Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes

Five arrested in investigation of claims Abin monitored and harassed top public figures and politicians

Brazil's intelligence agency was illegally weaponised during Jair Bolsonaro's far-right administration to monitor and harass some of the country's most important politicians, journalists, judges and environmental officials, federal police have alleged.

Five people were arrested on Thursday as part of a long-running investigation into suspicions that during Bolsonaro's 2019-22 government the Agencia Brasileira de Inteligencia (Abin) was used to spy on the president's political foes.