Bolsonaro Taps Family Friend as Brazil Top Cop, Supreme Court OKs Probe

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets Alexandre Ramagem during his inauguration ceremony as the new general director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 11, 20109. Reuters/Adriano Machado/File Photo

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday named a family friend to head the federal police.

The government’s official gazette confirmed the appointment of new federal police chief Alexandre Ramagem, 48, who took charge of the president’s security after Bolsonaro was stabbed on the campaign trail in 2018.