandre Ramagem é o novo diretor-geral da ABIN|publisher=Agência Brasileira de Inteligência|language=pt|date=12 July 2019|accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref> Ramagem was elected to the Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro in the 2022 election.
In September 2025, Ramagem was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in Bolsonaro's attempted coup, and removed from his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.<ref name="sentences">{{cite web | url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2025/09/11/trama-golpista-veja-as-penas-de-prisao-e-as-multas-para-cada-um-dos-condenados.ghtml | title=Trama golpista: veja as penas de prisão e as multas para cada um dos condenados | lang=pt-br | trans-title=Coup plot: check out prison sentences and fines for all convicted | website=g1 | first1=Márcio | last1=Falcão | first2=Fernanda | last2=Vivas | first3=Luiz Felipe | last3=Barbiéri | first4=Reynaldo | last4=Turollo Jr | first5=Afonso | last5=Ferreira | first6=Fábio | last6=Amato | date=2025-09-11 | access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref> He fled to the United States before he could be arrested,<ref name="bbc-2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-11-21 |title=Moraes decreta prisão de Ramagem após fuga para o exterior; o que se sabe |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/c5y236dv91yo |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=BBC News Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref> but there he would later be arrested for illegal immigration the following April.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-13 |title=Alexandre Ramagem é preso pelo ICE nos Estados Unidos |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/alexandre-ramagem-e-preso-pelo-ice-nos-estados-unidos/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== Education == Ramagem attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), graduating in 2000.<ref name=":0" />
== Career == Ramagem was coordinator of the Rio+20, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, Ramagem was security chief of Jair Bolsonaro after he got elected until the date of his inauguration.<ref name="Ramagem">{{cite web |author=Cristiana Lôbo |date=24 April 2020 |title=Delegado Alexandre Ramagem será o novo diretor-geral da PF, informam fontes do Planalto |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/cristiana-lobo/post/2020/04/24/delegado-alexandre-ramagem-sera-o-novo-diretor-geral-da-pf-informam-fontes-do-planalto.ghtml |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=G1 |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 April 2020 |title=Quem é Alexandre Ramagem escolhido para chefiar a PF |url=https://noticias.r7.com/brasil/quem-e-alexandre-ramagem-escolhido-para-chefiar-a-pf-25042020 |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=R7 |language=pt}}</ref>
Ramagem served as Director-General of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) from 2019 to 2022. In 2024, it was reported that he has been investigated for misusing the powers of the office during his tenure to spy on political opponents.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=Alexandre Ramagem: quem é deputado bolsonarista alvo da PF por suposto uso da Abin para proteger aliados e vigiar opositores |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/c510p2r0y0jo |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=BBC News Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Cedê |date=2024-01-25 |title=Brazil's former intelligence head subpoenaed in spying probe |url=https://brazilian.report/liveblog/politics-insider/2024/01/25/ex-intelligence-head-spying-probe/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Brazilian Report |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2020, Ramagem was nominated to serve as Director-General of the Federal Police of Brazil, following the dismissal of Director-General Maurício Valeixo, as well as the resignation of Sergio Moro as Minister of Justice and Public Security.<ref name="Ramagem" /><ref>{{cite web |date=24 April 2020 |title=Bolsonaro exonera Maurício Valeixo |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2020/04/24/interna_politica,847759/bolsonaro-exonera-mauricio-valeixo-do-comando-da-policia-federal.shtml |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=Correio Braziliense |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=24 April 2020 |title=Brazil's star justice minister Sérgio Moro resigns in blow to Jair Bolsonaro |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/brazil-justice-minister-sergio-moro-resigns-jair-bolsonaro |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> His nomination was made official on 28 April 2020,<ref>{{cite web |last=Lucizano |first=Eduardo |date=28 April 2020 |title=Bolsonaro oficializa André Mendonça como novo ministro da Justiça |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2020/04/28/novo-ministro-da-justica.htm |accessdate=28 April 2020 |publisher=UOL |language=pt}}</ref> but his swearing-in was suspended by the Supreme Federal Court a day later, with Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes citing "abuse of power through misuse of authority", as Ramagem was a close associate of the Bolsonaro family.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boghossian |first=Bruno |date=29 April 2020 |title=Alexandre de Moraes, do STF, suspende nomeação de Ramagem na Polícia Federal |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2020/04/alexandre-de-moraes-do-stf-suspende-nomeacao-de-ramagem-na-policia-federal.shtml |accessdate=29 April 2020 |publisher=Folha de S. Paulo |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-04-28 |title=Saiba quem é Alexandre Ramagem, amigo dos filhos de Bolsonaro e novo chefe da Polícia Federal |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2020/04/saiba-quem-e-alexandre-ramagem-amigo-dos-filhos-de-bolsonaro-e-novo-chefe-da-policia-federal.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428212415/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2020/04/saiba-quem-e-alexandre-ramagem-amigo-dos-filhos-de-bolsonaro-e-novo-chefe-da-policia-federal.shtml |archive-date=2020-04-28 |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=Folha de S.Paulo}}</ref> On the same day, Bolsonaro cancelled his nomination.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernandes |first1=Talita |last2=Della Coletta |first2=Ricardo |last3=Carvalho |first3=Daniel |last4=Boghossian |first4=Bruno |date=29 April 2020 |title=Após derrota no Supremo, Bolsonaro desiste de nomear Ramagem para direção da PF |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2020/04/bolsonaro-recua-e-anula-nomeacao-de-ramagem-para-policia-federal.shtml |accessdate=29 April 2020 |publisher=Folha de S. Paulo |language=pt}}</ref>
