Bolsonaro's son and allies accused in Brazil spy agency case, source says [View all]

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former President Jair Bolsonaro's son and allies have been formally accused by Brazilian federal police after a probe into the alleged surveillance of authorities by spy agency ABIN during Bolsonaro's time in office, a police source and local media said.

A police statement confirmed that the investigation had concluded but did not mention names of suspects.

Local media and a police source said earlier that the former president had also been formally accused in the case. Later, however, local media said he had not been accused. A second police source said he has not been formally accused because he is already a defendant for the same crime - being part of a criminal organization - in a separate case about an attempted coup.

According to the police statement, the investigation is centered on "the illegal monitoring of public authorities and the production of fake news, using ABIN's systems."

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