FILE PHOTO: Alexandre Ramagem a new general director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) speaks during his inauguration ceremony, Brasilia, Brazil July 11, 20109. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday withdrew the name of a family friend he had picked to run the federal police, after a Supreme Court justice blocked an appointment that opponents said would allow him inappropriate influence over law enforcement.
His decision to drop Alexandre Ramagem, who was director of the Brazilian intelligence agency Abin, was published in the government’s official gaze