SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, April 15 (Reuters) – Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was freed from immigration detention in the United States on Wednesday, according to an ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a source from Brazil’s federal police.
Ramagem, who fled Brazil in September following his conviction for plotting a coup with Bolsonaro, had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday.
“Alexandre Ramagem is free,” Paulo Figueiredo, a far-right Brazilian commentator based in the U.S., said on X.
Ramagem on Wednesday was also no longer listed among people detained by ICE on its website.
ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters was not immediately able to determine his immigration status in the country.
(Reporting by Andre Romani in Sao Paulo and Ricardo Brito in Brasilia; additional reporting by Kristina Cooke; Editing by Kylie Madry)
