"I believe Ramagem will come back to Brazil; he has to come back to serve his sentence, Lula said in an interview with a local news outlet."
"The ex-intelligence chief fled Brazil in September after being sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in a coup plot in support of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro."
"Ramagem has also faced allegations of spying on Bolsonaro's political rivals in his capacity as former head of the Agencia Brasileira de Inteligencia (ABIN), Brazil's top intelligence agency."
"The coup plot allegedly included plans to have Lula killed, and Bolsonaro himself is currently serving a 27-year sentence in Brazil following a trial that attracted the ire of US President Donald Trump."
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has requested the United States to return former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem to Brazil to serve a 16-year prison sentence. Ramagem was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida after fleeing Brazil following his conviction for involvement in a coup plot supporting former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula expressed optimism about Ramagem's return, while Bolsonaro's allies downplayed the detention. Ramagem has faced allegations of spying on political rivals and was implicated in a coup plot that included plans to assassinate Lula.
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