The Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro He would have helped to orchestrate an illegal surveillance program by the Brazilian Intelligence Agency Abin to spy and attack his political enemies during his mandate. This data is affirmed by a Federal Police report of Brazil presented by the Supreme Court.
According to the report, the ABIN agency was used to spy and attack political enemies, state institutions and also to disseminate false news. The conclusions, based on testimonies, registration operations documents and other evidence, They identified Bolsonaro as the “main beneficiary” of this surveillance.
Bolsonaro’s lawyer, Celso ViediHe said that he had not yet reviewed the police report and that he could not comment.
Jair Bolsonaro would have been a beneficiary for a spy plot
Despite the implications to Bolsonaro, Police did not formally accuse him But it did to other more than 30 people. The judge of Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes He said he made public the conclusions after leaks gave rise to contradictory information In local media on Tuesday, Reuters maintains.
The Federal Police said possible links between the investigation of the ABIN agency and an investigation into An alleged attempted coup d’etat, in which Bolsonaro is already accused. The decision about whether accusing Bolsonaro in the case of surveillance is now in the hands of the Brazil Attorney General.
Among the defendants formally is the son of the former president and councilor of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Bolsonaroindicated by the police as a member of the criminal organization. Bolsonaro’s youngest son denied having committed any crime and said on Tuesday that the investigation sought to harm him in the face of next year’s elections.
The former ABIN agency chief under the Bolsonaro government, Alexandre Ramagemand its current, Luiz Fernando Correathey were also among the people formally accused of the police.
Ramagem was accused of being part of a criminal organization and using the ABIN agency for illegal purposes, while Correa is suspected of obstructing police investigation into the agency, police said.
In turn, the former agency’s chief could not be located to comment on Wednesday, but said Tuesday in a publication in the social network X (former Twitter) that he would analyze the accusations once he had access to the police report.
Jair Bolsonaro will be questioned at the trial for the coup attempt in Brazil
Weeks ago, it was announced that Bolsonaro would be questioned by alleged coupling attempt against the current president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The novelty was announced by the judge of the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes.
In last February, the Attorney General of Brazil formally accused Bolsonaro of having led the assault attempt to the Plaza de los Tres Powers in Brasilia that took place on January 8, 2023. The former Minister and General Walter Braga Netto and another 32 people for their alleged participation were also denounced.
The 70 -year -old ex -president who ruled Brazil From 2019 to 2022, he is accused with the six other collaborators of commanding a conspiracy to Avoid the assumption of the Legal Party leader (PT) with the aim of staying in power.
Source: Ambito
