Last Monday (31), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that the current federal administration, headed by President Louise Insio Lula da Silva (PT, has taken a measure of infiltrators against the Paraguay government, to obtain data related to the bilateral negotiation of the ITAIPU electrical station.
This is because, according to the UOL account, an operation aimed at invading computers in Paraguay at the end of the government of former President Gere Bolsonaro (PL) and was preserved at the beginning of the current administration through the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN).
A CNN He confirmed that the case was investigated by the Federal Police (PF)In the context of the “parallel ABIN” investigation, when the servers indicated that penetration was taken against Paraguay.
After the news, the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Robin Ramirez Lizcano said that the country was previously the target of electronic attacksBut there is no evidence that none of them came from Brazil.
Understanding the conflicts involved iTaipu
The ITAIPU is located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, symbolizing cooperation between the two countries.
In 1973, the two signed the “ITAPU Treaty”, which laid the factory building rules. Among them is the determination that Brazil and Paraguay should receive the energy generated on an equal footing.
After more than fifty years, in February this year, The two countries agreed that a new attachment for the treaty be signed until MayWhich is related to the financial conditions of electrical energy marketing, that is, paid rates.
This agreement It will rely on “Understanding between Brazil and Paraguay on ITAIPU’s bilateral guidelines”From April 16, 2024.
On this occasion, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it was also agreed that Paraguay can sell the surplus of energy to Brazil, and compete directly for the market with the Brazilian generators. The goal, however, was that the Paraguayan government could have more independence to sell energy, because it does not use half completely.
The invasion, was martyred by UOL and its confirmation before CNNA few months before the government closed this new agreement on the amounts paid.
According to the DePonents who reported this process to PF, ABIN had used a cobalt program to storm computers from the neighboring country.
This tool is usually used to infiltrate computers. It is still according to the servers, these attacks were not left from Brazil. The procedure was performed from Chile and Panama, from the installation of apparent users in these sites.
On Monday, the federal government repeated “commitment to respect and transparent dialogue as basic elements in diplomatic relations with Paraguay and all its partners in the region and in the world.”
They also claimed that the operation, concerned, was accredited in June 2022, but it was made uncomfortable by the then temporary manager ABIN on March 27, 2023.
