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Brazil Police Implicate Bolsonaro as Main Beneficiary of ABIN Surveillance Scheme

The Supreme Court has transferred the decision on whether to charge Bolsonaro in the ABIN spying case to the Prosecutor-General’s Office.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attends Brazil's Supreme Court trial over an alleged coup attempt, in Brasilia, Brazil June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Herculano/File Photo
Michelle Bolsonaro (R) speaks next to her husband Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro (L) and their sons Carlos (2-L), Flavio (C) and Renan during a rally at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 6, 2025. Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro led a demonstration in Sao Paulo on Sunday, the first since the supreme court decided to try him on charges of leading a coup plot. (Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP via Getty)

Overview

  • The Supreme Court unsealed a 1,125-page federal police report on Wednesday that alleges ABIN was used to spy on judges, lawmakers and journalists during Bolsonaro’s presidency.
  • Police identified Bolsonaro as both aware of the scheme and its principal beneficiary based on witness testimony, seized documents and search operation findings.
  • More than 30 individuals have been formally accused, including Bolsonaro’s son Carlos, former ABIN chief Alexandre Ramagem and current agency head Luiz Fernando Correa.
  • Investigators noted that evidence from the surveillance report can still be used in a separate probe into Bolsonaro’s alleged 2022 coup attempt and criminal organization charges.
  • Bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing and his legal team has yet to review the full dossier as Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet considers potential charges.