President criticized ‘abuse’ of the American government, which invited the Federal Police officer to leave the country; he was involved in the arrest of the former federal deputy
President Lula (PT) stated this Tuesday (21) that he can use “reciprocity” against an American in Brazil, when commenting on the case in the USA.
“I was informed this morning, I think that if there was American abuse towards our police officer, we are going to do reciprocity with his in Brazil”, said Lula in Hannover, Germany, in a conversation with the press.
“We want things to happen as correctly as possible, but we cannot accept this interference and this abuse of authority that some American people want to have in relation to Brazil”, continued the president.
On Monday (20), the Federal Police (PF) delegate Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho was asked to leave the United Statess after acting in Ramagem prison last week. The US State Department’s Office for the Western Hemisphere confirmed the information in X.
“No foreigner has the right to manipulate our immigration system to simultaneously circumvent formal extradition requests and extend political persecution to United States territory. Today, we ask that the Brazilian authority in question leaves our country for having tried to do exactly that”, he informed.
Marcelo Ivo was a PF liaison officer with the US Immigration and Customs Service (ICE).
A PF had already informed that the delegate was in the USA on an official mission to collaborate with American authorities. Ivo’s expulsion from the North American country took place without the exact reasons being given.
Ramagem Prison
Alexandre Ramagem by the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) on April 13th. ICE confirmed the detention. He is a fugitive from Brazilian justice.
Ramagem was sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted coup d’état by the Federal Supreme Court (STF). He was detained in the Orlando region, Florida. Because he requested asylum in the country, he cannot be extradited immediately. In a statement, the Federal Police confirmed the arrest and stated that the arrest took place in cooperation with US law enforcement authorities.
No On April 15th he was released. The former director of Abin said that and not traffic. In a video, Ramagem thanked those who helped prove to the US authorities that he and his family were regulars in North American territory, including former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, who helped Ramagem’s family during his days in prison.
The former federal deputy also said that the US authorities released him after reviewing the case. “They clearly saw that I wasn’t supposed to undergo that procedure, much less to be in prison. My release didn’t even require bail,” he said.
Finally, the former deputy stated that he has “nothing to hide” and criticized the PF. “Our Federal Police of the past, with so much credibility, became a police force for general director Andrei Rodrigues,” said Ramagem.
