Sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison, the impeached deputy fled Brazil to the United States
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security () informed the STF (Supreme Federal Court) this Monday (22) that he requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to extradite the former federal deputy (PL-RJ).
The letter was sent to the office of minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF, in response to a . According to the document, the extradition request was formalized on the same day with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Justice also informed that new information about the case will be forwarded to the as soon as they are available.
Alexandre Ramagem had the on Thursday (18) by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies.
Former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) in the government of Ramagem lost his mandate due to conviction in the STF for participating in the attempted coup d’état. The decision also makes him ineligible and removes him from the electoral scene.
He was sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison. Forbidden to leave the country, Ramagem failed to comply with the court order and .
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Júlia Mano
