Carlos Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, was yesterday the target of a federal police operation linked to alleged illegal espionage. Federal agents armed with search and seizure warrants searched Carlos’ office and residence in Rio de Janeiro and his father’s beach house in Angra dos Reis, where the family vacations, and seized computers, cellphones and documents.
PF sources said that among the seized equipment is a laptop belonging to Abin, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, Brazil’s “secret” agency. The investigation that prompted yesterday’s action alleges that Carlos received secretly collected information from Abin about his father’s opponents, including lawmakers and judges, which he then used to attack and smear them.
In addition to Carlos Bolsonaro, the operation also targeted his advisers in the Rio de Janeiro City Hall, where he is an adviser, in Brasília, Goiás and Bahia. Last week, another operation targeted MP Alexandre Ramagem, who was Abin’s director-general in the government of Jair Bolsonaro, accused of creating a parallel and illegal spy agency as part of a “secret” to collect information on the former president’s opponents and help his children. those accused of abuses, such as Carlos and his brother Flavio Bolsonaro, will avoid prosecution.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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