Alexandre Ramagem Explained

Alexandre Ramagem
Office:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start:1 February 2023
Constituency:Rio de Janeiro
Office1:Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency
Term Start1:11 July 2019
Term End1:31 March 2022
President1:Jair Bolsonaro
Minister1:Augusto Heleno
Predecessor1:Janér Tesch Hosken Alvarenga
Successor1:Victor Carneiro
Birth Name:Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues
Birth Date:20 March 1972
Birth Place:Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Party:PL (2022–present)
Profession:Federal police officer
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues (born 20 March 1972) is a Brazilian politician and federal police officer. He served under President Jair Bolsonaro as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency from 2019 until 2022.[1] [2] Ramagem was elected to the Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro in the 2022 election.

Education

Ramagem attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), graduating in 2000.

Career

Ramagem was coordinator of the Rio+20, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, Ramagem was security chief of Jair Bolsonaro after he got elected until the date of his inauguration.[3] [4]

Ramagen served as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) from 2019 to 2022. In 2024, it was reported that he has been investigated for misusing the powers of the office during his tenure to spy on political opponents.[5] [6]

In 2020, Ramagem was unsuccessfully nominated to serve as Director General of the Federal Police of Brazil. This nomination came following the dismissal of Director General Maurício Valeixo[7] as well as the resignation of Sergio Moro as Minister of Justice and Public Security.[8] His nomination was made official on 28 April 2020,[9] but his swearing-in was suspended by the Supreme Federal Court a day later.[10] On the same day, Bolsonaro cancelled his nomination.[11]

Ramagem was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Rio de Janeiro in 2022 as a member of the Liberal Party. He became a pre-candidate for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in the 2024 election.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delegado da PF Alexandre Ramagem toma posse na diretoria-geral da Abin. G1. pt. Guilhermem. Mazui. Roniara. Castilhos. 11 July 2019. 25 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Alexandre Ramagem é o novo diretor-geral da ABIN. Agência Brasileira de Inteligência. pt. 12 July 2019. 25 April 2020.
  3. Web site: . Cristiana . 24 April 2020 . Delegado Alexandre Ramagem será o novo diretor-geral da PF, informam fontes do Planalto . 25 April 2020 . G1 . pt.
  4. Web site: 25 April 2020 . Quem é Alexandre Ramagem escolhido para chefiar a PF . 25 April 2020 . R7 . pt.
  5. Web site: 2024-01-25 . Alexandre Ramagem: quem é deputado bolsonarista alvo da PF por suposto uso da Abin para proteger aliados e vigiar opositores . 2024-06-20 . BBC News Brasil . pt-br.
  6. Web site: Silva . Cedê . 2024-01-25 . Brazil's former intelligence head subpoenaed in spying probe . 2024-06-20 . The Brazilian Report . en-US.
  7. Web site: 24 April 2020 . Bolsonaro exonera Maurício Valeixo . 25 April 2020 . Correio Braziliense . pt.
  8. Web site: Phillips . Tom . 24 April 2020 . Brazil's star justice minister Sérgio Moro resigns in blow to Jair Bolsonaro . 25 April 2020 . The Guardian.
  9. Web site: Lucizano . Eduardo . 28 April 2020 . Bolsonaro oficializa André Mendonça como novo ministro da Justiça . 28 April 2020 . UOL . pt.
  10. Web site: Boghossian . Bruno . 29 April 2020 . Alexandre de Moraes, do STF, suspende nomeação de Ramagem na Polícia Federal . 29 April 2020 . Folha de S. Paulo . pt.
  11. Web site: Fernandes . Talita . Della Coletta . Ricardo . Carvalho . Daniel . Boghossian . Bruno . 29 April 2020 . Após derrota no Supremo, Bolsonaro desiste de nomear Ramagem para direção da PF . 29 April 2020 . Folha de S. Paulo . pt.
  12. Web site: 2024-03-16 . PL lança Alexandre Ramagem pré-candidato à Prefeitura do Rio . 2024-06-20 . G1 . pt-br.