Convicted miner's family funded Ramagem's US escape, records show

Investigative reporting reveals that the family of Rodrigo Cataratas, a convicted miner operating illegally in Yanomami Indigenous land, financed the escape of Alexandre Ramagem to the United States via Guyana and hosted him in Florida. The claim is based on records obtained by Agência Pública; corroboration is limited. This links organized crime in mining to political figures, potentially escalating legal and political fallout in Brazil.