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U.S. Expels Brazilian Security Attache Amid Coup Fallout

4/21/2026

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The United States government has asked Brazilian security attache Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho to depart the United States, according to the United States Embassy in Brazil.
De Carvalho liaises with United States immigration enforcement and was based in Miami.
The move follows Alexandre Ramagem's brief detention and flight from Brazil after his conviction for plotting a coup with former President Jair Bolsonaro, while the United States Department of State warns against immigration-system exploitation.

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The United States government has asked Brazilian security attache Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho to depart the United States, according to the United States Embassy in Brazil.
De Carvalho liaises with United States immigration enforcement and was based in Miami.
The move follows Alexandre Ramagem's brief detention and flight from Brazil after his conviction for plotting a coup with former President Jair Bolsonaro, while the United States Department of State warns against immigration-system exploitation.