Federal Operation Targets Bahia Officer Over Unauthorized Judiciary Data Access

Overview

• A joint Federal Police operation in Feira de Santana executed two search-and-seizure warrants on Tuesday linked to an investigation of a civil police officer suspected of improperly querying restricted public-security systems.
• Investigators say system audit logs show broad, repeated access to cadastral, personal and functional records belonging to a member of the judiciary and a family member without any documented investigative justification.
• The warrants were obtained by the Bahia Public Ministry’s Gaeco unit and issued by the 2ª Vara Criminal of Feira de Santana before the operation carried out with PF, the SSP-BA corrective force and the state civil police.
• Authorities confiscated electronic devices and other materials that are now under forensic analysis; no public arrest or formal indictment has been reported and the officer remains subject to further probes and possible charges for crimes against public administration and violation of official secrecy.
• The case highlights how audit logs are used to detect misuse of privileged access and raises concerns about judicial privacy, possible internal disciplinary action and the search for any additional people involved.