Police in Brazil conducted searches and made two arrests in an investigation targeting members of the country’s intelligence agency who were suspected of using spy technology to track cellphones without judicial authorization
Police in Brazil conducted searches and made two arrests Friday in an investigation targeting members of the country’s intelligence agency who were suspected of using spy technology to track cellphones without judicial authorization, the Federal Police said in a statement.
Police arrested two people and carried out 25 search warrants across the states of Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, Parana and Goias, and in the Federal District where Brazil's capital, Brasilia, is located. The geolocation tool used by ABIN “repeatedly invaded” Brazil’s telephone network, and the intrusive software was “acquired with public resources,” the Federal Police statement said. The intelligence agency purchased the technology during Michel Temer's 2016-2018 presidency for 5.
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