The "abertura" in Brazilthe day-after of the Brazilian intelligence "monster"

Resumo

This essay examines the activities of the Brazilian secret services within the context of the political “Abertura” (Awakening) that led Brazil from a bureaucratic-military state to a democracy. Firstly, it attempts to weight the extent to which the extinction of the “Serviço Nacional de Informações – SNI” (National Intelligence Service), the feared central organ, the “big brother” of the Brazilian military State – has indeed signified the end of the intelligence concept that was dominant during the authoritarian period. Secondly, this paper looks at the facts to the new intelligence structures created by Collor’s government – in the light of the evolution of the aims of government in sympathy with contemporary democratic development.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Estudo

Ano

1992

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea)

Fonte

Repositório do Ipea

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/1761

Licença

Licença Padrão Ipea

Abrangência

Brasil; 1964-1991

Palavras-chave

DemocraciaServiços secretosServiço nacional de informaçõesServiços de informações