Alexandre Ramagem

Alexandre Ramagem
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 2023 – 18 December 2025
ConstituencyRio de Janeiro
Director-General of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency
In office
11 July 2019 – 31 March 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byJanér Tesch
Succeeded byLuiz Fernando Corrêa
Personal details
BornAlexandre Ramagem Rodrigues
(1972-05-08) 8 May 1972[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PartyPL (2022–present)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
ProfessionFederal police officer (expelled)
Criminal information
Criminal statusAt-large
Convictions
  • Attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law
  • Attempted coup d'état
  • Participation in an armed criminal organization
  • Qualified damage
  • Deterioration of protected heritage property
TrialTrial for the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot (8 – 11 September 2025)
Criminal penalty16 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison
Wanted by
Federal Police of Brazil
Wanted since26 November 2025
Time at large
117 days

Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues[a] (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 until 2022.[2][3] Ramagem was elected to the Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro in the 2022 election.

In September 2025, Ramagem was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in Bolsonaro's attempted coup, and removed from his seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[4] He fled to the United States before he could be arrested.[5]

Education

Ramagem attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), graduating in 2000.[6]

Career

Ramagem was coordinator of the Rio+20, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, Ramagem was security chief of Jair Bolsonaro after he got elected until the date of his inauguration.[7][8]

Ramagem served as Director-General of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) from 2019 to 2022. In 2024, it was reported that he has been investigated for misusing the powers of the office during his tenure to spy on political opponents.[6][9]

In 2020, Ramagem was nominated to serve as Director-General of the Federal Police of Brazil, following the dismissal of Director-General Maurício Valeixo, as well as the resignation of Sergio Moro as Minister of Justice and Public Security.[7][10][11] His nomination was made official on 28 April 2020,[12] but his swearing-in was suspended by the Supreme Federal Court a day later, with Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes citing "abuse of power through misuse of authority", as Ramagem was a close associate of the Bolsonaro family.[13][14] On the same day, Bolsonaro cancelled his nomination.[15]

Ramagem was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Rio de Janeiro in 2022 as a member of the Liberal Party. He became a candidate for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in the 2024 election, with Índia Armelau as his vice-mayoral pick.[16]

Spy ring and coup convictions

In January 2024, computers, phones, and documents were seized from Ramagem's home and offices as part of a federal police investigation into alleged spying.[17] Police claimed that the National Intelligence Centre, a "parallel intelligence agency" set up within ABIN during the Bolsonaro administration, had used Israeli software to monitor 30,000 citizens critical of the government; this included two Supreme Federal Court judges, Alexandre de Moraes and Gilmar Mendes.[17][18] He was formally indicted in June 2025, with investigators alleging he was responsible for establishing the spy ring and ordering the use of geolocation software to track government opponents.[19][20]

On 11 September 2025, Ramagem was convicted in a 4-to-1 vote by the Supreme Federal Court of multiple crimes, including participation in the 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot.[21] He was sentenced to 16 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison; he was also removed from his positions as a Federal Police delegate and deputy in the National Congress.[22]

Before he could be arrested, Ramagem secretly fled to the United States, despite a prohibition on leaving the country by the Supreme Federal Court.[5][23] Federal police believed he had taken a plane to Boa Vista, Roraima, then rented a car and drove across the border to either Venezuela or Guyana, eventually arriving in Miami, Florida.[5][24]

Notes

  1. ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [a.leˈʃɐ̃.dɾi ʁaˈma.ʒẽj̃ ʁoˈdɾi.ɡis]

References

  1. ^ https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2022/rj/deputado-federal/delegado-ramagem-190001596777.shtml
  2. ^ Mazui, Guilhermem; Castilhos, Roniara (11 July 2019). "Delegado da PF Alexandre Ramagem toma posse na diretoria-geral da Abin" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Alexandre Ramagem é o novo diretor-geral da ABIN" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasileira de Inteligência. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ Falcão, Márcio; Vivas, Fernanda; Barbiéri, Luiz Felipe; Turollo Jr, Reynaldo; Ferreira, Afonso; Amato, Fábio (11 September 2025). "Trama golpista: veja as penas de prisão e as multas para cada um dos condenados" [Coup plot: check out prison sentences and fines for all convicted]. g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Moraes decreta prisão de Ramagem após fuga para o exterior; o que se sabe". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Alexandre Ramagem: quem é deputado bolsonarista alvo da PF por suposto uso da Abin para proteger aliados e vigiar opositores". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Cristiana Lôbo (24 April 2020). "Delegado Alexandre Ramagem será o novo diretor-geral da PF, informam fontes do Planalto" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Quem é Alexandre Ramagem escolhido para chefiar a PF" (in Portuguese). R7. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ Silva, Cedê (25 January 2024). "Brazil's former intelligence head subpoenaed in spying probe". The Brazilian Report. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Bolsonaro exonera Maurício Valeixo" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. ^ Phillips, Tom (24 April 2020). "Brazil's star justice minister Sérgio Moro resigns in blow to Jair Bolsonaro". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  12. ^ Lucizano, Eduardo (28 April 2020). "Bolsonaro oficializa André Mendonça como novo ministro da Justiça" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  13. ^ Boghossian, Bruno (29 April 2020). "Alexandre de Moraes, do STF, suspende nomeação de Ramagem na Polícia Federal" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Saiba quem é Alexandre Ramagem, amigo dos filhos de Bolsonaro e novo chefe da Polícia Federal". Folha de S.Paulo. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  15. ^ Fernandes, Talita; Della Coletta, Ricardo; Carvalho, Daniel; Boghossian, Bruno (29 April 2020). "Após derrota no Supremo, Bolsonaro desiste de nomear Ramagem para direção da PF" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  16. ^ "PL lança Alexandre Ramagem pré-candidato à Prefeitura do Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b Phillips, Tom (25 January 2024). "Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro ally's home over illegal spying allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  18. ^ Sadi, Andréia (25 January 2024). "Espionagem ilegal da Abin atingiu 30 mil pessoas e dados foram guardados em Israel, diz chefe da PF". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Police allege that Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned a spy ring". The Economist. Retrieved 26 November 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ^ Lima, Daniela; Moreira, Matheus (17 June 2025). "PF conclui inquérito da Abin paralela e considera que há indícios de crime de Bolsonaro, Carlos Bolsonaro, Ramagem e atual diretor da agência". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  21. ^ "STF condena Jair Bolsonaro a 27 anos e 3 meses de prisão". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 September 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  22. ^ Vivas, Fernanda (11 September 2025). "1ª Turma do STF fixa em 16 anos pena para Ramagem e determina perda do mandato de deputado". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Alexandre Ramagem, do PL, tem prisão decretada após deixar o Brasil mesmo proibido pela Justiça". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Ramagem deixou Brasil clandestinamente em setembro; prisão do deputado foi decretada por Moraes". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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