O sistema de inteligência brasileiro no contexto do vazamento de dados ocorrido durante o mandato presidencial de Dilma Rousseff no período entre 2013–2015

Abstract

This paper seeks to understand the role of Brazilian intelligence at both national and international levels. To this end, one of the most remarkable cases in which Brazil was at the center of such a debate—the data leak case during the years of President Dilma Rousseff’s administration, mainly the first from 2013—will be used to exemplify how and to what extent the effective role (or lack thereof) of the Brazilian Intelligence System (SISBIN), through the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN), contributed to reflecting on the vulnerabilities, challenges, and possible lessons from this notable episode in the security of the Brazilian government’s intelligence system. Furthermore, the Brazilian State response and defense mechanisms in the face of such a situation will also be put on the agenda. Therefore, this research will draw on specialized bibliography in the field of intelligence to better elucidate this dilemma. Consequently, some concepts such as data leak, espionage, security, Sisbin, Brazilian government, Abin, counterintelligence, cyber security among others, will be presented and discussed throughout this study. In the end, the results obtained will be presented with possible conjectures on the topic addressed.