Alexandre Ramagem, a former congressman and ex-intelligence chief, had fled to Florida after being sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison over a failed bid to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power.
RIO DE JANEIRO (CN) — Alexandre Ramagem, a former Brazilian congressman sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison for his role in a failed plot to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election and keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power, was detained Monday by U.S. immigration authorities in Orlando, Florida, months after fleeing Brazil and becoming a fugitive from Brazilian justice.
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