Brazilian Intelligence Agency

The Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Brazilian Portuguese: Agência Brasileira de Inteligência, ABIN) is Brazil's civil main intelligence agency, being the main government entity of the Brazilian Intelligence System (Brazilian Portuguese: Sistema Brasileiro de Inteligência, Sisbin). It is Brazil's equivalent of the CIA, and of the SVR. Its functions are to investigate real and potential threats, to identify opportunities that are in the interest of the Brazilian government and society, to defend the democratic rule of law, and to secure national sovereignty.

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