Agents of 'Parallel Abin' talked about using illegal espionage to "destroy" Bolsonaro's adversaries

247 - Documents supporting the fourth phase of Operation Última Milha, launched this Thursday (11) by the Federal Police (PF) with the aim of dismantling a criminal organization dedicated to the illegal monitoring of authorities and the production of fake news against critics and opponents of the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government, reveal that the agents involved in the scheme talked about "destroying" political adversaries. This Thursday's operation included five preventive arrest warrants and seven search and seizure warrants issued by the Supreme Federal Court (STF).

According to journalist Daniela Lima's column on g1, former Chamber of Deputies President Rodrigo Maia was one of the targets of the illegal surveillance conducted by former Abin members. Besides him, law offices, deputies, senators, and other political adversaries linked to the Esplanade of Ministries were monitored. A Federal Police note states that "members of the three branches of government and journalists were targets of the group's actions, including the creation of fake profiles and the dissemination of knowingly false information. The criminal organization also illegally accessed computers, telephony devices, and telecommunications infrastructure to monitor people and public agents."

Among those targeted by arrest warrants, military officer Giancarlos Gomes Rodrigues, who worked at Abin, was caught discussing the monitoring of a lawyer close to Maia with his superior: "I'll check here, but I think it was late last year. I was monitoring, and his phone [SIC] repeatedly appeared in Bertholdo's area." Paraná lawyer Roberto Bertholdo was mentioned several times in the investigations.

At Abin, Bertholdo was seen as an ally of Maia and former deputy Joice Hasselmann. Federal Police delegate Marcelo Bormevet, Rodrigues' boss who was also arrested in Thursday's operation, replied: "Excellent, my friend. Let's see if we can destroy this scumbag who's in a DAS-5," referring to a trusted position in the government.