Did Brazil’s spy agency snoop on Bolsonaro rivals?
Al Jazeera
Court records allege that under Bolsonaro’s aide, Brazil’s spy agency snooped on politicians, judges and other officials.
Brazilian police arrested five people on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that the country’s spy agency was weaponised by former President Jair Bolsonaro during his time in office from 2019 to 2023.
Federal police allege that Bolsonaro’s spy chief, Alexandre Ramagem, was running a “criminal organisation of high offensive capability” within the Agencia Brasileira de Inteligencia (Abin), the country’s top intelligence agency.
Here’s what we know about the investigation:
Police carried out search and seizure raids, and issued preventive, pre-trial arrest warrants on Thursday. The warrants were against:
The newest allegations add to a slew of probes against Bolsonaro.
