Ramagem's detention by ICE proves that political persecution now crosses borders — a man sentenced in Brazil's deeply compromised judicial system gets hunted down abroad. Alexandre de Moraes has turned opposition into an international crime, making exile impossible for anyone who dared challenge the current order. This isn't justice; it's a global warning shot against dissent.
Ramagem helped orchestrate a coup attempt against Brazil's democracy and then fled to dodge a 16-year sentence — ICE detaining him is exactly how law and order is supposed to work. No amount of political spin changes the fact that coup plotters don't deserve safe haven anywhere. Send him back and let justice run its course.
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