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Brazil's Espionage of Paraguay Revealed Amid Tariff Talks

3/31/2025

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Brazil's government admitted to spying on Paraguayan officials during Jair Bolsonaro's term, a practice that ended in March 2023. While the foreign ministry under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denied any wrongdoing, Paraguay's Foreign Minister reported no evidence of an attack. The espionage focused on gathering intel about tariff talks for the Itaipu hydroelectric dam.

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Brazil's government admitted to spying on Paraguayan officials during Jair Bolsonaro's term, a practice that ended in March 2023. While the foreign ministry under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denied any wrongdoing, Paraguay's Foreign Minister reported no evidence of an attack. The espionage focused on gathering intel about tariff talks for the Itaipu hydroelectric dam.