Ramagem was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Rio de Janeiro in 2022 as a member of the Liberal Party. He became a candidate for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in the 2024 election, with Índia Armelau as his vice-mayoral pick.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=PL lança Alexandre Ramagem pré-candidato à Prefeitura do Rio |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/03/16/pl-lanca-alexandre-ramagem-pre-candidato-a-prefeitura-do-rio.ghtml |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
===Spy ring and coup convictions=== In January 2024, computers, phones, and documents were seized from Ramagem's home and offices as part of a federal police investigation into alleged spying.<ref name="guardian-2024">{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=25 January 2024 |title=Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro ally’s home over illegal spying allegations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/25/brazil-police-raid-bolsonaro-ally-home-spying-allegations |access-date=2025-11-26 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Police claimed that the National Intelligence Centre, a "parallel intelligence agency" set up within ABIN during the Bolsonaro administration, had used Israeli software to monitor 30,000 citizens critical of the government; this included two Supreme Federal Court judges, Alexandre de Moraes and Gilmar Mendes.<ref name="guardian-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadi |first=Andréia |date=25 January 2024 |title=Espionagem ilegal da Abin atingiu 30 mil pessoas e dados foram guardados em Israel, diz chefe da PF |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/andreia-sadi/post/2024/01/25/espionagem-ilegal-da-abin-atingiu-30-mil-pessoas-e-dados-foram-guardados-dados-em-israel-diz-chefe-da-pf.ghtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=G1 |lang=pt-br}}</ref> He was formally indicted in June 2025, with investigators alleging he was responsible for establishing the spy ring and ordering the use of geolocation software to track government opponents.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Police allege that Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned a spy ring |url=https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/06/19/police-allege-that-jair-bolsonaro-sanctioned-a-spy-ring |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250620112124/https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/06/19/police-allege-that-jair-bolsonaro-sanctioned-a-spy-ring |archive-date=2025-06-20 |access-date=2025-11-26 |work=The Economist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lima |first=Daniela |last2=Moreira |first2=Matheus |date=2025-06-17 |title=PF conclui inquérito da Abin paralela e considera que há indícios de crime de Bolsonaro, Carlos Bolsonaro, Ramagem e atual diretor da agência |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/daniela-lima/post/2025/06/17/pf-inquerito-abin-paralela.ghtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=G1 |lang=pt-br}}</ref>
On 11 September 2025, Ramagem was convicted in a 4-to-1 vote by the Supreme Federal Court of multiple crimes, including participation in the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-11 |title=STF condena Jair Bolsonaro a 27 anos e 3 meses de prisão |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2025/09/11/primeira-turma-do-stf-condena-jair-bolsonaro-e-outros-sete-reus-por-golpe-de-estado.ghtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> He was sentenced to 16 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison; he was also removed from his positions as a Federal Police delegate and deputy in the National Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vivas |first=Fernanda |date=2025-09-11 |title=1ª Turma do STF fixa em 16 anos pena para Ramagem e determina perda do mandato de deputado |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2025/09/11/primeira-turma-do-stf-fixa-em-16-anos-e-1-mes-pena-para-o-deputado-alexandre-ramagem.ghtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
Before he could be arrested, Ramagem secretly fled to the United States, despite a prohibition on leaving the country by the Supreme Federal Court.<ref name="bbc-2025" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-21 |title=Alexandre Ramagem, do PL, tem prisão decretada após deixar o Brasil mesmo proibido pela Justiça |url=https://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2025/11/21/alexandre-ramagem-do-pl-tem-prisao-decretada-apos-deixar-o-brasil-de-forma-clandestina.ghtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Federal police believed he had taken a plane to Boa Vista, Roraima, then rented a car and drove across the border to either Venezuela or Guyana, eventually arriving in Miami, Florida.<ref name="bbc-2025" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-21 |title=Ramagem deixou Brasil clandestinamente em setembro; prisão do deputado foi decretada por Moraes |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2025/11/21/ramagem-deixou-brasil-clandestinamente-em-setembro-prisao-do-deputado-foi-decretada-por-moraes-no-ultimo-domingo.ghtml |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The Brazilian government filed an extradition request for Ramagem on 30 December 2025.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/brazilian-ex-intelligence-chief-detained-by-us-immigration-authorities |title=Brazil’s fugitive ex-intel chief detained by US immigration authorities |newspaper=Al Jazeera |date=13 April 2026}}</ref> Ramagem claimed that the US government had consented to his fleeing there, quoting an unnamed US official as saying: "It's good that we have a friend who is safe, safe, here in the United States".<ref>{{cite news |trans-title=Convicted in the Supreme Court, Ramagem says he has "consent" from the US to be in the country |newspaper=CNN Brasil |first=Renata |last=Sousa |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/ramagem-diz-que-esta-seguro-nos-eua-logico-que-nao-ia-ficar-no-brasil/ |title=Condenado no STF, Ramagem diz que tem "anuência" dos EUA para estar no país |date=24 November 2025 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
thumb|Ramagem after being arrested on 13 April 2026. On 13 April 2026, Ramagem was arrested in the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He had reportedly been detained by police in Orlando for a traffic offense and later referred to immigration while in custody.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/brazil-former-spy-chief-arrested-us-ice-alexandre-ramagem |title=Brazil’s former spy chief who fled country arrested by ICE agents in US |newspaper=The Guardian |date=13 April 2026 |first=Tiago |last=Rogero}}</ref> According to {{ill|Paulo Figueiredo (influencer)|pt|Paulo Figueiredo (blogueiro)|lt=Paulo Figueiredo}}, Ramagem had filed an application for asylum which was still outstanding at the time of his arrest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/14/fugitive-former-brazilian-intelligence-chief-detained-by-us-immigration_6752384_4.html |title=Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief detained by US immigration |newspaper=Le Monde |date=14 April 2026}}</ref>
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