Brazil police arrest two intel agents for alleged illegal surveillance
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's federal police on Friday arrested two intelligence officials from the country's spy agency Abin for allegedly using phone hacking tools without judicial approval.
Brazilian newspapers O Globo and Folha de S.Paulo reported that Abin officials allegedly bought the spying software FirstMile from Israeli firm Cognyte and used it to invade targets' phones and geolocate them. The alleged illegal surveillance took place under former President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain who narrowly last year's election to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Police said two Abin officials were facing internal disciplinary actions and allegedly used their knowledge of the spying program as leverage to avoid dismissal.
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