Lula asks US to send ex-intelligence chief to Brazil after ICE arrest

Brazil’s president says he expects Alexandre Ramagem to be returned to Brazil to serve prison sentence after being detained in US.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has asked that the United States send former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem back to Brazil so that he can serve a prison sentence for his involvement in a coup plot.

Lula expressed optimism that Ramagem would be returned to Brazil during an interview on Tuesday, one day after he was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Florida.

Lula asks US to send ex-intelligence chief to Brazil after ICE arrest

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