"Ramagem was sentenced to 16 years in prison after the country's supreme court concluded he had turned the Brazilian intelligence agency into a clandestine counterintelligence unit to illegally monitor officials seen as opponents of Bolsonaro."
"Investigators found he had used spy software to track the geolocation of supreme court justices, lawmakers, journalists and public officials."
"During the months he spent as a fugitive in the US, Ramagem even appeared in a live stream hosted by a far-right Brazilian influencer, in which he claimed to have the approval of Trump's government."
"Ramagem said he had reportedly received a message from someone in the Trump administration saying: It's good to know we have a friend who is safe and secure here in the US."
Alexandre Ramagem, former spy chief of Jair Bolsonaro, fled to the US before being sentenced to 16 years in prison for illegal surveillance. He monitored officials opposing Bolsonaro and used spy software against supreme court justices and journalists. After his conviction, he lost his federal police position and congressional mandate. Ramagem appeared in a live stream with a far-right influencer, claiming support from the Trump administration. Brazil has requested his extradition, but he remains in the US following his arrest by ICE agents.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]