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The former head of the German intelligence agency BND, August Hanning, was said to have maintained contacts with individuals linked to the Kremlin, including Nikolai Patrushev, which raises suspicions of possible espionage activities, although no evidence has yet been presented that he disclosed secrets. #Hanning #szpiegostwo #bezpieczeństwo (translated)

The Federal Prosecutor's Office is investigating former BND Chief August Hanning on suspicion of espionage and treason, as he maintained numerous contacts with the Russian elite, particularly with Nikolai Patrushev, which raises questions about his possible clients and highlights the political implications of his behavior. #Spionage #Geheimdienst #Russland (translated)

Konrad Schuller referred to a FAS report stating that former BND chief Hanning maintained contact with Nikolaj Patruschew, a close confidant of Vladimir Putin, for years after leaving service. The contact persisted even after the attack on Ukraine in 2014. Schuller described this as the "side foreign policy of a German retiree." #Politik #Ukraine #Putin (translated)

Julio Schneider stated that a report by Andreza Matais from Metrópoles reported that the lobbyist Roberta Luchsinger allegedly used a photo of Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha, with President Lula, taken during an official trip to Europe in April 2023, to impress businessman Leo Slezynger from Unigel. According to Schneider, Luchsinger presented Lulinha as her partner and was hired to mediate Unigel's interests with Petrobras and BNDES. He added that, according to investigations by the Federal Police mentioned in the report, she received at least R$ 1.26 million between 2023 and 2024. Schneider also wrote that Unigel signed a contract with Petrobras in December 2023, which was later annulled after the TCU pointed out a high risk of loss. Messages released by the report suggested that Luchsinger requested permission to share the photo and suggested that Slezynger invite Lulinha to join the board of an investment fund. He said that the report raised questions about the use of familial relationships with the president to influence business with public companies and classified the case as a criminal organization. #Lula #Lulinha #Corrupção (translated)

The author wrote that she was often the only woman in politics, for example in the committees of the BND inquiry committee. Most of the time, she hardly noticed it, as it played virtually no role in professional collaboration. She also believed that women were not doing themselves any favors with it; her contribution ended after the word "therefore." #Frauenpower #Gleichstellung #Politik #DE (translated)

A confidential audit report reveals significant deficiencies in the control of the German foreign intelligence service BND, including inadequate building standards and personnel shortages, resulting in a cost overrun of over 12 million euros. #Geheimdienst #BND #Prüfbericht (translated)

The Canaries in the network reported that a former head of the BND was arrested in Germany and charged with treason. They claim that such a sanction is not used at all in the Czech Republic. They also asked whether Okamura, Vích, and Rajchl realize that a similar thing could one day concern them as well. https://t.co/1XWZVKJXDt #Německo #špionáž #politika (translated)

The author claimed that a Saudi spy had put a toilet-paper device behind a TV. They also alleged that the MSS built the television with a microphone and camera, Mossad took part in its engineering and a meeting, the BND was selling it to Azerbaijan, the CIA owned the entire company, and the GRU was mining cryptocurrency on their “blob.” #SpyTech #Surveillance #Intelligence #SA #AZ #RU #US #DE

The author wrote that August Hanning, the former BND president and state secretary for security of the federal government, has been in investigative detention for a week. He is accused of attempted treason and espionage activities. Hanning is 80 years old and seriously ill. #Sicherheit #Politik #Gericht #DE (translated)

The author wrote that August Hanning, the former president of the Federal Intelligence Service and Secretary of State for Security in the Federal Government, has been in investigative custody for a week. He is accused of attempted treason and engaging in intelligence agent activities. Hanning is 80 years old and seriously ill. #Sicherheit #Landesverrat #Überwachung #DE (translated)

Mafinha thanked a message from a counterpart and said he agreed with the diagnosis of the Brazilian industry. He stated that the economic opening promoted by Collor in 1990 occurred without the sector's preparation, that FHC kept the exchange rate appreciated and interest rates high, and that PT governments used BNDES to finance companies close to them while China expanded its presence in the market. According to Mafinha, the manufacturing industry represented more than one-fifth of GDP in the 1980s and was close to 12% when he wrote. Mafinha attributed the cost of labor to the burden of the State, not to the prosperity of the population. He said that Brazilian companies spent about 1,500 hours a year to settle taxes, a number he called a world record, and that real interest rates were among the highest on the planet. He also stated that the income from minerals and soy was intended for public funding, instead of investments. He advocated for a State that would reduce bureaucracy and invest in areas where, according to him, the private sector did not reach, such as defense, technology, infrastructure, and energy. He cited Alexander Hamilton, who, he claimed, defended the importance of manufacturing for national independence in 1791, and said that South Korea had formed its conglomerates in this way. As a Brazilian example, he mentioned Embraer, which, according to him, was born from ITA, a state project from the 1950s, and continued to compete on equal terms. Regarding identity politics, Mafinha said it had been imported, replacing the citizen with labels and turning politics into a zero-sum game. He also mentioned the transposition of São Francisco: he stated that the idea existed since 1847, during the reign of Dom Pedro II, and that the delivery of water took more than 160 years. When commenting on the sum "45 + 47 = 92," he said he would like to see it materialize, as long as the law applied equally to both sides. Without this condition, he stated, a crisis would make the equation revert to 45 against 47; with it, it would be possible to unite the country around family and the right to prosper through one's own work. Finally, Mafinha said that the Guaíra canyon had become a flat path due to being under the Itaipu lake since 1982. He described the project as having taken almost twenty years and stated that Itaipu remained one of the largest energy generators in the world. #Brasil #Economia #Indústria (translated)

"The damage to the foreign intelligence agency BND is enormous. 'The damage to the foreign intelligence agency BND is enormous. This is already solely due to the fact that such betrayal results in long-term harm to BND's credibility, especially among intelligence partners on whom BND relies,' said ARD journalist Michael Götschenberg." #Välisluure #Saksamaa #spionaaž (translated)

As part of the investigations against the former BND president August Hanning, Hesse plans to tighten security checks for employees in security-related institutions in order to close security gaps and better recognize risks. #Sicherheitsüberprüfungen #BärbelBas #Drogenhandel (translated)

In addition to the criminal investigations, the exact circumstances must be clarified, and a contribution must be made to address structural and organizational deficiencies. The chairman of the Parliamentary Control Committee, Marc Henrichmann (50, CDU), announces to BILD that he will "immediately" conduct a special audit at the BND ("ad-hoc audit"). #Geheimdienstskandal #BND #Spionage (translated)

The former president of the Federal Intelligence Service, August Hanning, is in pretrial detention on suspicion of treason and espionage after confidential BND documents were discovered during a search, which were possibly intended to be sold to foreign powers. #Geheimdienstskandal #BND #Spionage (translated)

Last week, the head of the German foreign intelligence service BND, Martin Jäger, stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort has created a situation from which the Kremlin leader can exit with difficulty and without political costs. #RăzboiÎnUcraina #PierdereaMilitară #NATO (translated)