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Brazil police nab 4 for alleged hacking of minister’s phone

By MAURICIO SAVARESE tween April 18 and June 29.
Associated Press Ariovaldo Moreira, an at-
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s torney for suspects Gustavo
federal police arrested four and Suelen Priscila, said
people for allegedly hack- much of those funds came
ing the phone of Justice from bitcoin negotiations.
Minister Sérgio Moro, a key The two deny any wrong-
member of far-right Presi- doing the lawyer said.
dent Jair Bolsonaro’s Cabi- The Associated Press could
net who had previously not find lawyers for suspects
been a renowned anti-cor- Danilo Cristiano Marques
ruption judge. and Walter Delgatti Neto.
A federal judge in the capi- Federal police investigator
tal of Brasilia ordered the João Vianey Xavier Filho
arrests of Gustavo Henrique said the four suspects have
Elias Santos, Suelen Priscila a history in financial crimes.
de Oliveira, Danilo Cris- Moro said on Twitter the
tiano Marques and Wal- suspects were “the source
ter Delgatti Neto. They live of trust to those who pub-
in three different cities in lished the alleged mes-
São Paulo state, but alleg- sages obtained through
edly met in the countryside crime.”
town of Araraquara. The Brazilian justice minister
The judge said the group does not acknowledge the
invaded messaging app In this July 7, 2019 file photo, Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro, flashing a “vee” for victory, and veracity of the exchanges
accounts of Moro, two fed- Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, smile as they wait for the start of the Copa America title match reported and insists even if
eral judges and two federal between Brazil and Peru, at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. they were true there would
police investigators. Later Associated Press be no wrongdoing in the
a federal forensics analyst been hacked. arrests of many of Brazil’s sion that “there are strong statements made to Car
said the group might have Four days later, the web- business and political elite, indications the suspects Wash prosecutors.
hacked into more than site The Intercept Brasil and including former President formed a criminal organi- Most of the reported ex-
1,000 phones, including the other associated media Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. zation to commit crimes, changes focus on con-
one of Economy Minister outlets started publishing Oliveira’s ruling does not and joined together to vio- versations of federal pros-
Paulo Guedes. reports based on leaked establish a direct link be- late the phone secrecy of ecutor Deltan Dallagnol,
The ruling was issued Friday messaging app exchanges tween the arrests and the several Brazilian authorities the spearhead of the Car
by judge Vallisney de Sou- between Moro and pros- reported exchanges, which through the invasion of the Wash task force. A sepa-
za Oliveira but not made ecutors dating back to the have caused a major stir Telegram app.” rate investigation is being
public until Wednesday. minister’s time as a judge in in Brazilian politics and led Oliveira also said two mem- conducted in the state
Moro, who also heads Bra- a corruption investigation Moro to testify in Congress bers of the group made of Paraná to determine
zil’s federal police, said on known as “Operation Car in a turbulent environment. suspicious transactions es- whether Dallagnol’s phone
June 5 that his phone had Wash,” which led to the The judge said in his deci- timated at $167,000 be- was hacked. q
Venezuela’s Maduro: US triggered massive blackout

Associated Press in Caracas overseeing the ela and the United States
CARACAS, Venezuela start to military exercises. intensified this year when it
(AP) — Venezuelan Presi- Maduro’s opponents was first among dozens of
dent Nicolás Maduro on blame the outages on cor- nations to announce its sup-
Wednesday blamed the ruption and inadequate port of Venezuelan opposi-
United States for a second maintenance under two tion leader Juan Guaidó.
widespread blackout this decades of socialist rule Venezuelan officials also
year that cast most of the first launched by the late say the U.S. twice within
South American nation in President Hugo Chavez. the last week has sent a
darkness amid an oppo- Venezuela is a once- spy plane into its airspace.
sition campaign to over- wealthy oil nation that is In one case, a Venezuelan
throw him. caught in a historic political fighter jet intercepted it,
Cuban officials, mean- and economic crisis that which U.S. officials say put
while, underscored that has sent at least four million the plane’s crew in danger
their support for Maduro is People protest a day after a massive blackout as they gather for residents fleeing, driven by and threating its mission
unwavering, saying U.S. at- a rally called by opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim a lack of food and medi- conducted while flying in
tempts have failed to divide president of Venezuela Juan Guaido, in Caracas, Venezuela, cine. international airspace.
the communist island from Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Electrical power returned Cuba said the U.S. plan to
the ideologically aligned Associated Press to Caracas and several overthrow Maduro is a fail-
Venezuelan leader. Maduro said the U.S. the unity, loyalty and co- states hours after the most ure and Cuba is unshaken
The most recent power out- launched a “high-tech hesion of the Venezuelan recent failure. in its support for the Ven-
age hit Venezuela at rush electromagnetic attack” armed force, which is mak- Maduro in March also ezuelan leader. The U.S.
hour Monday, leaving mil- to undermine his rule, but ing them desperate,” Mad- blamed U.S. sabotage for has been imposing new
lions without basic services he gave no details or evi- uro said. a nationwide blackout last- sanctions on Cuba with
such as cellphone service, dence linking the power He spoke on state TV sur- ing nearly a week, con- the stated purpose of forc-
lights and running water failure to the United States. rounded by the high mili- sidered the nation’s worst ing the Communist island
while freezing Caracas’ “They have not been able, tary command at the power failure in its history. to cut back its support for
subway and snarling traffic. nor will they be able to with Fuerte Tiuna military base Tensions between Venezu- Maduro.q