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By Vanessa Buschschlüter
BBC News



Federal police were seen driving away following the raid on the home of Carlos Bolsonaro


Police in Brazil have raided a number of properties linked to Carlos Bolsonaro, one of the sons of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The search is part of an investigation into allegations that political enemies of President Bolsonaro were spied on illegally by the Brazilian intelligence service during his time in office.
Carlos Bolsonaro often attacked his father's critics on social media.

He has in the past been accused of spreading fake news, which he denies.

Neither Carlos Bolsonaro nor his father have so far commented on this latest raid.

Reuters Carlos Bolsonaro is seen behind his father Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 29, 2022.Reuters
Carlos Bolsonaro, seen here behind his father, was Jair Bolsonaro's confidante

The scandal first broke on Thursday when Brazil's Supreme Court unsealed documents in which the country's intelligence agency Abin was accused of carrying out surveillance on key political and judicial figures critical of the former president.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68128142

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Carlos Bolsonaro, foreground

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Police investigate the son of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro for alleged spying on opponents
In Brazil, a son of Bolsonaro is targeted by investigation over alleged political spying

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Monday searched the home and office of Carlos Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Rio de Janeiro city councilman, two days after the Supreme Court granted the warrants.

By Diane Jeantet The Associated Press
Monday, January 29, 2024
3 min to read
Article was updated Jan 29, 2024




Brazilian Senator for Rio de Janeiro Flavio Bolsonaro (left) and Councillor of Rio de Janeiro Carlos Bolsonaro attend their father Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro's ceremony to receive a diploma that certifies he can take office as president, at the TSE in Brasilia, on December 10, 2018. Police on January 29, 2024, raided the home and offices of Carlos Bolsonaro, one of Jair Bolsonaro's sons, as part of an investigation into illegal espionage on behalf of the far-right former president and his inner circle.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Monday searched the home and office of Carlos Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Rio de Janeiro city councilman, two days after the Supreme Court granted the warrants.

Police said in a statement that they conducted nine searches Monday as part of a broader investigation into the nation's intelligence agency and alleged spying on political opponents during Bolsonaro's term, which ended in Dec. 2022.

In a decision made public Monday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the police claim it has identified a group, of which Carlos Bolsonaro allegedly forms part, that “monitored ‘political enemies’ and sought information about the existence of investigations related to the children of the then President of the Republic Jair Messias Bolsonaro.”

Images broadcast on TV network GloboNews showed Carlos and his father outside the latter's residence in Angra dos Reis, south of Rio de Janeiro. Police searched the former president’s house for any electronic devices, including phones and laptops, belonging to Carlos.

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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/police-investigate-the-son-of-former-brazilian-pJaresident-bolsonaro-for-alleged-spying-on-opponents/article_9f12ebf6-690b-5b63-bc65-94999f067a13.html



Jair Bolsonaro, trying to escape the dumpster again?