PF mira Carlos Bolsonaro em investigação sobre espionagem da Abin

Summary

Federal police raided the office of Carlos Bolsonaro, a city councilman and son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, as part of an investigation into alleged illegal spying by a shadow intelligence agency. Computers were seized from Bolsonaro's office. The raid follows last week's operation targeting people accused of misusing spyware to monitor authorities without judicial approval. Carlos Bolsonaro was reportedly the mastermind behind the shadow agency and assigned missions like trying to link a Supreme Court justice to organized crime. The police operation aims to identify who in government received and benefited from the illegally obtained information.

Takeaways

• 📝 Federal Police conducted a search operation at the office of Councilman Carlos Bolsonaro, seizing computers and a laptop as part of an investigation into the misuse of a spy program by members of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) during Jair Bolsonaro's government.
• 🕵️ Carlos Bolsonaro is alleged to be the creator of a 'parallel ABIN', having assigned missions to its members, including attempting to prove a supposed connection between Supreme Federal Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes and the criminal faction PCC.
• 🛡️ The operation is a follow-up to a previous one launched by the Federal Police last week, aimed at investigating illegal surveillance activities by a criminal organization within ABIN, using cellphone geolocation tools without judicial authorization.
• 📌 A total of eight search and seizure warrants are being executed in this operation across Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Formosa (Goiás), and Salvador (Bahia), with Carlos Bolsonaro's aides also among the targets. No arrest warrants have been issued in today's operation.
• 🛠️ The searches are part of efforts to uncover the political nucleus of the organization, identifying who received and benefited from the illegally produced information.
• 👮 Carlos Bolsonaro is also implicated as the head of the so-called 'hatred office' within the Presidential Palace, responsible for social media publications attacking political adversaries and democratic institutions.
• 📲 The misuse of the spy program by ABIN is under scrutiny for illegally monitoring public authorities and others, raising concerns about the absence of judicial or prosecutorial oversight.
• 📓 According to a plea bargain by Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, Carlos Bolsonaro was indicated as the commander of the 'hatred office', actively participating in parallel investigations against political opponents using the spy program.
• 📢 The Federal Police's findings suggest that a criminal organization had installed itself within ABIN to illegally monitor individuals, indicating a significant breach of legal and ethical standards.
• 📸 The involvement of Carlos Bolsonaro in these activities highlights potential abuses of power within the Brazilian government during Jair Bolsonaro's presidency, with implications for the misuse of intelligence services for political purposes.

Q & A

What is the purpose of the police operation described in the transcript?

The police operation aims to investigate the alleged illegal use of a spyware program by members of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) during the Bolsonaro government.

What is Carlos Bolsonaro's alleged role in this matter?

Carlos Bolsonaro, a city councilor and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, is suspected of being the mastermind behind a so-called 'parallel ABIN' that illegally monitored public authorities and political opponents.

What evidence was collected during the police operation?

During searches of Carlos Bolsonaro's offices, police seized computers and a laptop. They also searched the Bolsonaro family condominium.

How does this connect to last week's police operation?

Last week's operation targeted Alexandre Ramagem, a former ABIN chief and Bolsonaro ally. This week's operation builds on that by going after the alleged political beneficiaries of the illegal spying.

What illegal surveillance tactics were allegedly used?

The parallel ABIN allegedly used cell phone geolocation tracking and other intrusive methods without judicial authorization to monitor targets.

What was Carlos Bolsonaro's role in his father's government?

Carlos was considered the digital strategist of his father's presidential campaign and administration. He also allegedly headed the so-called "hate cabinet" that attacked opponents online.

What explanation has Bolsonaro given for the parallel ABIN?

Former president Bolsonaro has denied the existence of a parallel ABIN, claiming he did not trust the official intelligence agency.

What broader context surrounds these investigations?

They come amid a series of probes into alleged anti-democratic schemes by Bolsonaro and his allies before and during his presidency.

Have there been any arrests related to the parallel ABIN?

As of now, the operation has only involved search and seizure warrants. There have been no arrests reported.

How has Carlos Bolsonaro responded to the investigation?

So far Carlos Bolsonaro has not made any public statements about the police operation targeting him.