Former Brazilian spy chief who fled country following coup plot conviction arrested by ICE agents in US

Nypost · Apr 14, 2026 · 385 words · By Zoe Hussain

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Former Brazilian spy chief who fled country following coup plot conviction arrested by ICE agents in US Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was detained by ICE agents in the US after he fled the South American country following a conviction…

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What happened

Why it matters

Ramagen was sentenced to 16 years behind bars in September for his role in plotting to overturn leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 2022 election victory.

Common ground

But he fled the country before his sentence began, Brazil’s federal police said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “ICE did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment or details on his arrest”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm ICE's lack of response to The Post's request.

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Claim 2: “The arrest of the unidentified individual was the result of cooperation between the law enforcement in both countries, police officials said”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm cooperation between Brazilian and U.S. law enforcement.

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Claim 3: “Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was detained by ICE agents in the US after he fled the South American country following a conviction for plotting a coup with ex-President Jair Bolsonaro”

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Web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm Ramagem's conviction for coup plotting with Bolsonaro and his subsequent arrest by ICE.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues (born 8 May 1972) is a Brazilian politician and federal police officer. He served under President Jair Bolsonaro as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency from 2019 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Ramagem

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒaˈiʁ meˈsi.ɐz bowsoˈnaɾu] ; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moro x Bolsonaro Case, also known as Moro Case or Inquiry (INQ) 4831, refers to a police investigation in which statements made by former minister Sergio Moro about President Jair Bolsonaro's alleged …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Moro–Jair_Bolsonaro_cas…

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Claim 4: “He lost his federal police position and was stripped of his mandate as a congressman in Brazil’s lower house after his conviction, the outlet reported”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Ramagem losing his position and congressional mandate.

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Claim 5: “But he fled the country before his sentence began, Brazil’s federal police said”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Ramagem fled before his sentence began.

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Claim 6: “Former Brazilian spy chief who fled country following coup plot conviction arrested by ICE agents in US”

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Multiple independent sources including The Washington Post, news archives, and Wikipedia confirm Alexandre Ramagem's arrest by ICE following his conviction for coup plotting and flight from Brazil.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During and after the 2022 Brazilian general election, a network of members of former president Jair Bolsonaro's government and of the Brazilian Armed Forces planned to subvert the transition of power …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–2023_Brazilian_coup_plot

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following article is a broad timeline covering events related to the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot. It covers both the chronology of the events themselves and that of the investigations, the trial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2022–2023_Braz…

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web search NEUTRAL — FormerBrazilianintelligence chiefAlexandreRamagemhasbeendetainedbyICEintheUnitedStates.Brazilformally requested his extradition in December.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-fugitive-brazilian-ex-spy-chief-arr…

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Claim 7: “The foreign fugitive appeared on a list of those in custody on ICE’s online detainee database on Monday”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm his listing on ICE's detainee database.

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Claim 8: “Ramagen was sentenced to 16 years behind bars in September for his role in plotting to overturn leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 2022 election victory”

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Multiple sources including web search and Wikipedia confirm the 16-year sentence for plotting to overturn Lula's election victory and his flight before serving it.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The trial for the 2022–2023 coup plot in Brazil (officially AP 2668, Portuguese: Ação Penal 2668, lit. 'Penal Action 2668') is a criminal case of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil concerning the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_for_the_2022–2023_Brazil…

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Claim 9: “Brazil’s federal police also announced in a statement early on Monday that a ‘fugitive of the country’s justice’ who was recently sentenced by the country’s top court had been nabbed in Orlando, without naming Ramagen”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the Brazilian police statement about the arrest in Orlando.

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Claim 10: “Investigators learned that Ramagen, 53, used spy software to track the locations of Supreme Court justices, lawmakers, journalists, and public officials, and monitored investigations involving Bolsonaro’s sons to keep an eye on the former president’s opponents, the Guardian reported”

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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Ramagem's use of spy software to track officials.

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