The company is still evaluating whether it will send a new name to those after it, who left the country following the arrest of the former federal deputy.
The delegate has already returned to Brazil after working with ICE, a. He would be replaced by Tatiana Alves Torres, appointed in March, as published in the Official Gazette of the Union. Brazil’s partnership with the United States in terms of security cooperation is considered historic — in ICE alone, Brazil has had a liaison officer since 2011.
The Federal Police are still analyzing whether Tatiana will be sent to the USA to carry out the duties carried out by Ivo de Carvalho. So far, there have been no official conversations with American authorities — only a meeting with representatives of the US embassy in Brazil, on Tuesday (21).
According to Itamaraty, the meeting with the American embassy was informed that the US official who worked in Brazil in the coordination of , in retaliation. In a statement, the ministry stated that the expulsion of the Brazilian delegate violated “good diplomatic practice between friendly nations, such as Brazil and the United States, over more than 200 years of relationship.”
The stay of Ivo de Carvalho —who was previously superintendent of the PF in Paraíba— had been extended until August 2026, according to an order published in the Official Gazette. Even so, on March 17 of this year, general director Andrei Rodrigues ordered his replacement by delegate Tatiana Torres. The formal exchange, therefore, took place before the episode of Ramagem’s arrest.
Ramagem Prison
After the arrest of the former parliamentarian on the 13th, Bolsonaro allies such as businessman Paulo Figueiredo and former deputy (-SP) began to put pressure on Washington. Ramagem was released two days later. Last Monday (20), the State Department accused Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho, in a statement published on social media, of “circumventing formal extradition requests”.
The Federal Police stated that the arrest operation had been a joint action with the US, but the Americans never confirmed such cooperation. According to the Sheetthe reason for the arrest would be the fact that Ramagem had an expired visa since March.
In Brazil, Ramagem is considered a fugitive. Convicted last year in the same action that sent former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to prison, he received a sentence of 16 years and one month for participating in an attempted coup d’état at the end of the Bolsonaro government, in addition to losing his parliamentary mandate. Ramagem left Brazil last year and is the target of extradition proceedings.
