Bolsonaro’s ‘parallel intelligence agency’ still poses a risk to Lula

During a now-infamous cabinet meeting in April 2020 (which was recorded and later made public), former President Jair Bolsonaro expressed frustration at his inability to get information from the police. The two-hour video of the meeting was released that year as part of an inquiry into allegations that the former president was trying to tamper with a criminal investigation into his son — as alleged by his former justice minister, Sergio Moro, who had resigned days after the meeting.

In an expletive-laden tirade, Mr. Bolsonaro said he had his own private intelligence apparatus. “Information systems? My own one works,” said…