PF withdraws credentials and US agent leaves Brazil

One of Michael Meyers’ roles was to monitor the activities of the Lebanese extremist group Hezbollah in the country.

The United States government agent whose credentials were withdrawn by the PF (Federal Police) has already left Brazil. The measure was adopted based on the principle of reciprocity after the case involving and is not considered formal expulsion by the Brazilian authorities.

The Brazilian government had already ordered the return to the United States of Michael Myers, linked to (HSI). He returned to the country on Wednesday (April 22, 2026). The decision was made by Itamaraty. The information comes from journalist Maria Cristina Fernandes, from .

According to the investigation of the Poder360one of the US agent’s functions was to monitor, in Brazilian territory, the activities of Hezbollah, an extremist organization supported by Iran.

The decision comes after the United States State Department stated that a Brazilian official was expelled for trying to “manipulate” the US immigration system to circumvent a formal extradition request. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the minister-counselor in Brasília, to provide clarifications.

The general director of the PF, Andrei Rodriguesstated that and reiterated that the measure does not amount to expulsion. He also said that Marcelo Ivo left the United States as determined by the corporation itself.


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