PF survey investigates the existence of an illegal espionage scheme that would have operated during the government of Jair Bolsonaro; structure would be used to monitor political opponents of the then president
The Minister of (STF), denied the request for filing part of the investigation on the so -called “parallel abin”. The request had been made by the defense of Luiz Fernando Corrêa, current director general of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin). The decision of Moraes accepted a demonstration of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), which positioned itself against the filing of the inquiry in relation to Corrêa. The minister justified that the investigation is still under the analysis of the PGR and, therefore, a request for filing at this time would be “absolutely premature”.
The inquiry of (PF) investigates the existence of an illegal espionage scheme that would have operated during the government of. The structure, known as “parallel abin”, would be used to monitor the then president’s political opponents, with the participation of advisors to the so -called “Hate Office”.
The PF concluded the final report, indicating 36 people, including the councilman and the former director general of ABIN ,. The material was sent to PGR, which now evaluates whether it will offer a complaint against the investigated.
During the investigations, new facts arose that implied the current management of ABIN. One involves the espionage of Paraguayan authorities and organs during the negotiations on the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, an action that would have had the endorsement of Luiz Fernando Corrêa. In addition, the investigation points to a possible ABIN summit attempt to obstruct the Federal Police’s own findings on the case. This suspicion led the agency’s servers to request the dismissal of Corrêa, which, however, remains in office.
Corrêa’s defense argued against the investigation, but Moraes stressed that it is not up to the investigated to guide the investigative activity. With the minister’s negative, the inquiry remains in progress in the PGR, which will define the next steps of the case.
*With information from Janaína Camelo
*Report produced with the aid of AI
