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Brazil's Lula Criticizes U.S. Expulsion of Police Attache

4/22/2026

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva indicated that Brazil may respond after the U.S. expelled Brazilian federal police attache Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho.
Lula, speaking in Hannover, Germany, criticized what he called "interference and abuse of authority" by U.S. officials.
The U.S. expelled Carvalho due to his role in the arrest of former Brazilian lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem, who was detained after fleeing Brazil following a coup plot conviction.
The U.S. embassy in Brasilia did not comment on Lula's remarks.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva indicated that Brazil may respond after the U.S. expelled Brazilian federal police attache Marcelo Ivo de Carvalho.
Lula, speaking in Hannover, Germany, criticized what he called "interference and abuse of authority" by U.S. officials.
The U.S. expelled Carvalho due to his role in the arrest of former Brazilian lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem, who was detained after fleeing Brazil following a coup plot conviction.
The U.S. embassy in Brasilia did not comment on Lula's remarks.