After his release from prison, his wife Rebeca Ramagem published a video alongside the couple’s two daughters celebrating. The former deputy was arrested on Monday (13) and released on Wednesday afternoon (15).
“With God, we will be, my husband, the father of my daughters,” she said. “Believing in Justice, believing that institutions should work efficiently, without abuse and without violence.”
Since Ramagem’s arrest, Rebeca had not spoken out on social media. “At this moment, we are just waiting for his arrival, happy, anxious, really waiting for him to arrive so we can give him a big kiss and hug.”
She also campaigned for the senator (), who will run for President in 2026. “Let’s continue together, let’s change this country, let’s change the destiny of this country and for that we need Flávio Bolsonaro president.”
The Federal Police stated that Ramagem’s arrest was coordinated between the Brazilian and United States governments.
Allies of the former deputy refute this statement and say that he was detained due to an alleged minor traffic violation, which culminated in an immigration analysis.
He is considered after being sentenced by the (Supreme Federal Court) to 16 years in prison for an attempted coup d’état. Ramagem has been in the United States since September last year and lives in Florida with his family.
According to the director general of the PF, Andrei Rodrigues, the former director of Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) left the country clandestinely via the border with Guyana.
He had an expired tourist visa and was therefore subject to deportation, according to a document from the US Department of Homeland Security.
The president (PT) said this Tuesday that Ramagem needs .
“I think Ramagem will come here. The right wing here in Brazil is saying that he was arrested for a small fine. No. He was arrested, he was already sentenced to 16 years in this country. He was a convict who is convicted. He has to return to Brazil to serve his sentence”, he declared in an interview with the websites Brasil 247, DCM and Revista Fórum.
