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Brazil Cracks Down on Russian Sleeper Agents Amid Ukraine War

5/22/2025

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Brazil has taken a bold stand against Russian intelligence operations, moving from passive tolerance to active dismantling since the Ukraine invasion. Collaborating with U.S. and European allies, authorities exposed a scheme involving false identities for sleeper agents. Significant arrests, like that of Sergey Cherkasov, highlighted vulnerabilities in bureaucratic systems, prompting Brazil's counterintelligence to intensify efforts against these infiltrators.

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Brazil has taken a bold stand against Russian intelligence operations, moving from passive tolerance to active dismantling since the Ukraine invasion. Collaborating with U.S. and European allies, authorities exposed a scheme involving false identities for sleeper agents. Significant arrests, like that of Sergey Cherkasov, highlighted vulnerabilities in bureaucratic systems, prompting Brazil's counterintelligence to intensify efforts against these infiltrators.