Former Brazil spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention, Bolsonaro ally says

FILE PHOTO: Alexandre Ramagem, general director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN), is seen before the inauguration ceremony of the new Communications Minister Fabio Faria (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

SAO PAULO, ⁠April 15 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre ‌Ramagem has been freed in the United States, said Paulo ​Figueiredo, an ally ⁠of former ⁠President Jair Bolsonaro who lives ⁠in ‌the U.S., on Wednesday.

Ramagem was ⁠also no longer listed on ​the ‌website of U.S. Immigration ⁠and ​Customs Enforcement among people detained by the ⁠entity. Reuters was not ​immediately able to determine his immigration status in ⁠the country.

Ramagem, who fled Brazil in September following his conviction for plotting ​a coup ⁠with Bolsonaro, had been ​detained by ‌ICE on Monday.

(Reporting ​by Andre Romani; Editing by Kylie Madry)