DEZ LIÇÕES QUE PODEMOS APRENDER COM OS “ILEGAIS”

Autores

  • Alfredo Ribeiro Pereira Esint/Abin
  • Rejane Alves de Arruda UFMS

Palavras-chave:

Anna Chapman, espionagem, ilegais, rede de espionagem, SVR

Resumo

O mundo da inteligência é hermético e o usuário final da inteligência, via de regra, é um político com pouco ou nenhum conhecimento sobre o assunto. Este ensaio visa, a partir de um caso notório de espionagem, extrair lições sobre espionagem e contraespionagem, apontando noções básicas de seu funcionamento para esclarecimento geral, especialmente aos políticos, usuários finais de produtos de inteligência. Em 2010, a prisão de agentes russos nos EUA trouxe à tona o programa de inteligência russo "Ilegal". A imprensa mundial deu ampla cobertura ao caso, principalmente à Anna Chapman, espiã com aparência de Bond Girl, que parecia ter saído das telas de cinema. Os chamados agentes "Ilegais" são agentes que operam com estórias-cobertura profundas e de longo prazo no país-alvo, sem cobertura diplomática. Apesar das autoridades americanas tentarem minimizar essa rede de espionagem, pode-se dizer que ela cumpriu seu objetivo, que era desenvolver laços nos círculos políticos dos EUA, pois atuou secretamente por mais de 20 anos e atingiu pessoas muito próximas ao gabinete presidencial americano. A denúncia de um desertor da inteligência russa expôs a rede de espionagem. Este caso ensina 10 lições sobre como redes de espionagem funcionam e as implicações para a contrainteligência.

Biografia do Autor

Alfredo Ribeiro Pereira, Esint/Abin

MSc. (USP), certificado em Peacekeeping-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance pela Peacekeeping-Intelligence Academy da United Nations System Staff College. Pesquisador Associado à Escola de Inteligência da Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (Esint/Abin). Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9112753175001385 Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1026-4419

Rejane Alves de Arruda, UFMS

PhD. (PUC-SP). Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), da Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB) e da Escola Superior da Magistratura de Mato Grosso do Sul (ESMAGIS). Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8727431707798659 Orcid: https://orcid. org/0000-0002-3820-2949

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