After fleeing Brazil, the federal deputy (-RJ) stated that he was “safe” with the “consent” of the government of .
Branching for the first time. “Today I am safe here, with the consent and knowledge of the American government,” he said this Saturday (22) in an interview with Conversa Timeline, a program led by blogger Allan dos Santos, also a fugitive from Brazilian justice since 2021.
The deputy said he was a victim of “serious persecution” and criticized the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court). “It’s logical that I wasn’t going to stay in Brazil, with my daughters seeing me being arrested without having committed any crime and suffering under a dictatorship,” he declared.
The congressman said he was “embraced” by the Trump administration. He also stated that (PL)’s was the “conclusion of all this scoundrel” and “consummation of all political persecution”.
This Sunday (23), the deputy’s wife, Rebeca Ramagem, posted a video on social media about her husband’s escape to the United States. In the video, the deputy appears receiving the family at an airport.
Rebeca said she arrived in the United States a week ago. “I landed with my daughters in the USA with a single purpose: to protect my family,” he wrote. Ramagem was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the Federal Supreme Court and is considered a fugitive.
“We have faced inhumane political persecution,” the post says. Rebeca stated that there is no guarantee of impartial justice in Brazil and alleged that her husband is a victim of lawfare — the instrumentalization of the judicial system against political opponents.
“We have now started a new journey — and, as always, we will remain united! We maintain the hope of one day returning to a Brazil where political-ideological choice is not treated as a crime, and where the freedom to think and express ideas does not become a reason for condemnation,” he said.
Ramage. A report published by the website PlatôBR showed the deputy in a luxury condominium in Miami with his wife. , convicted in the coup plot process, following a request from the Federal Police.
He left the country clandestinely. According to UOL columnist Carla Araújo, the PF investigation indicates that the deputy would have left Brazil for Boa Vista, capital of Roraima, and headed to the United States, probably via Venezuela or Guyana.
A informed that abroad. According to the House, he presented medical certificates from September 9th to October 8th and from October 13th to December 12th. The president of the Chamber, (-PB), has not yet commented on the matter.
