Alexandre Ramagem Rodrigues (born 20 March 1972) is a Brazilian politician and federal police officer. He served under President

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as Director of the

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from 2019 until 2022. Ramagem was elected to the

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representing

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in the 2022 election.

Education

Ramagem attended the

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(PUC-Rio), graduating in 2000.

Career

Ramagem was coordinator of the

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, the

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and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, Ramagem was security chief of Jair Bolsonaro after he got elected until the date of his inauguration. Ramagem served as Director-General of the

(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. In 2020, Ramagem was unsuccessfully nominated to serve as Director-General of the

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. This nomination came following the dismissal of Director-General Maurício Valeixo as well as the resignation of

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. His nomination was made official on 28 April 2020, but his swearing-in was suspended by the

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a day later. On the same day, Bolsonaro cancelled his nomination. Ramagem was elected as a member of the

for the state of

in 2022 as a member of the

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. He became a candidate for

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in the 2024 election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramagem, Alexandre Living people Brazilian police officers 1962 births People from Campinas Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state) Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni

Education

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