2023-08-31 18:25:00
The Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) warned the authorities, at the end of 2022, that neo-Nazis, white supremacists and movements to delegitimize the State were the main threats to Lula’s (PT) presidential inauguration ceremony.
The agency then stated that it had identified a growth in the actions of “extremist and violent individuals and groups with ideological motivation” after the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) at the polls.
In a document dated December 29, intelligence officials indicated a “high” alert level due to the risk of violent actions during the inauguration. “Parallel to the demobilization of street acts, radical groups carried out more violent actions. There were attempts to invade a public building and a bomb attack in Brasilia,” they report. During the electoral period and after Lula’s victory, the agency analyzed extremist social media discussions and detected groups exchanging instructions and photos on how to assemble or modify their own firearms. Conspiracy theories and threats against the authorities were still disseminated on these channels.
The agency stated in the reports that the groups articulated mainly through Telegram and Twitter. Abin cited that some of the extremists showed knowledge of making explosives and firearms by hand or using 3D printers.
Translated by AZAHARA MARTIN ORTEGA
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