Brazil's Lula sacks deputy intelligence chief amid spying probe

Brazil intelligence agency’s second-in-command fired in Bolsonaro illegal spying probe

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Tuesday (Jan 30) sacked the country’s deputy intelligence director amid an investigation into alleged illegal espionage during his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency.  What happened? Alessandro Moretti, second-in-command at the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) was fired by Lula, according to an announcement in an official gazette published on Tuesday. The bulletin named political scienti

Lula sacks deputy intelligence chief for hindering parallel Abin probe

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sacked Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) Deputy Director Alessandro Moretti for allegedly hindering the ongoing probe into the Bolsonaro family's use of said services for personal gain, Agencia Brasil reported. Lula's decision was published Tuesday in an extra issue of the Official Gazette (Diário Oficial da União

Brazil’s President Fires Intelligence Agency’s Second-in-Command

Firing linked to investigation of illegal spying ring involving son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil intelligence agency's second-in-command fired in illegal spying probe

Brazil's president fired a top official from the country's intelligence agency on Tuesday amid a probe into suspected illegal spying during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.

Intelligence chief was allegedly implicated in spying against hundreds of Brazilian politicians.

Moretti is said to have belonged to a network under former President Bolsonaro that illegally spied on political opponents