## Brazil's 'Parallel ABIN' Deployed FirstMile Spyware Against Dissidents
Federal Police investigations in Brazil have exposed a clandestine intelligence structure, dubbed the 'Parallel ABIN,' operating within the Brazilian Intelligence Agency. This rogue unit illicitly utilized Israeli-made FirstMile geolocation software to monitor the mobile devices of thousands of targets, including Supreme Court justices, journalists, and political rivals, without judicial authorization. The system exploited vulnerabilities in SS7 telecommunications networks to track cell tower connections in real-time. Internal leaks indicate the data was weaponized to manipulate social media narratives and shield political allies from ongoing corruption probes. This massive breach of telecommunications privacy underscores the unregulated proliferation of commercial spyware in Latin America and the vulnerability of national cellular infrastructures to state-sponsored domestic surveillance.
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- **Source**: 
- **Sector**: The Network
- **Tags**: surveillance, brazil, spyware
- **Credibility**: unverified
- **Published**: 2026-02-28 13:27:38
- **ID**: 871
- **URL**: https://whisperx.ai/en/intel/871